Perak
23/11/2020

Gerik residents hope for state of emergency declaration to forestall by-election

Perak Nov 20, 2020, 8:43:14 AM

Residents of Gerik are hopeful that a state of emergency will be declared in the parliamentary constituency to postpone a pending by-election. People here say the spike in Covid-19 cases following the Sabah polls should be a lesson for everyone, even though Gerik is still in a green zone.

Two more low risk Covid-19 centres to open in Perak

Perak Nov 19, 2020, 9:23:41 AM

Two more low risk Covid-19 centres to treat patients with mild and no symptoms will be opened in the Kinta and Hilir Perak districts following the number of Covid-19 cases detected in Perak. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu said these two centres have yet to be gazetted by the National Security Council (NSC) but the state government was always on standby.

Two areas in Ipoh placed under enhanced MCO

Perak Nov 18, 2020, 9:51:38 AM

Two localities in Ipoh will be placed under an enhanced movement control order beginning Friday (Nov 20) following a spike in Covid-19 cases, says Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The localities are Zone B and Zone C in Taman Meru 2C in Ipoh. He said as at Nov 16,938 screenings were conducted and there were 76 positive results.