Covid-19 (March 7): 1,683 new cases, Perlis sees highest spike yet
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Modified7 Mar 2021, 10:37 am
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Of the new cases, 1,136 were Malaysians while another 547 were non-citizens.
The country managed to keep the number of new daily Covid-19 infections to under 2,000 in five out of the last seven days.
However, Perlis saw the highest number of new infections today since the start of the third wave of the pandemic at 24 cases, the majority of which came from a detention centre.
While the new infections are relatively low compared to other states, Perlis is also the smallest and least populous state. It had only seen a single-digit or no new cases in the previous 44 days.
JOHOR BARU: Although the annual Chingay celebration here has been scaled down significantly due to Covid-19, it is still being observed in a meaningful manner, says MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
“I would like to congratulate the Johor Baru Chinese Federation and the five clans for their effort in still conducting the event in a simplified and smaller scale while adhering to the standard operating procedure set by the National Security Council, ” he said after attending prayers at the Johor Ancient Temple along Jalan Trus here.
Commenting on the event that used to attract between 300,000 and 400,000 people annually here, Dr Wee, who has been attending Chingay celebrations since his university days, said this was the most significant event for the Chinese community in Johor Baru.
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Ambitious project: The construction site for the Johor Baru-Singapore RTS Link Project’s Bukit Chagar station. There is plenty of buzz on the progress of Coronation Square, as it is linked to the RTS that will take commuters to Singapore in just five minutes.
IT’S hard not to miss the striking 35-storey Bank Rakyat Tower that is taking shape in the skyline of Johor Baru.
The imposing building is a part of Coronation Square, a lead project of the prestigious Ibrahim International Business District (IIBD) of Johor Baru.
The tower is almost 75% completed and will be fully done by the end of the year.