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  • Two feared buried alive in landslide at Gunung Jerai

    Two feared buried alive in landslide at Gunung Jerai

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    ALOR STAR: Two people are feared to have been buried alive in a landslide at the foot of Gunung Jerai in Gurun today.

    The Kedah Fire and Rescue Department director, senior assistant commissioner Sayani Saidon, said the department received an emergency call at 6.28pm and dispatched rescue personnel to the scene two minutes later.

    “Based on early information received, two people might have been buried about 40 feet (12 metres) deep.

    “The victims are believed to have been doing digging work in the area,” he said in a statement here.

    He said the landslide happened at a housing project site.

    “Efforts to search for the victims are being conducted by personnel from the Guar Chempedak Fire and Rescue station,” he added. – Bernama

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  • Sufficient supply of basic necessities despite panic buying

    Sufficient supply of basic necessities despite panic buying

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    GEORGE TOWN: The supply of basic necessities in Penang is sufficient although there were cases of panic buying at some of the state’s supermarkets until yesterday.

    Penang Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs office director Mohd Ridzuan Ab Ghapar said investigations conducted by enforcement officers found that four supermarkets on the island were the target of panic buying.

    “I urge the people to stop panic buying immediately because there are enough essentials. It takes a bit of time to restock depleted goods such as rice, cooking oil, eggs, sardines and instant noodles to the four supermarkets.

    “However, the essentials are still available at groceries and mini markets,“ he told Bernama, here today.

    More than 100 business premises were inspected from Wednesday until yesterday to ensure adequate supply of basic necessities.

    Mohd Ridzuan said that until today he had only received complaints about the shortage of face masks and expected that to be resolved soon.

    “From our monitoring of the 16 premises selling face masks in Penang, only five shops in Seberang Perai Tengah have supplies. We will continue monitoring to ensure sufficient supply,“ he said.

    He said any complaints and inquiries can be referred to the trade enforcement office at 04-5751703 and 04-255 2435 for Seberang Perai and George Town areas, respectively.

    Meanwhile, checks at a supermarket in George Town found that people were still buying necessities in large quantities purportedly because they have many family members at home.

    Consumer Mohd Syukri Abdul Razak, 45, said he had no choice but to buy essentials, especially rice, eggs, bread, sardines and chicken in large quantities as his household consisted of eight people including his mother, wife and five children.

    “I work in manufacturing and factory operations are still going on. Today I am off, out buying household goods for a week. This is not panic buying but a weekly routine,“ he added. – Bernama

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  • Army deployed in PJ and Subang to assist in MCO enforcement

    Army deployed in PJ and Subang to assist in MCO enforcement

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    PETALING JAYA: The army arrived in truckloads today and took positions in all districts to complement the police force in enforcing the Movement Control Order (MCO) nationwide.

    In Petaling Jaya, 31 members of the military arrived at 10.30am today.

    In a press conference, district police chief ACP Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal said the group is 30-men strong and is led by a lieutenant.

    “This is to help with Petaling Jaya’s Ops Covid-19. For now they will be assisting us with roadblocks and will change tasks if necessary.

    “At any given time, we will be having four to five roadblocks in Petaling Jaya at locations including exits from the Federal Highway, Kampung Medan, Taman Kampung Datuk Harun and PJ Selatan,“ he said.

    Nik Ezanee said that apart from making sure the public adheres to the MCO, the roadblocks will also help ensure that crime is at bay.

    He also shared that armed forces personnel on duty will not be carrying their rifles as was the order received from the armed forces top brass.

    The Subang Jaya district police also welcomed the presence of the military personnel.

    Subang Jaya police chief ACP Risikin Satiman told theSun that the 31-strong team is led by an officer with rank of captain.

    “Armed forces personel will help us with roadblocks in Subang Jaya at inter-district and interstate locations,” he said, adding that the aim of the armed forces is to ensure minimal public movement.

    More than 7,000 members of the Royal Malaysian Army (ATM) have been assigned to assist the police in monitoring the movement of the people during the duration of the Movement control order.

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  • Why isn’t the UK taking more drastic action to tackle the coronavirus?

