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PETALING JAYA: Malaysia reported 1,054 new Covid-19 cases registered on November 3, bringing the total number of positive cases so far to 34,393.
Sabah remains the state with the highest number of cases with 678 cases.
Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah also said 12 people died from the disease, all in Sabah.
Ninety-four cases are also being treated in the ICU, 32 of them with ventilators, he said.
Meanwhile, 875 patients recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 23,995.
Of the 12 deaths, the youngest was a 14-year-old foreigner with a history of tuberculous meningitis and hydrocephalus.
“His pre-existing complications made him worse and eventually fatal. He could have died from tuberculosis or Covid-19,” said Dr. Noor Hisham.
On the other hand, he said that the Ministry will propose periodic examinations for MPs and other workers in Parliament to curb infections there.
He said he would make the proposal to Dewan Rakyat chairman Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun that exams take place every two weeks instead of just three days before the session starts.
“Parliamentarians and other workers in Parliament are at risk of being exposed to the virus in the six weeks they are in Parliament, so I hope this proposal can be considered,” he said, reminding those who need to be in Parliament to get the test before attending sessions.
He said the ministry could also consider adding a new “orange” alert level as it improves preventive measures to halt the rise in Covid-19 infections.
“An orange alert would be for areas that have between 21 and 40 new infections per day, and we can consider actions such as tightening conditional movement control (MCO) order measures,” he said.
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