KUALA LUMPUR: The National Security Council (NSC) has held many discussions over the next steps to be taken in the battle against Covid-19 in light of the rising number of cases daily, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
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With Covid-19 cases surging through the nation, many Malaysians now find themselves in close range of a positive case, be it from mutual friends, neighbours or family members.
So if you’re worried that you may be infected, the Health Ministry (MOH) has released an explanation of what happens next.
Close contacts identified
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The District Health Office (PKD) will identify who is in close contact with the patient based on the field investigation and risk assessment conducted.
Close contact is an individual who:
Has been in direct contact with a positive case of Covid-19 in the last 14 days
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Remember building sandcastles on the beach? It’s not as easy as it seems, isn’t it? Most of the time it would end up crumbling down or turning out like a lump of wet sand instead. But, not for this talented artist.
A 30-year-old visual artist named Mohammad Ikhwan Ibrahim, is known for creating beautiful art pieces through sand sculpting. This time around, he has touched the hearts of many Malaysians as he created an art piece dedicated to our hard-working frontliners to honour their dedication and sacrifices in combating the spread of Covid-19.
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 7): Apart from nine new clusters detected today, 52 of the 254 existing active clusters also reported an increase in new cases today, with the Bukit Pasir Cluster (Muar, Johor) recording the highest number at 779 new cases.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that a significant increase was recorded among existing clusters such as Dataran Utas Cluster (156 cases) and Beringin Cluster (101 cases).
He said that thus far 570 clusters had been reported, including nine new clusters today, while 316 clusters had ended, including seven clusters declared to have ended today Cempaka (Johor), Hilir (Kelantan), Karamunting (Sabah), Lengkuk (Selangor and Negeri Sembilan), Prestij (Kuala Lumpur), Sutera (Sabah), and Tapak Bina Sungai Udang (Kuala Lumpur).
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In light of recent hints of an upcoming general election, health experts are now pleading for the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah to intervene as the Health Ministry (MOH) is reaching its breaking point in battling the nation’s worst bout of Covid-19 to date.
Datuk Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar, Malaysian Association of Public Health Physicians President told Astro Awani that the YDP Agong can advise politicians and the government to find the balance between the importance of a general election (GE) and the public interest.
We are not against GE, but now is not the time. We hope that, if needed, the intervention of the YDP Agong or the Council of Rulers, first to advise politicians and the government to balance the importance between holding elections and the common good.