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  • MMA calls on Nadma to resolve shortage of face masks

    MMA calls on Nadma to resolve shortage of face masks

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    KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) is calling on the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) and relevant ministries to resolve the shortage of face masks for healthcare workers.

    Its president Dr N. Ganabaskaran said some doctors had gone to the extent of recycling their masks while seeing patients and some had chosen to close their clinics because there are no face masks and hand sanitizers to protect themselves and their patients.

    “The issue of face mask shortage has been highlighted since the outbreak in early February 2020, it has made national news and every citizen is aware about this. Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) like face masks are a basic necessity when seeing patients who may carry this infectious disease.

    “It is a requirement to provide hand rubs and face mask when seeing patients under investigation and it is indeed frustrating and not to mention unsafe not to have these items,” he said in a statement today.

    He said healthcare workers in the private sector be it general practitioners, specialists, dental surgeons, nurses, pharmacists, radiographers, high-risk patients undergoing hemodialysis are all exposed to possible infection due to the inaction by the relevant ministries in addressing this issue.

    Dr Ganabaskaran added, the failure to address this issue will result in higher risks of infections among patients and healthcare workers at healthcare facilities where people should feel safe.

    “MMA wishes to reiterate that combating Covid-19 is a collective responsibility and not solely the responsibility of our health ministry,“ he said. — Bernama

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  • BREAKING: Two more Covid-19 deaths bring total to 8

    BREAKING: Two more Covid-19 deaths bring total to 8

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    PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has reported two more deaths due to Covid-19 that occurred today, bringing the death toll to 8 cases.

    This comes after the Health Ministry reported 4 deaths over the past week, and two more deaths today announced by the Sarawak state disaster management committee.

    Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the seventh death was of a 57-year-old Malaysian citizen with a travel history to Vietnam and had contacts with Covid-19 positive cases from the tabligh cluster.

    The patient was admitted to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital on March 18 after a week of fever, cough and sore throat.

    “The next day, the patient’s health deteriorated and he was in need of respiratory assistance. The patient was pronounced dead at 3.22pm on Mar 21,“ he said in his Facebook posting today.

    The eighth death was of a 69-year-old Malaysian citizen also from the tabligh cluster. The patient was admitted to Tumpat Hospital on Mar 16 after having symptoms of fever since Mar 12.

    “The patient was transferred to the King’s Hospital of Zainab II, Kota Baru on Mar 18, after which their deteriorating health condition prompted need of respiratory assistance the next day. The patient was pronounced dead on March 21, 2020, at 4pm,“ he said, while expressing his condolences to the immediate family members of the deceased.

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  • Covid-19 worldwide death toll nears 115,000

    Covid-19 worldwide death toll nears 115,000

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    ANKARA: With the global death toll on Saturday approaching 115,000, health officials worldwide announced new cases in coronavirus’ continuing spread, Anadolu Agency reported.

    The country with the highest loss of life due to coronavirus is Italy, where 4,032 people have so far died, after eclipsing China earlier this week.

    Mainland China, where the outbreak started last December, was second, with a total of 3,255 people dead.

    Iran had the third-highest death toll, with 1,433.

    Australia reported that the number of cases of Covid-19 rose to 1,051, with 300 people added to the total in the last 24 hours.

    Singapore’s Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said the number of cases in the country rose to 385, and it also claimed the lives of a 75-year-old Singapore woman and a 64-year-old Indonesian.

    Morocco’s Health Ministry said the number of cases had risen to 86, including seven people who had recently been abroad.

    Morocco on Friday declared a state of emergency over the outbreak.

    Meanwhile, Paraguay’s Health Ministry announced on Twitter that a 69-nine-year old man had died from the virus after treatment in an intensive care unit.

    Local media reported that the total cases number of cases in the country was 18.

