TENOM: A man was killed in a road accident involving a Perodua Kembara vehicle and a lorry on the Tenom-Kemabong road at approximately 11.20am on Friday.
Tenom: A 66-year-old man was killed while a 71-year-old woman was seriously injured when the Perodua Kembara they were travelling in collided with a 10-tonne lorry at Mile 8, Kampung Sapong Tenom-Kemabong Road, here, Friday morning.
KOTA KINABALU: Residents in Sabah’s interior Tenom district have high hopes that new Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa will listen to their calls for better health facilities.
The State Government is urging grassroots leaders to ensure that all residents comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs), in view of the rising sporadic cases in Sabah.
Sabah’s Covid-19 spokesperson Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said of the 641 cases recorded in the State on Friday, 41.3 per cent were sporadic cases where the source of infection is unknown – an increase from 35 per cent the day earlier.
“What is worrying is the rising number of sporadic cases, which often occur in public places or when SOP compliance is neglected.
“I call on all Village Development and Security Committees (JPKKs), village heads and other grassroots leaders to help the Government ensure that all residents comply with the SOPs in their respective villages,” he said this in a statement, Friday.
Masidi said the rising number of sporadic (symptomatic) cases is a sign for the community to double their efforts in maintaining their health and comp