COVID-19 SHOULD BE MANAGED WITH TIGHT SOPs, NOT FEARED - MCDF
ALOR SETAR -- Of the opinion that the COVID-19 pandemic should not be feared, but managed well with tight SOPs, the Kedah Malaysian Civil Defence Force (MCDF) places great emphasis on this aspect when managing the burial of those who die from the disease.
Kedah MCDF director Lt Col (PA) Awang Askandar Ampuan Yaacub said as humans, it was natural for personnel involved in the operation to feel apprehensive and fearful in the beginning, however, the SOP issued by the Health Ministry last year had instilled confidence in them.
"With our experience of lowering the bodies into their graves, we have the confidence by complying with strict SOPs, and by understanding and analysing the risks in carrying out the task, God willing, the MCDF will perform its duties well," he told Bernama.
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GONG PASIR EMCO: TARGETED SCREENING ON 1,105 RESIDENTS TO FINISH TODAY
DUNGUN -- Targeted COVID-19 screening tests involving 1,105 residents in three localities in Mukim Sura who were subjected to the Enhanced Movement Control Order (PKPD) is expected to be completed by today.
Terengganu State Health director Dr Nor Azimi Yunus said a total of 976 residents had undergone the screening test so far since Wednesday (July 8).
"Today, we are screening the remaining 129 residents at SK Gong Pasir," she told reporters here today.
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LHDN TEMPORARILY CLOSES COUNTERS IN MUAR, EXTENDS CLOSURE IN BALING
KUALA LUMPUR -- The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) has temporarily closed its service counters at its Muar Branch from July 11 to make way for sanitisation work, and will resume operations on July 14.
In a statement today, it said sanitisation work at the Baling Revenue Services Centre was also underway, and operations there would resume on July 13.
"Therefore, all appointments that have been approved through the ‘e-Janji Temu’ system for both LHDN offices are cancelled, and customers will have to apply for a new appointment when the counters reopen," read the statement.
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EMGS HELPS 22 JAPANESE STUDENTS CONTINUE STUDIES IN M’SIA
KUALA LUMPUR -- Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) is helping international students to further their studies in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic to support the 'Study in Malaysia' initiative.
EMGS in a statement today informed that it would welcome 22 Japanese students expected to arrive tomorrow on a special Malaysia Airlines flight.
"These master's degree students will continue their studies at the University of Malaya, Monash University, Taylor's University, Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation, HELP University and INTI University," it said.
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SUFFICIENT BEDS FOR COVID PATIENTS IN T’GANU - STATE HEALTH DIRECTOR
DUNGUN -- Only 72 of the 411 beds provided for COVID-19 patients in Terengganu hospitals are in use as of yesterday, says State Health director Dr Nor Azimi Yunus.
She said although the bed utilisation rate in hospitals was still low at 17.5 per cent, the public should not become complacent and ignore the standard operating procedures (SOPs), as there was still a risk of the cases going up.
"Similarly, the use of beds in the three COVID-19 Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centres (PKRC) is currently at a low level, namely 229 out of 1,513 beds (15.1 per cent)," she told reporters after surveying the targeted screening process in Mukim Sura here, today.
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HTAR KLANG HALTS OUTPATIENT SERVICES
SHAH ALAM -- All outpatient services at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) in Klang near here have been halted since yesterday, in preparation for the management of COVID-19 patients.
Its director Dr Zulkarnain Mohd Rawi said among the services affected were the outpatient specialist clinics as well as Physiotherapy and Occupational Rehabilitation services at the main building.
Patients who have an appointment at the specialist clinics are advised not to come to the hospital until further notice," he said in a statement today.
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TREND OF OVER 4,000 COVID-19 DAILY CASES IN S’GOR WILL NOT CHANGE SO SOON - MB
BANGI -- The trend of 4,000 new daily COVID-19 cases recorded in Selangor will not change soon, as the implementation of the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) takes time to show its effectiveness.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the EMCO enforced in several localities saw more targeted screenings being carried out, which indirectly contributed to the recent surge in daily cases.
“The effectiveness of EMCO cannot be seen within five to seven days; instead, it could only be seen in the second or third week,” he told reporters after attending the EMCO Vaccination Outreach programme at the Sri Ayu Flats here today.
The EMCO in Selangor involves 34 mukim in eight districts, namely Petaling; Hulu Langat; Sepang; Gombak; Kuala Langat; Klang; Kuala Selangor and Hulu Selangor, from July 3 to 16.
Selangor has been recorded over 4,000 daily COVID-19 cases since Thursday (July 8).
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141,577 PEOPLE IN PERLIS REGISTERED FOR COVID-19 VACCINATION
KANGAR -- A total of 141,577 out of 254,900 people in Perlis have registered themselves for the COVID-19 vaccination as of July 9.
State secretary Azman Mohd Yusof said this represented 55.54 per cent of the state’s population.
“A total of 49,838 individuals or 19.55 per cent of the population in Perlis have completed two vaccine doses as of yesterday under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme.
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