    Why isn’t the UK taking more drastic action to tackle the coronavirus?

    Psychologists say that closing schools and restricting movement too early could lead to “crisis fatigue”, meaning people begin ignoring rules designed to stop the coronavirus spreading
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  • Why is it so hard to calculate how many people will die from covid-19?

    Why is it so hard to calculate how many people will die from covid-19?

    It might seem confusing that estimates of number of fatalities caused by the new coronavirus range widely, but that’s because there is no one fixed death rate
    Why is it so hard to calculate how many people will die from covid-19?
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  • Italy on full lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus

    Italy on full lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus

    The Italian government has put the entire population of 60 million people on lockdown. People must limit travel except for work or medical reasons, or risk prison or a fine
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  • You Will Flip Over This Idea: Wall Calendars as Marketing Tools

    You Will Flip Over This Idea: Wall Calendars as Marketing Tools

    98 percent of people look at a calendar each day, and even with the switch to online calendars, most people still hang a hard copy on the wall. From a marketing standpoint, that?s an opportunity to remind a past or potential customer about your business 365 days a year, at a relatively minimal cost. In this post, Allison will make the case for wall calendars as an affordable and effective marketing tool that shouldn?t be overlooked by any small business owner…
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  • The #1 Ingredient in Sales Enablement Success

    This summary data indicates that you can have all the right sales enablement components (people, process, technology, knowledge, and assets) in place and still have an underperforming program because the majority of ?words? coming from your sales and marketing teams are not relevant and useful…

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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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  • Adequate blood supply in the country: National Blood Centre

    Adequate blood supply in the country: National Blood Centre

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    KUALA LUMPUR: The supply of blood in the country is still sufficient at a safe level so far, said National Blood Centre (PDN) director Dr Noryati Abu Amin.

    However, she said PDN and other blood centres are still in need of blood donors to continue replenishing blood stock at an optimum level all the time.

    According to her, blood donation is still available during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period as the activity is considered an essential service under the Health Ministry for the treatment of patients.

    While it cannot be denied that blood donation throughout the country would be affected following Covid-19 and the enforcement of MCO, Dr Noryati said various efforts including stepping up promotions via social media as well as extending the operation hours at collection centres have been carried out.

    “So far, the supply of all types of blood is sufficient, however many blood donation campaigns were cancelled over fears that the people maybe infected with Covid-19 which also caused a drop in the number of donors,” she told Bernama.

    Dr Noryati added that several additional measures were taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19 when individuals came to donate blood, among them was limiting the number of donors at a location at any one time.

    “Apart from that, measures such as social distancing and practice of good hygiene especially washing hands with soap and water as well as providing initial screening such as checking body temperature and inquiring the travel history of the donor, she said.

    In this regard, she urged the people to continue donating blood regularly to ensure the supply of blood is always at a safe level.

    “Having an adequate supply of blood at all time is very important to treat patients such as emergency victims, expecting mothers who may experience bleeding complications during delivery, cancer and thalassemia patients as well as patients undergoing major surgeries,” she said.

    Members of the public can donate blood at three locations in the Klang Valley namely PDN in Jalan Tun Razak on Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 8pm and on Saturday and Sunday, from 8am to 6pm.

    Besides that, the PDN Donation Suite in Midvalley Megamall starts daily from 10am to 5pm while the Puspanita Blood Donation Suite in Putrajaya operates from Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 7pm and on weekends from 9am to 6pm.

    Meanwhile, the blood supply at the Blood Centre of Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital Seremban (HTJS) is also sufficient, said Negri Sembilan Health acting director Dr Mohammad Faid Abd Rashid.

    Speaking to Bernama, he said the centre has enough blood for patients,

    “During the MOC period, the centre is still operating on Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 3pm and on Monday to Friday from 8 am to 4.30 pm.

    “The supply of blood however depends on healthy and non-risky donors who have to adhere to the regulations of the hospital,” he said.

    Dr Mohammad Faid said those who display Covid-19 symptoms or have just returned from abroad or have close contact with suspected Covid-19 cases would not be allowed to donate blood. — Bernama

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