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[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: A blockade during the next Hari Raya could be a good preventive measure against the spread of Covid-19, says Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood. The founder of Mercy Malaysia, who is the Prime Minister’s special adviser on public health, expressed concern after the increase in cases in …

[ad_1] A video screenshot of Muhammad Yoges Balaraman unleashing the dog after being reprimanded by a passerby. PETALING JAYA: An animal rights group said it is “unacceptable” for a mental health patient to be jailed after a man who hung his dog from a tree was fined RM40,000 or 12 …

[ad_1] Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. PUTRAJAYA: Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah voiced concern today over the Covid-19 situation among madrasah and tahfiz students, teachers and staff. As of today, he said, six clusters involving madrasahs and tahfiz centers had been identified, four of which were sub-clusters of …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia reported 40 more Covid-19 cases on Thursday (May 14), bringing the country’s total number of infections to 6,819. Of the 40 new cases, 31 are non-Malaysians, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah at the Health Ministry’s daily Covid-19 media briefing Thursday (May 14). Dr Noor …

[ad_1] So far, three students from Universiti Malaysia Sabah have tested positive for Covid-19. KOTA KINABALU: Two more cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Sabah involving students from the Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). The director of the State Department of Health, Dr. Christina Rundi, said both cases were recorded …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The “search screen” squad has verified three zones within Jalan Othman’s Enhanced Movement Control (MCO) order area. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal said the controls have been carried out since Wednesday (May 13). “The operations are aimed at identifying the occupied facilities, of …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The government has reiterated that it is only paying the bill for Malaysian citizens abroad to undergo mandatory quarantine upon their return to the country. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, however, said that non-Malays, including the spouses of citizens, should bear the costs themselves. He said …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: “Whole chicken” samples taken from the Pedas poultry processing factory, Negeri Sembilan, where several workers were infected with Covid-19, tested negative for the virus. The Department of Veterinary Services said the tests were carried out after health authorities confirmed that several factory workers had tested positive for …

[ad_1] SEOUL (The Straits Times / ANN): South Korea conducted more than 15,000 tests on Wednesday (May 13) as health officials rushed to contain a Covid-19 outbreak linked to at least nine clubs in the nightlife district of Itaewon in Seoul. The promise of anonymous evidence has encouraged more people …

[ad_1] GENEVA (Xinhua): – Officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday (May 13) that it was difficult to predict when the pandemic would end, but countries should remain positive and collaborate closely. “We have a new virus that is entering the human population for the first time …