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  • Nigeria’s Unhealthy Healthcare In Eye Of Coronavirus By Runcie C.W. Chidebe

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    Coronavirus (COVID-19) is right here to show us a lesson; I hope we be taught. Nigeria’s healthcare is unhealthy. But as an alternative of fixing it our rulers have been busy flying up and down to profit from different nation’s productive well being system. With Coronavirus, actuality is upon us. No extra operating abroad for medical trip. Our rulers can’t journey to the United Kingdom, United States of America or India anymore for medical care. These nations are additionally hanging on their final breath, battling to outlive the COVID-19 pandemic. 

    In 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari spent 103 days in London receiving medical therapy for an undisclosed sickness, spending taxpayers’ cash as an alternative of investing within the nation’s healthcare. Thousands of Nigerians died in the identical interval from totally different sicknesses. More than 3,000 girls died of breast most cancers, greater than 2,000 girls died of cervical most cancers and greater than 1,500 males died of prostate most cancers, in line with World Health Organization (WHO) figures on annual most cancers mortality.  

    I had hoped that on his return to Nigeria, President Buhari would declare a state of emergency within the nation’s well being sector. Painfully, nothing of such occurred. Nigeria’s funds allocation to healthcare has remained lower than 5% of the whole funds for the previous 5 years. Simply put, in 2020 the federal authorities budgeted N2,000 (£4.2) for every Nigerian with a complete of N427.Three billion as funds allocation to the well being sector whereas the United Kingdom budgeted £2,159.6 for every citizen with a complete well being funds of £143.4billion. It is similar dismal story within the states throughout Nigeria. Healthcare isn’t a precedence. In some states in Nigeria, a hospital is a 20-minute boat journey and an hour-long automobile journey. Because many poor Nigerians don’t personal boats, a girl in labour may bleed to loss of life earlier than she reaches the hospital.

    On March 22, 2018, Bill Gates, founding father of Microsoft and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, criticized Nigerian authorities’s poor funding of healthcare within the nation. In his phrases, “One in three children is chronically malnourished.” This tragedy has large implications for the economic system. According to the World Bank, addressing the stunting disaster in Nigeria would add virtually $30 billion to Nigeria’s GDP. It is painful that regardless of Mr. Gates assertion, nothing has modified. Nigeria has remained one of many nations on this planet with the worst healthcare system with over 60 deaths per 1000 stay births. Nigeria has one of many worst most cancers survival charges on this planet, with solely 2 to three most cancers radiotherapy machines working at any time and fewer than 70 oncologists for a inhabitants of over 200 million. 

    COVID-19 is exposing the insensitivity of our leaders to issues that matter most to us. That Nigerians are disobeying the federal government’s security recommendation on COVID-19 is a transparent reflection of residents’ distrust for his or her leaders. Many Nigerians belief their non secular leaders greater than they belief our political leaders. Successive governments have failed the nation, and it doesn’t appear like factor will change anytime quickly. 

    Nigeria is a rustic the place our rulers make legal guidelines as we speak and break the identical legal guidelines tomorrow. The Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) adopted the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline and strongly inspired all Nigerians coming from sure nations to self-isolate and monitor themselves, as a method to comprise or to delay the unfold of COVID-19. The president’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, returned from Germany and as an alternative of isolating himself he was leaping from one state to a different, attending occasions and conferences with totally different folks, breaching the federal government’s personal advice and inserting the lives of different Nigerians in danger! 

    Now that COVID-19 is in Nigeria we have to face it with all that we’ve. But can we? The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is now the nation’s solely perceived hope. Many Nigerians have been calling NCDC scorching traces, criticizing NCDC for not testing sufficient folks. But we must always face the music and never the dancer. NCDC is crippled and never effectively outfitted to guard Nigerians from the illness. 

    In 2016, NCDC budgeted N3.7m for its recurrent and N248m for capital allocations. That is a complete of N251.7m. Out of this, solely N155m was launched to the centre. In the identical 12 months, 1,166 Nigerians died of Cerebrospinal Meningitis. In 2017, the NCDC had a funds of N1.5b. Only N782m was launched. In the identical 12 months, greater than 120 Nigerians contracted Monkeypox and 7 folks died from the illness. That identical 12 months, the Presidency budgeted N77m for Aso Rock lease, N1b for journeys and sitting allowances, and N94m for meals. In 2018, the NCDC had a funds of N1.9b. Only N654m was launched. In the identical 12 months, N7.2b was proposed for Presidential Air Fleet. N440m was proposed for necessary improve and set up of stay TV and web service within the presidential aircrafts, N375m for brand spanking new cabin administration, N418m for the touchdown gears. In whole, over N1b was budgeted for the presidential aircrafts which is used for medical tourism and frequent journeys overseas. 

