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Health DG Hails Frontliners

Aug 31, 2020

The Health Director General has paid tribute to the country's medical frontliners, in conjunction with National Day today.  

Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah urged everyone to appreciate their sacrifices over the past 9 months, to help bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control.. 

"This is the time for us to pause for a minute to appreciate all our healthcare workers, especially the frontliners and unsung heroes behind the scenes who have been contributing effortlessly to bring the country to peace, and to combat the COVID-19 infection in this country". 

Meanwhile, check out our National Day video, in which we shine a light on unsung heroes who played a key role during the MCO. 

You can find it on our Facebook and Twitter pages. 

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2 New COVID-19 Clusters In Malaysia 

17 new COVID-19 cases were reported yesterday.

15 were imported cases. and the remaining two were local infections. 

There are currently 160 active cases nationwide, while the death toll has risen to 126.

Meanwhile, two new COVID-19 clusters were detected in Malaysia. 

The first is the Telaga Cluster in Kedah, which involves two cases currently, while the other cluster is linked to a ship that docked in Port Klang. 
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It Will Take Time To Raise RMCO Compound

The proposal to raise the current compound for breaching RMCO SOPS cannot happen overnight. 

Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob says it will take time to happen, as the govt needs to amend two acts of parliament first. 

Last week, PM Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that the govt plans to double or triple the compound issued to those who fall foul of the rules. 

On another note, Datuk Seri Ismail says the govt has no plans to impose a curfew throughout Kedah, to combat the spread of COVID-19. 

This, despite the recent emergence of new clusters in the state. 

The Kedah govt recently proposed to expand the administrative enhanced movement control order in the state, but Datuk Seri Ismail says it wouldn't be fair to those in areas that are NOT impacted by the coronavirus. 
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