[ad_1] KOTA KINABALU: Anyone who has symptoms of Covid-19 or who has been in close contact with positive cases is urged to undergo testing at any hospital or clinic immediately. Minister in charge of Covid-19 affairs in Sabah, Datuk Masidi Manjun (Photo), said this was necessary to stop the spread …
Read More »Global COVID-19 Cases Rise in Record Day to 400,000
[ad_1] NEW YORK: Global coronavirus cases rose by more than 400,000 for the first time on Saturday (October 17), a record one-day increase as much of Europe enacts new restrictions to curb the outbreak. Europe, which successfully suppressed the first wave of infections, has become the new epicenter of the …
Read More »Australia’s COVID-19 hotspot to partially lift lockdown restrictions
[ad_1] MELBOURNE: The Australian state of Victoria, the epicenter of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, will see some of its month-long restrictions lowered starting Monday (October 19), but retailers and restaurants should wait longer, the first said on Sunday. minister of state. After more than 100 days in a strict lockdown, …
Read More »Malaysia to implement early release of inmates amid Covid-19 outbreaks behind bars, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – When Malaysia’s Department of Prisons announced a plan to release selected inmates in an attempt to break the chain of Covid-19 infection behind bars, it gave Madam Tan Kam Chee hope of seeing her son soon. The 78-year-old woman said her son, in his 40s, was …
Read More »Covid-19: 869 new cases and five new groups reported, four new deaths (updated)
[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded another record of 869 new Covid-19 infections and four deaths on Saturday (October 17). Health Director General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the total death toll to 180 in Malaysia. Sabah remains the state with the highest number of positive Covid-19 cases, …
Read More »After a surge in groups, the DG debates mass detection in prisons
[ad_1] COVID-19 | The director general of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, has suggested that a mass detection of Covid-19 be carried out in prisons to prevent more groups of prisons from emerging. This comes after he announced that 25.8 percent, or 224 cases, of today’s 869 …
Read More »Covid-19: Labuan hypermarket, two supermarkets ordered to close after customer tests positive
[ad_1] LABUAN (Bernama): A hypermarket and two supermarkets here were ordered to be temporarily closed after a customer who tested positive for COVID-19 recently visited the facility. Labuan Health Director Dr. Ismuni Bohari said the three-day closure notice issued on Saturday (October 17) morning was to facilitate the sanitation work. …
Read More »Singapore: only 3 new cases of Covid-19; one of the lowest since the pandemic began
[ad_1] SINGAPORE, Oct. 17 (The Straits Times / ANN): Three new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Saturday (Oct. 17), bringing Singapore’s total to 57,904. They included a community case and another living in a worker’s bedroom, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Saturday. There was also …
Read More »Yunnan from China: Magic Mushrooms and Stick Insects on a Food Tour in the Southwest
[ad_1] From deep gorges to raging rivers and year-round snow-capped mountains, the remote landlocked province of Yunnan has some of the most varied landscapes in China. It is home to more than 20,000 species of plants and animals, more than half of the country’s total, even though it covers only …
Read More »BJP leader shot dead in India’s Uttar Pradesh as India’s Covid-19 totals nearly 7.5 million
[ad_1] NEW DELHI, Oct. 17 (Xinhua): A local leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was shot dead in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said today. The BJP leader identified as Dayashankar Gupta was killed Friday night in the Firozabad district, about 285 km west of …
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