Author: malaysiang

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — The number of COVID-19 recoveries exceeded new COVID-19 cases today, with 5,372 recoveries recorded compared to 5,701 new cases.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement that the latest development brings the total COVID-19 recoveries so far to 2,385,432 or 96.1 per cent of total new cases of 2,481,339.

“4,950 cases or 97.6 per cent of the 5,071 new COVID-19 cases reported today are category one and two cases, while 121 cases or 2.4 per cent are category three, four and five,” he added.

He said 5,056 cases from today’s total were local infections, involving 4,815 Malaysians and 241 foreigners with the remaining 15 cases being import cases.

Also, 557 cases required intensive care treatment along with 300 cases requiring respiratory support.

Dr Noor Hisham said five new clusters were identified today, three of them workplace clusters, and one education and community cluster each.

On the infectivity rate, he said the Rt value for the country was 0.96, with Putrajaya recording the highest value at 1.06 and Labuan with a zero value.

Detailed information about the current situation of COVID-19 infections in Malaysia will be uploaded on the COVIDNOW website at https://covidnow.moh.gov.my and the data would be updated at midnight every day, he added.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 2 — The Terengganu State Health Department (JKNT) has issued a total of 2,426 compounds worth RM2,932,300 as a result of inspections and operations on 117,101 premises throughout the state from Jan 1 to Nov 1.

Its director Datuk Dr Kasemani Embong said of that amount, 1,234 compounds with a value of RM142,300 were issued under the Control of Tobacco Products Regulations 2004 for committing various offences including smoking in restaurants.

Besides that, he said a total of 1,083 compounds worth RM2,755,500 were issued under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act (APPPB) 1988. Among the offences under this act were not using MySejahtera mobile app when entering premises, no physical distancing and no face mask.

“For offences under the Food Hygiene Regulations 2009, a total of 109 compounds with a value of RM34,500 were issued. Among the offences were employees not wearing complete aprons or shoes and not having a valid anti-typhoid injection certificate,” he said.

He said this to reporters after inspecting a special operation codenamed ‘Ops Gomo Asap Pagi’ held here today to enforce the ban on smoking at eateries.

A total of 51 premises around Kuala Terengganu and Kuala Nerus were inspected in today’s operation involving 47 officers.

He added that smoking at eateries was on the rise again since the transition of Terengganu to Phase 4 of the National Recovery Plan (PPN) which allows dine-ins.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

MIRI, Nov 2 — A total of 23,970 senior citizens and individuals with comorbidities in Miri have received COVID-19 vaccine booster dose as of Nov 1, said the minister in charge of Miri Division’s Disaster Management Committee, Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin.

He said the Miri district had received 19,157 doses of the vaccines, followed by Subis (2,701), Marudi (1,081), Beluru (619) and Telang Usan (412) since the programme began here on Oct 14.

“The Ministry of Health (MOH) has approved the administering of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster dose at least six months after their second dose whie for Sinovac recipients at least three months after their second dose,” he said.

He said this after visiting two private hospital vaccination centres – Hospital Columbia Asia and Miri City Medical Centre (MCMC) – and a private clinic vaccination centre, Lee Clinic here.

Lee also urged the public not to fall for fake news on social media alleging the booster dose as being supposedly unsafe.

“This vaccine dose has been reviewed in detail and approved by the MOH… the same as the first and second doses. It’s the same with the combination of two different doses of vaccines… that too has been approved by medical specialists and is safe for use,” he added.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KOTA BHARU, Nov 2 — A total of 202 mental patients under the supervision of Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital (HRPZ II) have completed their COVID-19 vaccination, said its director Datuk Dr Selasawati Ghazali.

She said the vaccine was administered to patients who were in hospital wards, patients who came for follow-up treatment at the clinic as well as those who could not come to the vaccination centre due to some constraints, via house visits.

Meanwhile, Dr Selasawati said the HRPZ II medical team had also carried out house visits to vaccinate 168 bedridden senior citizens as well as those who could not come to the vaccination centre due to transportation problems.

She said this to reporters after attending an outreach programme in Kampung Bechah Mulong near Melor, here today.

She said they would also track down patients who had not received the COVID-19 vaccine, adding that the patients would be given the single-dose CanSino vaccine.

Dr Selasawati said the hospital’s outreach programme seeks to provide opportunities to those who want to get vaccinated against COVID-19 but are unable to do so due to various problems.

“We take the initiative by going to them and fulfilling their desire to get vaccinated.

“For example, in Kampung Bechah Mulong today we managed to vaccinate five women aged between 63 and 73 years old, including the disabled,” she said.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency