[ad_1] CAP says private care centers or retirement villages can only accommodate a limited number of residents and are expensive to operate. (Rawpixel image) GEORGE TOWN: A group of consumers has asked the government to stop pushing for the construction of private care centers for the elderly, as they are …
Read More »Conditional OLS in Kg Padang Che Mas in Baling to end on Saturday (October 31)
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The conditional motion control (MCO) order at Kampung Padang Che Mas in Baling, Kedah will end as scheduled on Saturday (October 31), says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The Chief Minister (Security) said that a special meeting decided to end the conditional MCO there on October 31. …
Read More »Dr. Noor Hisham: The Ministry of Health hopes that Law 342 can be amended soon
[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health hopes that an amendment to the Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control Act of 1988 (Law 342) can soon be made to give more force to the application of its Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOP). Commenting on the possibility of having elections at a time …
Read More »Covid-19: JB schools closed due to area’s red zone status
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: All educational institutions in Johor Baru will be closed from November 1, says the Ministry of Education. The ministry said that a total of 376 schools located in the red zone area would remain closed for two weeks until November 14. He said that the move was …
Read More »799 new cases, 3 deaths and active cases reach a new record
[ad_1] COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported 799 new Covid-19 cases and three deaths today, while four states (Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Malacca) did not report any new cases. Main indicators in brief: Active cases = 10,392 ↑ (new record) Patients in intensive care = 90 ↑ (1 more than …
Read More »799 Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths reported
[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health reported 799 cases of Covid-19 and three deaths in the last 24 hours. Chief Health Officer Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 491 recoveries, bringing the total number of discharged to 20,248. At a press conference, Noor Hisham said the 799 new cases …
Read More »Covid-19: 16 new cases in Sarawak, 7 of which are from Green Hill Cluster
[ad_1] KUCHING (Oct 30): Sarawak recorded 16 new positive Covid-19 cases today, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 872. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a daily update press release said today of the total number of cases detected, seven were located in Kuching, seven …
Read More »The 2021 budget will focus on efforts to fight Covid-19
[ad_1] MUAR: The 2021 budget will provide allocations to curb the spread of Covid-19 as the government escalates its battle against the pandemic, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said (pix). He said the government will detail additional measures in the Budget, which will be presented on November 6, as …
Read More »UNICEF: Low-income households in real danger from the economic impact of Covid-19, help is needed
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Many low-income households in Malaysia remain worse off than before the Covid-19 pandemic and are in real danger of “rolling back,” according to a study by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef). UNICEF said its second Families on the Edge report, conducted with the United Nations Population …
Read More »Johor Baru District Declared a Covid-19 Red Zone Following Increase in Cases, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] JOHOR BARU (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The Johor Baru district has been declared a red zone after the number of Covid-19 cases surpassed 40 in a span of 14 days. Johor Health and Environment Committee Chairman R. Vidyananthan said monitoring and surveillance efforts would be boosted …
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