Covid-19 (Nov 12): 919 new cases, surge continues in N Sembilan
COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 919 new Covid-19 cases and one death during the 24-hour period ending noon.
Leading indicators, as of today, in brief:
- Active cases = 11,419 ↓ (27 fewer than the previous day)
- Patients in intensive care = 92 ↑ (6 more than the previous day)
- Intubated patients = 35 ↑ (5 more than the previous day)
- Deaths = 1
The death involved a 66-year-old man at the Tawau Hospital. The cumulative number of deaths in Sabah attributed to Covid-19 now stands at 165, or 54.5 percent of the national death toll (303).
Cases in Negeri Sembilan exceeded 200 for the second consecutive day with 240 cases reported today, which accounts for 26.1 percent of national figures.
Klang Valley states and territories recorded another 224 cases (34.7 percent). Only 13 infections today involved detention centres and prisons.
Imported cases from Indonesia, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia account for three infections.
The breakdown of the 916 local transmissions are as follows:
Sabah (318 cases)
– Existing clusters – 29
– New cluster (Teluk) – 27
– Close contact screening – 143
– Other types of screening – 119
Negeri Sembilan (240 cases)
– Existing clusters – 236
– Close contact screening – 3
– Other types of screening – 1
Selangor (174 cases)
– Existing clusters – 122
– Close contact screening – 37
– Other types of screening – 15
Penang (63 cases)
– Existing clusters – 55
– Close contact screening – 8
Kuala Lumpur (47 cases)
– Existing clusters – 39
– Close contact screening – 2
– Other types of screening – 6
Labuan (8 cases)
– Existing clusters – 3
– Close contact screening – 3
– Other types of screening – 2
Perak (9 cases)
– Existing clusters – 6
– Close contact screening – 3
Johor (18 cases)
– Existing clusters – 3
– Close contact screening – 4
– Screening for severe acute respiratory infections- 11
Malacca (8 cases)
– Existing clusters – 7
– Close contact screening – 1
Kedah (3 cases)
– Existing clusters – 2
– Other types of screening – 1
Kelantan (2 cases)
– Existing clusters – 2
Putrajaya (1 case)
– Other types of screening – 1
Meanwhile, Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said laboratories nationwide have conducted 28,054 RT-PCR tests yesterday out of a combined capacity of 59,390 tests per day.
The three laboratories in Sabah conducted 2,919 tests yesterday, which is 108 percent of its capacity of 2,700 tests per day. In addition, 1,418 samples were flown from Sabah to Peninsular Malaysia for testing.
The Health Ministry has also identified a new cluster in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
Noor Hisham said the three index cases of the Teluk cluster were detected during workplace screening on Nov 9 and Nov 10. Contact tracing identified another 27 cases.
He also announced that the Health Ministry is ending monitoring for three clusters after no new cases were detected for 28 consecutive days.
The Pulau cluster in Sabah ended with 53 cases found among 1,036 people tested.
The Bah Rose cluster in Kedah and Penang involved 11 cases out of 552 people tested, while the Bah Ketil cluster in Kedah had 15 cases out of 490 people tested.
No deaths were reported in any of the three clusters.
A total of 133 clusters are no longer considered active since the beginning of the pandemic, but there are 157 active clusters.
The Cergas cluster affecting Negeri Sembilan and Kelantan registered the highest growth today, with 221 new cases being reported for a total of 724 cases. There have been 3,092 people screened in this cluster so far.
The cluster is centred around workers’ hostels for four factories in Senawang Industrial Park.
Source : From https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/550665
Ministry OF Health And Selangor MTPN Combat Illegal Activities In The Beauty Industries
The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs will face up to it and will join forces with the Ministry of Health and the Selangor State Consumer Action Council to combat illegal activities in the beauty, medical beauty and beauty industry! The Selangor National Consumer Council has received more than 40 consumer complaints from early October 2020 to the present. These complaints include 14 door-to-door complaints and 27 submissions through MTPN Selangor Messenger. Relevant complaints include "chaos" issues in beauty, medical beauty and beauty industry. After receiving the report, the leaders of the Selangor National Consumer Council and the Complaint Office not only proceeded to deal with it in the shortest time, including reporting to the relevant government departments, just like the recent fatal fatal incident of a girl, consumers are also welcome to come forward. The Selangor National Consumer Council reported and educates consumers on how to prevent, deal with problems or make reports through social media. In view of the fact that many consumers have learned about the reasons why they did not report to the government, do not know how to deal with problems or make reports, etc., and in order to handle consumer complaints more quickly, easily and effectively, the Selangor State Consumer Council Visited the Selangor Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Department on November 10 (Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri Dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna Negeri Selangor).
