A Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) staff member has been tested positive for Covid-19.
TH in a statement today said the staff member, who is attached to its headquarters in Jalan Tun Razak had undergone a screening yesterday.
"The staff member has been tested positive for Covid-19 today and is now being treated at a hospital."
Employees are currently allowed to move about for work purposes and to go to their offices under the conditional movement control order (CMCO), senior minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob reaffirmed today.
At the same time, Ismail Sabri however said employers are still encouraged to allow their staff to work from home.
Gyms in areas that have been put under the conditional movement control order (CMCO) can resume operations, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced today.
However, he said strict compliance with government health regulations to prevent the spread of Covid-19 must be maintained.
Consumer groups have cautioned members of the public against panic buying during the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) period, as there are more than enough supplies to go around.
They, however, noted that despite sporadic cases, residents of the Klang Valley appeared to have handled the latest CMCO with relative calm with regard to stocking up on essential goods.
Following the implementation of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO), Malaysians generally appeared to be more prepared and did not resort to panic buying and hoarding.
Norman Ariff, a businessman from the Klang Valley, noted that Malaysians were more disciplined this time around, unlike during the MCO in March, when they swept supermarket shelves clean during a panic-buying spree.
The Health Ministry has increased bed capacity in hospitals and Covid-19 Quarantine and Low-risk Treatment Centres (PKRC) following the pandemic's third wave.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the number of beds to treat Covid-19 patients had been increased to 11,076 compared to 6,795 on Oct 6.
The Cardio Vascular Sentral Kuala Lumpur (CVSKL) hospital today announced that three employees and a former patient it had recently treated have tested positive for Covid-19.
In a statement today, CVSKL said the patient was admitted for an emergency procedure on October 8, without disclosing the nature of the ailment and had tested negative for the coronavirus upon entry then.
Two foreign nationals were fined RM700 each, in default two weeks jail, by the Magistrate’s Court here today for failing to comply with the prescribed standing operating procedure (SOP) during the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO).
They were Romjan, 30, a Bangladeshi, and Nepalese Ram Prasad Pokhrel ,42, for failing to register their personal particulars when patronising a retail shop in Kampung Datuk Keramat.
Business owners in Klang Valley have once again gone into the “panic mode” following the reimplementation of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) for two weeks from Wednesday.
Although the government has allowed most businesses to operate as normal, the CMCO meant only one thing for most business owners: to further tighten their belts.
Premises owners in Kuala Lumpur affected by the implementation of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) and the Covid-19 pandemic can apply for assessment exemptions, says Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa.
He said evidence of the premises not being rented or not generating income due to the economic slowdown following the spread of Covid-19 must be presented when making the application.
Two Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) employees were confirmed to have tested positive for Covid-19 and are undergoing treatment at the Sungai Buloh Hospital.
DBKL said in a statement today that the two employees are from the Town Planning Department (JPRB) located on the 10th Floor of Menara DBKL 1 and Building Control Department (JKB) situated on the 26th Floor of Menara DBKL 3.
The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has supported the move to implement the conditional movement control order (CMCO) as a means to further prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Its president Prof Datuk Dr M. Subramaniam said the CMCO was necessary as the number of cases has spiked recently.
Kuala Lumpur