[ad_1] The discovery showed the need for frequent hand washing to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. – photo by bee32 / IStock.com via AFP TOKYO, Oct. 18 – The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers discovered, in a discovery they said showed the need for frequent …
Read More »Malaysia on track for higher Covid-19 cases
[ad_1] COVID-19 | The country’s current trajectory suggests more Covid-19 cases are coming, said Health Ministry Director General Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah. Noor Hisham said this is based on the current value of Ro (pronounced as R null) of 1.5. Noor Hisham said that the R-value is an indication of …
Read More »CPRC delays in preparing data for daily Covid-19 report
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The data working group of the National Center for Crisis Preparedness and Emergency Response (CPRC) has shown that nothing is insurmountable when you are determined. The team has been tasked with preparing daily reports on the situation of Covid-19 in the country, which they must do in …
Read More »Public parks in FT can now reopen, but there must be compliance with SOPs, says Annuar
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Public parks within Federal Territories that were previously closed when the conditional motion control order (MCO) went into effect, can now be reopened as long as standard operating procedures (SOPs) are followed. Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa announced this on Sunday (Oct 18) saying there …
Read More »Study: coronavirus survives on skin five times longer than flu
[ad_1] TOKYO, Oct. 18 (AFP): The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers discovered, in a discovery they said showed the need for frequent hand washing to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. . By comparison, the pathogen that causes the flu survives on human skin for about …
Read More »Police: Don’t Give ‘Dumb’ Reasons to Travel Interstate
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): People requesting interstate travel are reminded not to give “unconvincing” reasons and to only travel if there is a genuine and urgent need. Gombak District Police Chief, ACP, Arifai Tarawe, said that since the conditional motion control order (MCO) was enforced on Oct. 14, a total …
Read More »Trump slams Republican critic who warned of November ‘bloodbath’
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump on Saturday attacked a longtime congressional critic who warned this week that his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and authoritarian leaders could spark a “Republican bloodbath. in the Senate “in the November 3 elections. US Senator Ben Sasse is the least effective …
Read More »Noor Hisham: Malaysia Endorsed as Possible Representative of WHO WPRO
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has been endorsed as a possible representative of the Western Pacific Region (WPRO) on the Executive Board (EB) of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the period 2021-2024, says Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah (Photo). The Director General of Health said it would be an …
Read More »Targeted blocking: from anxiety to stress relief
[ad_1] Facing the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Malaysian government has taken a selective closure approach: Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Sabah are again under the restrictions of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) until on October 27 (October 26 for Sabah). ). After weeks of respite, it …
Read More »Chinese city offers vaccine to residents – local media
[ad_1] (Oct 17): East China’s Yiwu City in Zhejiang Province is offering walk-in Covid-19 vaccines to residents, local media reported. The vaccine was administered Friday at a city health services center, according to The Paper website. Residents are charged 400 yuan ($ 60) for two injections of the treatment, with …
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