KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 Former Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) vice-president Datuk Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen confirmed he is going back to Umno, but only next month after.
THE second marriage of Mat Kilau director Syamsul Yusof has continued to hog the news with Harian Metro reporting about his mother’s disappointment on the turn of events.
PETALING JAYA: Sarawak recorded the highest new daily Covid-19 cases with 555 as the country registered 1,854 new infections.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of the cases in Sarawak, 417 were detected from existing clusters and close contact screenings.
“The increased cases in Sarawak is due to a rise in the number of clusters, including those in longhouses.
“The factors that contribute to the increase in cases are social and mass gatherings such as funerals, weddings and others, ” he said in a statement yesterday.
The country recorded seven new clusters of which four were linked to the workplace while the remaining three were from the community.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the cumulative discharge number now stood at 341,489 while there are still 14,805 active cases throughout the country.
On Sarawak recording its highest daily numbers so far with 555 cases, he said the increase is due to clusters and community infections including longhouses. The factors that contributed to the increase in cases are social and mass gathering activities such as funerals, weddings and others, he said in a statement.
Sarawak was followed by Selangor (403 cases) and Penang (176).
Of the country s new cases, 1,834 were locally transmitted while 20 were imported.
Of Friday s new cases, 58 were detected from prison and Immigration detention depot clusters namely the Jalan Harapan prison cluster (25 cases), Tembok Sri Aman cluster (three), Tembok Muhasabah cluster (13), Teluk Mas cluster (11), Pengkalan Chepa cluster (four), DTI Sepang cluster (one), and the Tembok Tapah cluster (one).
KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s directive on working from home (WFH) remains in force for now, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
The Senior Minister (Security) said that no announcements have been made by the International Trade and Industry Ministry or the Public Service Department director-general on changes to the WFH directive.
“We will discuss the matter further during our meetings to decide if the WFH order still stands, ” he said at his daily press meet yesterday.
Ismail Sabri said the government was also considering allowing interstate travel, but this would depend on the Covid-19 zone designation of the areas where the journey starts and ends.