    President Mario Abdo Benitez announced that a quarantine declared for March 10 to April 4 has been extended to April 12. — Bernama

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  • Fast Share, Android’s answer to Apple’s AirDrop, due soon

    Fast Share, Android’s answer to Apple’s AirDrop, due soon

    It appears Google is preparing to roll out a new file sharing feature when it unveils Android 11 later this spring.

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  • Air Canada to lay off more than 5,000 flight attendants: union

    Air Canada to lay off more than 5,000 flight attendants: union

    Air Canada plans to temporarily lay off more than 5,000 flight attendants, due to the new coronavirus pandemic, their union said Friday.

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  • Huge drop in fuel prices, again

    Huge drop in fuel prices, again

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    KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON95 and RON97 petrol will drop by 38 sen and 36 sen respectively for the March 21 to 27 period.

    The Finance Ministry, in a statement today, said the prices of RON95 and RON97 will be RM1.44 and RM1.74 per litre respectively from midnight tonight until March 27.

    The price of diesel will also drop by 12 sen to RM1.75 per litre.

    “The decline in the retail price of petroleum products is due to the continued decline in global crude oil prices following the global economic uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 outbreak,” the statement said.

    The ministry said the government continues to monitor the impact of changes in global crude oil prices and will take appropriate measures to ensure the welfare and wellbeing of the people, especially the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and those in the B40 category. — Bernama

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  • Third casualty from Covid-19 as 58-year-old-man from Tawau dies

    Third casualty from Covid-19 as 58-year-old-man from Tawau dies

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    PETALING JAYA: Sabah’s first Covid-19 patient, a 58-year-old man from Tawau who had been admitted to Hospital Tawau after attending the Seri Petaling mosque tabligh gathering, has died today.

    Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah confirmed this in a Facebook post, saying the man had died at 6.27pm today.

    He said the man, who is case 152, is a Malaysian who was admitted to Hospital Tawau on March 9 after experiencing Severe Acute Respiratory Infection symptions.

    “He was given the assistance using the ventilator and was admitted into intensive care unit on the same day. His health deteriorated day by day and he was confirmed dead on March 20, 6.27pm,“ he said, while expressing his condolences to his immediate family.

    This makes the death toll rise to 3 cases, after a 60-year-old pastor from Sarawak and a 34-year-old man from Johor had died due to Covid-19 infections. The 34-year-old man had also attended the same tabligh gathering.

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  • Malacca hospital appeal for blood donors

    Malacca hospital appeal for blood donors

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    MALACCA: The Transfusion Medicine Department of the Malacca hospital is urging members of the public to donate blood, to ensure sufficient daily supply, especially with Ramadan approaching next month.

    In a statement on its Facebook page, the department said on average 80 to 90 blood bags are needed every day, and due to the Covid-19 outbreak, many of its blood donation campaigns had to be cancelled.

    “Although we are dealing with a pandemic currently, there are patients in the hospital who need blood transfusion every day for their survival.

    “Therefore, we called out healthy and non-risky individuals, to come to the Malacca hospital blood bank to donate blood, since in this situation, transfusions can only be done there,” according to the statement.

    The Transfusion Medicine Department is now also open during lunch break on Mondays to Thursdays (1-2pm), and Fridays (12.15-2.45pm), effective yesterday.

    Operation time has also been extended which are Mondays to Fridays (8am to 9pm) and Saturdays and Sundays (11am to 4pm).

    For further information, members of the public can refer to the department’s official Facebook page ‘melakabloodbank’ or call 06-2892873/2871. – Bernama

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  • Mideast airlines lose $7B as airports shut to combat virus

    Mideast airlines lose $7B as airports shut to combat virus

    Seven Middle Eastern countries have suspended all commercial flights due to a fast-spreading new virus as the aviation industry’s largest trade association announced Thursday that airlines in the region have already lost more than $7 billion in revenue.

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  • Ford, GM: North American factories will close due to virus

    Ford, GM: North American factories will close due to virus

    Ford and General Motors are confirming that they will temporarily close all of their North American factories due to the coronavirus threat.

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