Easy does it: Parents calming down a child while they get tested for Covid-19 at Kampung Baru in Balakong. FAIHAN GHANI/The Star
KLANG: The Selangor state-sponsored mass Covid-19 screening found that a majority of those between the ages of 20 and 40 who tested positive were asymptomatic.
The screening was carried out by Selcare, which is the administrator of the state government’s healthcare programme, Skim Peduli Sihat.
Selcare manager Mohd Noor Md Nasir said almost 80% of positive individuals in this age group appeared healthy and showed no signs of being infected.
“These people had been moving around freely before screening, ’’ Mohd Noor said, adding that there was a small number of Covid-19-positive senior citizens who had no symptoms despite having conditions such as diabetes and hypertension.
PETALING JAYA: Covid-19 appears to be spreading at a rapid pace in Selangor and there are cases that do not seem to be linked to any clusters.
Selangor Task Force for Covid-19 chairman Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the number of positive cases detected in yesterday’s screening was indicative of the widespread transmission of the virus.
“The results are telling us that there are sporadic cases that do not appear to be linked to any clusters, ” he said.
“We have to now investigate the link to these cases.”
The screening initiated by the Selangor state government was carried out by Selcare, the administrator of the state’s healthcare programme, Skim Peduli Sihat.
KLANG: Mass screening to detect Covid-19 infections among local communities will start in Selangor from tomorrow.
Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari announced earlier this week that screening would be held at all 56 state constituencies.
The screening would be conducted by Selcare, which is the administrator of the Selangor state government’s healthcare programme Skim Peduli Sihat.
Selcare manager Mohd Noor Md Nasir said the exercise would first start in the Hulu Langat district, with the Kajang constituency followed by the remaining constituencies in the same district.
“We will be carrying out the exercise over 28 days, screening two constituencies daily, ” he said.
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Penang Mufti Wan Salim Wan Mohd Noor has spoken out against the practice of checking whether schoolgirls are having their menstrual period.
He said no one has the right to embarrass girls and women by checking their private parts to see whether they are menstruating. Islam doesn t allow for children to be treated in a way that.
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Totally disgusting - Rafidah wants action on period spot checks
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period spot checks are a common practice, particularly in boarding schools. That is totally disgusting and a violation of a person s privacy. No religion gives such permission. The Education Ministry must act to put a stop to this nonsense and lay out clear ground rules on how schools including boarding schools treat students, Rafidah told
Malaysiakini.
She said there was absolutely no excuse for anyone to invade another person s privacy in such a manner, no matter what the reason. We should not allow the schooling environment to evolve into a dictatorial one, with policing-like measures beyond what is expected, said Rafidah who served as a cabinet minister from 1980 to 2008.