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  • Socso’s PSP for Covid-19 screening : Only RT-PCR tests will do

    Socso’s PSP for Covid-19 screening : Only RT-PCR tests will do

    Socso’s PSP for Covid-19 screening : Only RT-PCR tests will do 1

    KUALA LUMPUR: The Social Security Organisation will only accept the ‘Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction’ (RT-PCR) method for Covid-19 screening under its Program Saringan Prihatin (PSP) initiative and not the ‘Rapid Test Kit (RTK) Antibody’ methodology.

    Socso said it was taking this measure based on the latest guidelines from the Health Ministry (KKM) on Covid-19 screening which only recognises RT-PCR as the methodology and the National Security Council’s decision on the same matter.

    “Socso views the recommendation on the Covid-19 screening methodology for workers at high risk very seriously, The screening tests will be undertaken by the existing service providers and also others who will be appointed to enable more efficient delivery.

    “This screening is compulsory for foreign workers in the construction sector or those working in red zones only,” Socso said in a statement here today.

    Prior to this, Socso had announced that under its PSP initiative on testing for Covid-19 on workers of companies operating during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period would entail two phases namely RT-PCR followed by the RTK Antibody.

    Socso will be providing more information at its Portal Prihatin Perkeso at https://prihatin.perkeso.gov.my. –Bernama

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  • Sarawak’s second active Covid-19 detection operation covers 2,100 people

    Sarawak’s second active Covid-19 detection operation covers 2,100 people

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    KUCHING: A Covid-19 case detection operation is being conducted in Kampung Tabuan Lot here today involving more than 2,100 people from 423 houses, said Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas.

    He said the operation, the second such exercise in Sarawak, was being undertaken from 8.30am to 5pm to screen the close contacts of Covid-19 positive patients.

    “A (Covid-19) victim from the village had died while there was another case which could not be linked to any existing cluster. This programme was launched because the Covid-19 carriers might have unknowingly spread the virus to their families, neighbours and the community,” he told reporters after visiting the village today.

    He said 171 personnel from the Sarawak Health Department, Royal Malaysia Police and Civil Defence Force are involved in the operation.

    Fast and early detection of the deadly coronavirus was important because there were asymptomatic Covid-19 cases, he added.

    A total of 15,583 people from 5,300 houses in Taman Desa Ilmu and Taman Uni Garden in Kota Samarahan were screened in the first case detection operation conducted from April 27 to May 3. — Bernama

    Sarawak’s second active Covid-19 detection operation covers 2,100 people
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  • The ‘Great Fall’ and the road to recovery

    The ‘Great Fall’ and the road to recovery

    The economic effects unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic defy conventional labels. Here’s how we’ll move forward.
    The ‘Great Fall’ and the road to recovery
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    https://investornews.vanguard/the-great-fall-and-the-road-to-recovery/

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  • Your Investing Life™: Dealing with a financial shock

    Your Investing Life™: Dealing with a financial shock

    Here are 5 steps that can help when you manage a financial shock.
    Your Investing Life™: Dealing with a financial shock
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  • Blogging for Marketing 101

    The average blog reader views 77% more pages than an average user, and believe it or not, those blog readers are likely to have an average income of $75,000 or more according to Clickz. Well that sounds like a great target audience, but with over 50 million blogs out there, how do you get your blog to stand out of the woodwork and get noticed? We’ve been doing some research of our own in an effort to redesign the new Mequoda Daily 2.0 and here’s some fun stuff that research has shown us…

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  • Lifting restrictions ‘too quickly’ could lead to deadly resurgence of Covid-19: WHO

    Lifting restrictions ‘too quickly’ could lead to deadly resurgence of Covid-19: WHO

    Lifting restrictions ‘too quickly’ could lead to deadly resurgence of Covid-19: WHO 4

    GENEVA: World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned here on Friday that lifting restrictions “too quickly” could lead to a deadly resurgence of Covid-19, Xinhua news agency reported.

    Noting at a regular press briefing that “some countries are already planning the transition out of stay-at-home restrictions,“ the WHO chief warned that lifting restrictions too quickly could lead to a deadly resurgence.