    On November 12, 2018, the NCDC institution invoice was signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, because of the efforts of Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, the then Chair, Senate Committee on Primary Healthcare and Communicable Diseases. On this premise, the NCDC was empowered with a laws for its work in stopping and making ready for outbreaks of infectious illnesses. Interestingly, the NCDC acquired the worst funds in 2019, the 12 months following the passage of the NCDC Act. The Centre had a funds of N1.4b, however solely N224m was launched. In the identical 12 months, over 472 Nigerians have been identified with Lassa fever and over 110 folks died from this viral hemorrhagic fever. Clearly, NCDC can’t carry out magic. They need assistance. Nigeria is grossly under-testing for COVID-19, the laboratories usually are not sufficient, and NCDC and its affiliate businesses wouldn’t have sufficient manpower and sources. 

    Months in the past, being unwell evoked empathy; as we speak being unwell evokes concern. The concern of COVID-19? No! It is the concern of not gaining access to the care that you just want, the concern of absence of ventilators, the concern of a damaged well being system. It is the concern of loss of life. Our political leaders have stolen from the sick by corruption. Many Nigerian governors construct non-functional hospitals of their states. Usually, after the commissioning of those hospitals, all of the CT Scan, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and different medical machines—a few of them faux—are returned to the place they have been bought or left to rot. 

    Hospitals in Nigeria are among the worst on this planet. Our educating hospitals at the moment are museums the place lower than 5% of medical trial and analysis is occurring due to poor laboratory. Medical tourism has due to this fact grow to be the norm. Dubai hospitals, Saudi Arabian hospitals, and so on., are promoting in Abuja and Lagos for Nigerian sufferers. They are recruiting Nigerian docs, together with consultants. Nigeria isn’t solely going through “brain drain,” we’re additionally going through “patient drain.” Our docs and nurses work within the worst situations. Hazard allowance for well being staff is about N5,000 whereas wardrobe allowance for members of the National Assembly runs into hundreds of thousands. 

    Now is the time for Nigeria to confront its healthcare disaster. The Nigerian authorities should settle for its failure. Our political leaders should brace as much as their duty and critically replicate on the issue their greed has delivered to Nigeria. This is the time to put money into a result-oriented healthcare system. Health is wealth because the saying goes. healthcare system is the muse of any nation. 

    If we survive COVID-19, we have to contemplate a legislation to limit all public officers from searching for medical care overseas. It could also be perceived as strict, however it can save future generations since we don’t know which pandemic would come subsequent and when. 

    Let’s give each Nigerian an area to stay and a not probability to die. 

    Runcie C.W. Chidebe is Executive Director, Project PINK BLUE. He is at the moment a Commonwealth Scholar on Transforming and Leading in Health Care at Birmingham City University, United Kingdom. He tweets @runciecwc

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  • Forum Tells Buhari, Governors To Begin Payment Of Stipend To Low-income Earners Over Coronavirus Lockdown

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    The Third Force Forum has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Governors Forum to start the fee of between N20,000 to N40,000 to low-income earners and self-employed Nigerians as “COVID-19 Intervention Fund”.

    The discussion board stated the fee must be made to individuals, who earn beneath N50,000 month-to-month.

    The group posited that pressing actions should be taken to mitigate the impact of the outbreak of Coronavirus on the individuals.

    The discussion board can also be asking the presidency to transform 50 per cent of the safety vote and catering finances of Aso Rock to a “COVID-19 Special Fund”.

    The group stated, “Commence a program that permits companies which can be unable to remit VAT between the 20th of March 2020 and the 30th of June 2020 to take action by the 31st of March 2021, to allow a secure enterprise local weather and adaptation to the calls for of the pandemic.

    “Establish a particular COVID-19 Fund Raising Committee charged with the only process of collating funds pledged from the organised personal sector, well-meaning people, worldwide neighborhood and different NGO’s. The funds will likely be used to sponsor different palliative measures just like the procurement of meals stuff, face masks, and sanitisers to each native authorities in Nigeria, relying on want.

