Patriots back up state government on schools closure
KUCHING: The Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) has thrown their support behind the state government for taking the initiative to close schools temporarily. “This was done despite knowing well the implications it may have with the relevant federal departments. “We are facing a crisis and we need to take the lead,” it said. On April 19, […]
2,717 new cases, Selangor tops daily list
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 2,717 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Malaysia in the last 24 hours, a slight drop from the 2,847 cases today, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a posting on his official Twitter account, he said this brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 390,252. […]
State’s CMCO, EMCO continue until May
KUCHING: The conditional movement control order (CMCO) in Sarawak has been extended until 11.59pm on May 10. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said this is the latest decision taken after assessing the positive cases whose number is still high. “Therefore, SDMC has decided to extend the CMCO to 11.59pm on May 10 starting at 12.01am […]
Five-footway vendors thankful to council, shoplot
MUKAH: Iced-drinks seller Fabian Laberi thanked Dalat and Mukah District Council (MDDM) for its good understanding in allowing him and other sellers to operate at the five-foot way of the shophouses here. This arrangement was after their stalls beside a shopping centre were ordered closed by the local authority due to surging Covid-19 cases in […]
Is closure of all schools a pragmatic move?
BY NURQALBY MOHD REDA AND SAKINI MOHD SAID KUALA LUMPUR: A big question in many people’s minds is whether the proposed temporary closure of all schools is a pragmatic move in curbing the spread of Covid-19, which is now seen as increasingly worrying in educational institutions. This is one of the hotly debated questions in […]
39 clusters detected in educational institutions, schools
KUALA LUMPUR: 39 clusters with 1,420 cases involving subcategories of schools or institutions under the Education Ministry have been detected from Jan 1 to April 20. Based on an infographic posted on the Health Ministry’s official Twitter account, clusters involving educational institutions have doubled from six to 12 in seven days last week. As a […]
2,847 new cases, Selangor tops daily tally with 748 cases
KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 infections in Malaysia remains above the 2,800-mark for the second consecutive days as 2,847 cases were reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 387,535. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted today that Selangor recorded the highest number of daily cases at 748, followed by […]
Many Covid-19 patients sleeping on floor
SIBU: Sibu Hospital is currently congested due to the large number of Covid-19 patients being treated. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh revealed this to warn members of the public here who still refused to adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) during the implementation of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) […]
New cases move closer to 3,000 mark
KUALA LUMPUR: Daily Covid-19 cases inthe country surged closer to the 3,000 mark, with 2,875 cases reported today and Kelantan topping the list with 662 cases, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. This brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 384,688, he said in a posting on his official Twitter account. He said seven deaths were […]
3,297 compounds issued from Jan 19 to Apr 20
KUCHING: Enforcement authorities have issued 3,297 compounds to errant premises over the failure to comply with Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) guidelines during the conditional movement control order (CMCO). Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said the compounds were issued between Jan 19 and April 20. He added that most of the compounds involved premises […]