The leadership of the Selangor National Consumer Council and the Complaint Office reported the reports received to Selangor’s Director of the Department of Trade and Consumer Affairs and Deputy Director Amiruddin and other officials. It also provides channels for the Selangor State Consumer Council to cooperate with the law enforcement team of the Selangor Ministry of Trade and Consumer Affairs and the Tribunal Tuntutan Pengguna to handle complaints.
Malaysia should not be held to ransom by a vaccine
Fernz: China is bad news when it comes to Covid-19 as there has been suspicion that Beijing unleashed the virus on the world. So, many countries are more than a little wary of China.
We don’t see any country asking Beijing for advice although China claims to be the only country to have beaten the pandemic. Now we see Beijing using a vaccine for Covid-19 to apparently arm-twist any number of countries. The countries concerned should tell China to take a hike.
The problem with Covid-19 is community spread. This can be stopped if governments prevent crowding and large gatherings.
Prevention is not only better than the cure, but it’s also very much cheaper for our public healthcare system.
Iphonezours: Malaysia must never be held to ransom by a vaccine. If these Chinese fishermen have broken our laws, they need to be tried by our legal system – which China has to respect as a sovereign nation – and they must be sentenced accordingly if found guilty.
As for the vaccine, Malaysia must source vaccines from different suppliers, even if it means they are more expensive as we should never be held to ransom by any supplier or country.
Frank: As long as there is the virus and Malaysia continues to beg the world for its vaccines, there shall be more cases of fishing boats from China conducting illegal fishing expeditions, and Malaysia is placed in the position to allow the concerned parties to go scot-free.
Also, if Malaysia were to give way to that country, this shall be the precedent for cases in future involving things other than vaccines.
Fyddeep: If the vaccine works well, I would gladly release all boats and personnel. What’s the value of these fishing boats and personnel against the economy of the whole country? It’s a no brainer.
Some idiots may argue that it is not about values but principles. We must put food on the table and secure the health of the rakyat first. Then, we can live to fight another day. Period.
Sulaiman Bin Che Long: We can fine them (illegal fishermen) or jail them if the judge rules them guilty. But is it wrong for China to ask for leniency if Malaysia has proven there were incursions?
So, we can ask China for mercy in terms of help but we don’t want to reciprocate. Hmm, clever foreign policy.
Solar SP: Thanks, but no thanks, China.
Malaysians would much rather use the vaccine being developed and tested by Oxford University and Mahidol University at Sriraj Hospital in Thailand which will be made available in Asean.
No one is talking up the Chinese vaccine except for some fools here.
Spinnot: The headline read “Report: Beijing’s M’sia vaccine promise tied to request to free detained nationals”. But the report does not say China has made its promise to supply Malaysia with Covid-19 vaccine conditional upon Malaysia freeing the detained Chinese nationals.
There is nothing inappropriate for a country to request for the release of its nationals detained in another country after due process and to protect the rights of its nationals.
As early as June, China has promised the Philippines that the country would get priority access to the vaccine.
And in August, China promised priority access to its Covid-19 vaccine to Mekong countries.
Being a partner with a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine developer in its Phase 3 trial and local production of the vaccine, Indonesia was also promised priority access to the vaccine.
Only god knows why Malaysia has not sought cooperation with China earlier on Covid-19 vaccine.
According to a Japan Times report dated Aug 28, “successful vaccine development could give China a diplomatic advantage that would be hard for Japan to match”
Perhaps that’s the reason Nikkei Asia cooked up this story to sour Malaysia-China relations.
Mohd Bakri 3: Yes, it didn’t say the Chinese terms were tit-for-tat but merely this was one of the topics brought up when the minister visited. It is quite normal for every country to try to help its own citizens.
Anon Two: China can always make such a request as it is a duty of their foreign minister to help his citizens. Malaysia should say no if the fishermen have broken our rules and punish them accordingly.
Annonnymous 080: The sovereignty of the nation should be the main cause of concern rather than rushing in to seek a Covid-19 vaccine.
Such an imbalanced exchange is an assault to the soul of the nation, unless the vaccine is given free!
Biar putih tulang jangan putih mata.
PurpleCarp7173: Always remember, there’s no such thing as a free lunch.
Solo: A vaccine for a few fishermen and boats? That is a cheap trade.
Better to ask for the South China Sea, aka the Nine Dash Line! Then you don’t have to worry about encroachment.
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List of locations affected by Covid-19 (Nov 12)
BUSINESSES
– C-Pak Cergas, Senawang Industrial Park, Negeri Sembilan
The packaging factory closed temporarily last week after workers tested positive for Covid-19.
The workers are part of the Cergas cluster, which has 503 cases as of Nov 11.
However, it is learnt that cases detected in other factories in the same industrial park are also included in the Cergas cluster.
They include workers of glovemaker Careplus Sdn Bhd, which on Nov 10 announced it has temporarily closed its factory there due to Covid-19 infections and is screening all 2,000 of its staff.
Source : From https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/550542
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