Health

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The latest water disruption caused by Sungai Semenyih pollution should focus on the ‘polluter pays’ principle, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye (Photo). The president of the Alliance for Safe Community said those who caused the pollution should bear the cost of handling it to avoid damage …

[ad_1] NOW ROUNDING | These are the key headlines you may have missed, shortly. 1. Minister of the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri (over) is the first Malaysian cabinet member to test positive for Covid-19, prompting several other ministers and senior public officials to undergo quarantine. 2. …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The government has imposed travel restrictions to and from Sabah that would involve Peninsula Malaysia, Sarawak and Labuan from October 7 to 20. “Taking into account the increase in positive Covid-19 cases in Sabah, the government has accepted this measure,” Chief Minister (Defense) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri …

[ad_1] JOHOR BARU: Assemblywoman Maharani Nor Hayati Bachok tested positive for Covid-19. Wanita de Parti Amanah Negara’s national deputy director told The Star that she tested positive for Covid-19. “My service center has issued a statement on my behalf regarding the matter,” he said before ending the phone call here …

[ad_1] SHAH ALAM (Bernama): The Selangor Department of Education said on Tuesday (October 6) evening that school sessions in Klang will continue as usual despite the district being classified as a Covid-19 red zone on Tuesday in the afternoon. Director Izmi Ismail (Photo), when contacted, said that the closure of …

[ad_1] KUCHING: Sarawak reported three new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (October 6), bringing the state’s confirmed case count to 721. Senior Deputy Minister Datuk Amar Dougas Uggah (Photo) it said two were imported cases while the third was classified as local transmission. He said the first case involved a local …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Frequent closure of water treatment plants is inevitable if effluents from factories, farms and commercial premises contain a high level of pollutants, says the Ministry of Environment and Water. “Even cleaning activities in factories, plants and livestock pens could contaminate water sources if sewage treatment facilities are …

[ad_1] A SinoVac employee works in a laboratory at a factory that produces its SARS CoV-2 vaccine for Covid-19 in Beijing. (AP Image) SINGAPORE: China is in talks for the World Health Organization to evaluate its locally produced Covid-19 vaccines as a step towards their availability for international use, a …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Police Inspector General Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador, who attended the special meeting of the National Security Council (MKN) at the Prime Minister’s Department in Putrajaya last Saturday (October 3) tested negative for COVID-19 after undergoing a swab test on Monday (Oct 5). Abdul Hamid said …

[ad_1] COVID-19 | A bus driver in Sandakan has tested positive for Covid-19 and this has led to the discovery of a new group with at least 20 people in the city of Sabah. The man developed a sore throat and fever on September 27 and tested positive for Covid-19 …