    “The way down can be as dangerous as the way up if not managed properly,“ he said, underlining that the WHO is working with affected countries on strategies for gradually and safely easing restrictions.

    Some European countries are already considering relaxing their restriction measures as they see a slowing trend in the number of Covid-19 infections.

    Austria, for instance, aims to gradually ease the exit restrictions and reopen shops and businesses from mid-April. Switzerland also suggested “the first relaxations” by the end of April.

    The WHO chief stressed that decision of lifting restrictions should be made on the condition that transmission is controlled; that sufficient public health and medical services are available; that outbreak risks in special settings like long-term care facilities are minimised; that preventive measures are in place in workplaces, schools and other places where it’s essential for people to go; that importation risks can be managed; and that communities are fully aware and engaged in the transition.

    Globally, nearly 1.5 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 have now been reported to the WHO, as well as more than 92,000 deaths. — Bernama

    Lifting restrictions ‘too quickly’ could lead to deadly resurgence of Covid-19: WHO
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  • Trader faces stern action for selling eggs at RM1 each

    Trader faces stern action for selling eggs at RM1 each

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    IPOH: A trader here is facing stern action for selling eggs at RM1 each at his business premises during the Movement Control Order (MCO).

    Perak Domestic Trade and Consumerism Ministry director Saifullizan Kamarul Zaman said a team of five enforcement officers conducted a check on the premises on Thursday after receiving complaints regarding the matter on the same day.

    “There was a sign showing the price of eggs was RM1 each without stating the eggs’ grades and a total of 114 eggs were on display,” he said in a statement yesterday.

    He said they issued a notice under Section 21 of the Price Control Act and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 to the trader to provide information on the sale price of eggs at his premises before April 16 and added that action could be taken for failure to do so.

    He said the trader could also be investigated under Section 12 (1) of the Consumer Protection Act 1999 for misleading the public by not stating the eggs’ grades.

    He warned that stern action would be taken against traders taking advantage of the current situation by raising the prices of goods and advised the public to report any price hike or supply issues. — Bernama

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  • MAEPS quarantine centre in Serdang to receive Covid-19 patients next week

    MAEPS quarantine centre in Serdang to receive Covid-19 patients next week

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    KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 Low-Risk Patient Quarantine and Treatment Centre at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) in Serdang near here is expected to receive patients next week.

    Mardi Corp Group chief executive officer Zaidi Shahrim however said so far, it had no information on the exact date when the authorities would send the Covid-19 patients there for quarantine.

    “MAEPS will receive low-risk Covid-19 patients from around the Klang Valley, Malacca and several areas in Perak,” he said last night in an interview via Skype that broadcast live on the Bernama 7.45 programme.

    On the challenges faced throughout the process of transforming MAEPS into a quarantine centre in just a short period of time, Zaidi said said it was difficult to get supplies from contractors as many were ‘bound’ by the Movement Control Order (MCO).

    “We received the instruction during the first phase of the MCO but Alhamdulillah, with the close cooperation between various government agencies such as the Ministry of Health (MOH), Nadma (the National Disaster Management Agency), the Fire and Rescue Department and private companies, we managed to realise it within four days,” he added.

    Zaidi said MAEPS is equipped with hospital-like facilities such as beds, bathrooms, dressing room, toilet, lounge and so on.

    Among the services provided at the centre are clinical services, ward for Covid-19 patients, resuscitation rooms to stabilise patients in emergency situations, ambulance, pharmacy, X-ray, and pathology laboratory services.

    The quarantine centre which has the capacity to place up to 600 patients at any one time is coordinated by Nadma with the cooperation of the MOH, the Malaysian Armed Forces, the Fire and Rescue Department, the Civil Defence Force, the Social Welfare Department and the Public Works Department. — Bernama

    MAEPS quarantine centre in Serdang to receive Covid-19 patients next week
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  • Fever can help the immune system, so what should we do if we have one?

    Fever can help the immune system, so what should we do if we have one?

    Fever is a pain, quite literally, but new evidence hints at its purpose. Here’s what you need to know
    Fever can help the immune system, so what should we do if we have one?
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    https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532770-500-fever-can-help-the-immune-system-so-what-should-we-do-if-we-have-one/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

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