THE Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) will be enforced at the Muar Rehabilitation Centre (PPA) from today until Jan 6 next year, due to the high infectivity rate. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the Ministry of Health (MoH) has conducted 726 screening tests at the PPA, where 20 positive cases have been detected among detainees. “Based on the risk assessment, MoH found that the rate of infection is high. On the advice of the MoH, the special session today agreed on the implementation of the EMCO at the PPA from Dec 24 to Jan 6, 2021,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Published on: Wednesday, December 30, 2020
By: FMT
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PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has recorded 1,870 Covid-19 cases and six deaths in the past 24 hours.
Johor recorded the highest number of cases for the first time with 607 infections.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 745 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 87,460.
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In a statement, Noor Hisham said the total number of infections now stands at 110,485.
There are 22,562 active cases with 131 patients in intensive care, of which 62 require respiratory assistance.
Meanwhile, the six deaths bring the toll to 463.
The six deaths involved five Malaysians and one foreigner each from Sabah, Selangor and Johor. They were aged between 45 and 69 and all except the foreigner had pre-existing conditions.
Wednesday, 30 Dec 2020 06:52 PM MYT
BY JERRY CHOONG
Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this leaves the number of active cases still being treated at 22,562. Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 The Ministry of Health said today it has recorded 1,870 new Covid-19 infections, with Johor topping the list at 607, bringing the total number of infections in Malaysia to 110,485 cases.
Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this leaves the number of active cases still being treated at 22,562.
“Of today’s cases, two are import cases in which the infection occurred abroad, while the remaining 1,868 occurred domestically,” he said in a statement.
Published on: Wednesday, December 23, 2020
By: FMT
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PUTRAJAYA: The health ministry has reported 1,348 Covid-19 cases and five deaths in the past 24 hours.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 710 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 80,014.
In a press conference here, Noor Hisham said the 1,348 new cases bring the total number of cases in the country to 98,737.
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There are 102 patients in intensive care with 44 patients needing respiratory help.
Three of the five deaths were in Selangor while there was one each in Sabah and Negeri Sembilan. They were all locals aged between 40 and 71 who had pre-existing medical conditions.