KOTA KINABALU: The state Covid-19 management committee will have a meeting on Sunday (May 23) to discuss if there is a need to amend existing SOPs to better combat the spread of the virus, says Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun.
Among the SOPs taking effect till June 7 are related to inter-district travel, operating time of the various types of businesses and service sectors, prohibition in holding of social events, capacity for premises, houses of worship as well as terms and conditions relating to sports and recreational events and competitions.
He also said Sabah’s Covid-19 management and SOPs as per the state conditional movement control order is not affected by the tighter restrictions imposed in Peninsular Malaysia and Labuan.
PETALING JAYA: Several areas in Sabah, Sarawak and Pahang will be under the enhanced movement control order starting Monday (May 24) to June 6 following a spike in infections there.
One of the localities, Rumah Panjang Nyalu in Mukah, Sarawak has seen a significant rise in cases over a week with a positivity rate of 71.8%, said Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob in a statement on Saturday (May 22).
The Senior Minister said the enhanced MCO would allow health authorities to detect more cases earlier and avoid the infection from spreading to other areas.
In Sabah, the localities are Kampung Melikai in Kuala Penyu and Silimpopon estate and mill in Kalabakan.
Covid-19 (Jan 21): 3,170 new cases, record high are critically ill
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COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today
reported 3,170 new Covid-19 cases, while a record-high number of patients are
critically ill.
Selangor and Kuala Lumpur still had the highest number of cases,
but together only accounted for 35.4 percent of the new cases.
This was because 11 other states also reported triple-digit
cases today.
There has also been a surge in cases in Perak, with 245 reported today. The state reported 170 cases yesterday and 135 the day
before. Its previous record was 241 cases on Jan 12.
There were eight imported cases, while the remaining 3,162 were locally transmitted. Of the local cases, 78.3 percent involved Malaysian
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PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported 3,170 Covid-19 cases and 12 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 2,490 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 130,152.
In a press conference, Noor Hisham said the total number of infections now stands at 172,549.
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There are 41,755 active cases with 260 patients being treated in intensive care, of which 103 require respiratory assistance.
Meanwhile, the 12 deaths bring the number of fatalities to 642.
The 12 deaths all involved Malaysians. Four of them were from Johor, three from Selangor, two from Sabah and one each from Negeri Sembilan, Perak and Sarawak.
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KOTA KINABALU: The two new clusters in Sabah on Thursday (Jan 21) involving the plantation industry at the State’s east coast have been identified.
State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun
(pic) said the first cluster called Ladang Sebrang in Lahad Datu has 21 cumulative cases.
“The index case was traced through symptomatic screening on Jan 9 at Silabukan health clinic. Close contacts and workplace screenings found 20 positive cases at the palm oil processing mill.
“Meanwhile, Silimpopon cluster in Kalabakan also involved the plantation industry, with 29 cumulative cases.
“The index case is a labourer at a plantation company in Silompopon and was confirmed positive with the virus through symptomatic screening on Jan 6 at a private clinic, ” he said, adding that close contact screenings are currently ongoing.