PUTRAJAYA: A total of 10 million masks will be brought in from China in stages to make up for their shortage here as the country grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic. Senior Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said that an agreement has basically been reached with the Chinese government and efforts to bring in the supply…
KUALA LUMPUR: The supply of blood in the country is still sufficient at a safe level so far, said National Blood Centre (PDN) director Dr Noryati Abu Amin. However, she said PDN and other blood centres are still in need of blood donors to continue replenishing blood stock at an optimum level all the time.…
ANKARA: With the global death toll on Saturday approaching 115,000, health officials worldwide announced new cases in coronavirus’ continuing spread, Anadolu Agency reported. The country with the highest loss of life due to coronavirus is Italy, where 4,032 people have so far died, after eclipsing China earlier this week. Mainland China, where the outbreak started…
KUALA LUMPUR: Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador (pix) today confirmed six police personnel have tested positive for Covid-19 while their 335 family members are waiting for test results. He said the cases highlighted the risks the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) personnel had to face in carrying out their duties while the country…
KANGAR: Raja Muda of Perlis Tuanku Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail (pix) has decreed that the people in Perlis strictly abide by the movement control order (MCO) because a failure to do so may cause the order to be further extended. “We should only leave our homes with valid reasons,“ he said in reference to the MCO…
NCDC In a bid to curb the spread of the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria, government has placed a ban on foreign trips for all of its officials. The ban was announced by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, who said that it will commence immediately. Outcomes from the first meeting…
The Nigerian Government has set-up a Presidential Task Force for the control of Coronavirus in the country. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, will chair the 12-member committee. Mustapha while inaugurating the committee on Tuesday in Abuja, said it had six months to complete its assignment. PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis : Original…
L-R: Ifemosu Michael Adewale and, Prof Felix Salako L-R: Ifemosu Michael Adewale and, Prof Felix Salako A student of the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, who was expelled for writing an open letter to the school’s management over issues of transportation and insecurity on campus, Ifemosu Michael Adewale, has raised the alarm over plans to…
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has asked all passengers on British Airways flight BA 75 to self-isolate. Commissioner for Health in the state, Prof Akin Abayomi, said the flight arrived Lagos on March 13, 2020. It was the flight that brought in the third carrier of Coronavirus into Nigeria. The 30-year-old Nigerian woman…
KUALA LUMPUR: Calling on all Malaysians to unite and play their part in the fight to contain the spread of Covid-19, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (pix) today urged the people to cancel their plans to return to their hometowns and to always observe good personal hygiene. “I ask that…