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[ad_1] Dewan Rakyat sitting on the Covid-19 ‘time bomb’ Updated 3 hours ago · Published on 23 Oct 2020 13:30 · Health officials conducting mass testing in Petaling Jaya today. Selangor is the most densely populated state in the country and there are fears that Covid-19 groups will grow there. …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s cabinet has been locked in a special meeting since Friday (October 23) morning, with government leaders discussing proposals to ensure that the next budget session in Parliament does not result in snap elections amid from the resurgent wave of coronavirus infections. Sources with knowledge of …

[ad_1] Attorney General Idrus Harun has said that the Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Khairuddin Aman Razali, did not receive a house surveillance order upon his return from Turkey. PETALING JAYA: A lawyer has defended Attorney General Idrus Harun’s decision to refuse to prosecute Minister of Plantations and Commodity …

[ad_1] The government’s consistency in being inconsistent in handling the Covid-19 virus is appalling. The latest decision not to name the establishments where the virus has been detected has turned into another insufferably conceited moment. People have the right to know which restaurants, condominiums, schools or shopping centers have been …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The genome sequencing carried out in samples of the Covid-19 virus has helped the Ministry of Health (MINSA) in its planning to improve preparedness to face the pandemic. Chief Health Officer Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said Malaysia has performed genome sequencing, but not in all cases …

[ad_1] The IMF has painted a bleaker picture for Asia. On Wednesday (October 21), the International Monetary Fund revealed that Asia’s economic contraction this year will be worse than previously thought. In its latest Asia-Pacific Regional Economic Outlook report, the IMF predicts that the region’s economy shrink by 2.two%, worse …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The law that was passed in Parliament to alleviate the impact of Covid-19 will be published today, after which it will be in effect for two years. Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan said that the measure to publish in a bulletin the Temporary Measures to Reduce the Impact of …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Six new Covid-19 clusters were reported in five states on Thursday (Oct. 22), bringing the number of active clusters across the country to 99, says Chief Health Officer Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah. The new conglomerates were detected in Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Melaka. …

[ad_1] Salim Bashir wants the Ministry of Health to explain why his officer did not provide Khairuddin with the corresponding quarantine order form. PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Bar Association suggested tonight that a minister who violated the quarantine order be charged under the Penal Code for negligence after authorities said …

[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean authorities on Thursday refused to suspend the country’s seasonal flu vaccination program, despite growing calls to do so following the deaths of at least 13 people who were vaccinated in recent days. Health authorities said they have found no direct links between the deaths, …