Day: December 25, 2021

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), A total of 49 new cases of COVID-19 infection of the Omicron variant have been detected in Malaysia, bringing the cumulative number of cases of the variant in the country to 62.

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said of the total, 61 cases are imported cases, while one is likely to be a local infection reported in the Sarawak state on Friday (Dec 24).

He said the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) conducted a PCR Genotyping Assay test on 145 COVID-19 positive samples among travellers from Dec 15 to 21 with 60 of them were identified presumptive Omicron variant.

“On Dec 24, 45 of the 60 presumptive samples were confirmed Omicron variant through genome sequencing conducted by IMR,” he told a press conference here today.

He said the Institute of Health and Community Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (IHCM-UNIMAS) had detected four cases of Omicron variant.

On the local infection of the Omicron variant, Khairy said, it involved a 38-year-old male Chinese national who had been working at an engineering company in Sarawak for three years.

“The case has no history of traveling abroad in the past three years. The cause of the infection has yet to be identified and the investigation is still continuing by the Kuching Division Health Office ” he said, adding that the man, who had completed the COVID-19 vaccination, was in stable condition.

He said due to the risk of the spread of the Omicron variant worldwide, and detection of the cases in Malaysia, the Health Ministry, together with other agencies, had taken action to strengthen control at international gateways and screening of high-risk groups.

Meanwhile, with the excitement of the Christmas and coming New Year celebrations, Khairy reminded the public to adhere to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and conduct self-test for COVID-19 using RTK Ag before visiting relatives, neighbours and friends.

Source: Nam news Network

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia reported another 3,528 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight, bringing the national total to 2,735,241, according to the health ministry.

Some 103 of the new cases are imported, with 3,425 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed.

Another 25 more deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 31,290.

About 4,489 patients have been released after recovery, bringing the total number of cured and discharged to 2,657,074.

There are some 46,877 active cases, 339 are being held in intensive care units and 180 of those are in need of assisted breathing.

Malaysia has administered a total of 140,443 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines yesterday alone, and some 79.5 percent of the population have received at least one dose and 78.3 percent have been fully vaccinated.

Source: Nam news Network

KUALA LUMPUR, Christians in Malaysia celebrated Christmas Saturday on a sombre note in compliance with the prescribed standard operating procedures (SOP) to contain the COVID-19 outbreak and in light of the massive floods that struck several states in the country.

In the Malaysian Family spirit, prayers were offered to those affected by the floods during mass.

Checks by Bernama found that colourfully-dressed devotees attended church service according to the capacity allowed by the SOP.

Unlike last year when Christmas was celebrated in a restricted manner due to the movement restrictions, families could get together on this auspicious day today.

Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on his Facebook update this morning conveyed a Christmas greeting to all Malaysians celebrating the festivity.

“Hopefully, this Christmas celebration will unite us and bestow on us a meaningful sense of love,” he wrote.

Torrential rains in Malaysia have caused flooding and landslides in several parts of the country with at least 46 people reported dead so far.

Source: nam news Network