[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The government has decided to place Kota Setar and Tawau Prison under the Enhanced Movement Control Administrative Order (EMCO) from September 11 to 25. Chief Minister (Defense) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that the standard operating procedure (SOP) for Kota Setar involving 28 mukim will be …
Read More »Singapore imposes new restrictions on travelers from India
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (The Straits Times / ANN): All non-Singaporean travelers from India and permanent residents will need to take a Covid-19 test before departing for Singapore. Beginning next Thursday (September 17), they will need to submit a valid negative result from a polymerase chain reaction test which must be taken …
Read More »Covid-19: New inmates must be separated from older ones, says Dr. Noor Hisham
[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The spread of Covid-19 among detainees in prison could have been mitigated if the new inmates had been separated from the older ones, says Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah (Photo). The director general of Health said that Covid-19 is more likely to be transmitted when a detainee …
Read More »45 cases of Covid-19, 40 in Sabah
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The Ministry of Health reported 45 new Covid-19 infections today, 40 of them from the Benteng group in Sabah. This pushes the total number of cases in Malaysia to 9,628. At present there are a total of 170 positive cases in the Benteng group, 83 in Tawau …
Read More »King’s Eldest Daughter Named International Sponsor of World Mental Health Day 2020
[ad_1] KLANG: Malaysia’s advocacy work in the field of mental health has been given a boost with the appointment of Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s eldest daughter as an international sponsor of World Mental Health Day 2020. Tengku Puteri Raja Tengku Puteri Iman Afzan The appointment of Al Sultan Abdullah was recommended …
Read More »As Jakarta Heads Towards Shutdown, Doctors Warn Of Weakening Healthcare System
[ad_1] A doctor inspects makeshift isolation rooms at the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, on Sept. 9 (AP photo) JAKARTA: Doctors in the Indonesian capital warned on Thursday that the coronavirus pandemic “is not under control” with Jakarta’s intensive care units near full capacity and …
Read More »Covid-19: 45 new cases, with 40 from the Benteng LD cluster in Sabah
[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia confirmed 45 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (September 10), 40 of which come from the Benteng LD (Lahad Datu) group in Sabah. This brings the group’s total cases, currently the largest and most active Covid-19 cluster in Malaysia, to a total of 170 cases. At a press …
Read More »Bollywood actress arrested after ex-boyfriend’s suicide
[ad_1] Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty was arrested for allegedly buying drugs for her ex-boyfriend, actor Sushant Singh Rajput, whose suicide sparked a media storm in India. The 34-year-old Rajput was found dead in June in his Mumbai apartment, and police said he took his own life. A star with many …
Read More »Singapore jails Taiwanese woman who sneezed at security guard
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (The Straits Times / ANN): A Taiwanese woman, who intentionally sneezed at a security guard after being denied entry to the Ion Orchard Mall amid the Covid-19 outbreak in April, was sentenced on Thursday ( September 10) to 11 weeks. prison. Sun Szu-Yen, 46, had said then: “Do …
Read More »Trump said he knew the virus was deadly, but still played down the crisis: Woodward book
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump acknowledged a journalist at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic who downplayed the danger of the health crisis despite having evidence to the contrary, according to a new book. “I always wanted to downplay it,” Trump told author Bob Woodward on March …
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