    “A moratorium on electricity tariffs for at least two months or more and facilitation of and an understanding with the telecommunications companies to commit N2000 to N5000 in Recharge and data per month over the next two months to all mobile subscribers in Nigeria as well as an emergency legislation or Executive Order allowing a three-month moratorium on landlord evictions as a result of the stay-at-home order by the government in affected cities.”

    The discussion board referred to as on the National Assembly to briefly droop the large compensation bundle loved by members comprising Senate House of Representatives by 50 per cent for the rest of 2020 or the period of the nationwide shutdown.

    It warned that failure to contemplate the above could set a stage for an eventual class-warfare in Nigeria.

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  • MCO violations: 98 including senior citizens, juveniles charged

    MCO violations: 98 including senior citizens, juveniles charged

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    KUALA LUMPUR: Ninety eight people had been dropped at courtroom in a number of states including senior residents for infringing the Movement Control Order (MCO) in addition to a girl who went viral for shouting at a policeman at a Covid-19 street block.

    Most of the offences had been for failing to adjust to MCO by shifting from one contaminated place to a different and a few had been charged for obstructing civil servants from carrying their duties throughout MCO.

    IN PAHANG, 11 people had been charged on the Kuantan Justice of the Peace’s courtroom including a Japanese senior citizen. Keiji Ando, 81, a retiree was caught taking photos in a leisure park right here throughout MCO and was fined RM1,000 or three months jail for violating the order.

    The accused had moved from one contaminated space in Lorong Seri Teruntum right here to the leisure park in Taman Gelora, Tanjung Api, at 6.20pm on March 27.

    Meanwhile, 9 people including an Indonesian man, Utama Yuliandes, 25, and a Myanmar nationwide, Shamsul Alam Boshir Ahmad, 32, in addition to an area lady, 40 had been fined between RM800 to RM1,000 or three months jail for defying MCO.

    They pleaded responsible to committing the offence between March 26 and 31 at a number of areas within the city.

    IN SELANGOR, gross sales supervisor Tong Poh Kim, 44, pleaded not responsible to 2 offences of yelling at a policeman and obstructing him at a Covid-19 street block operation.

    For the primary cost, Tong was accused of insulting Corporal Izuan Hasim Nor Hamzah by calling him an fool at 9.40am on March 31 at Persiaran Surian right here beneath Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955 which carries a most positive of RM100 upon conviction.

    She was additionally accused of obstructing Cpl Izuan from carrying his duties on the similar place and time beneath Section 186 of the Penal Code.

    The courtroom allowed Tong to go on bail at RM4,000 for the 2 expenses in a single surety and set May 20 for point out.

    IN KUALA LUMPUR, 10 males had been introduced to 2 courts for violating MCO. At the Selayang Justice of the Peace’s courtroom, 9 males including two senior residents pleaded responsible for infringing the MCO by intentionally gathering at an contaminated space with out legitimate causes. Six males had been every fined RM850 or 15 days jail whereas three extra had been fined RM900 or a month’s jail.

    All the accused aged between 20 and 61 had been nabbed at separate areas in Tasik Taman Bersatu, Rawang and Bandar Tasik Puteri, Gombak between 10.15 am and 12.45 am on March 31 and April 1.

    At the Ampang Justice of the Peace’s courtroom, shoe manufacturing unit employee, Okay. Dorai Nathan, 26, was fined RM5,500 or seven months jail after pleading responsible to 3 expenses including violating MCO in Taman Cheras Indah, at 2pm on March 26.

    He was additionally charged with obstructing Cpl Amar Rusdi from finishing up his obligation other than fleeing from the street block on the similar place and time.

    IN PENANG, 50 males aged between their 20’s and 50’s had been fined RM1,000 or a month’s jail by the Butterworth Justice of the Peace’s courtroom and classes courtroom for breaching the MCO.

    They had been charged for popping out of their home for issues not supplied beneath Regulation 3(1) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures throughout the Infected Local Areas) Regulations 2020 in Seberang Perai Utara between March 30 and April 2.

    Among their offences had been loitering, fishing, gathering in addition to being detained for failing to offer legitimate causes or allow.

    IN PERAK, 15 people had been dropped at the Ipoh Justice of the Peace’s courtroom for violating MCO. Thirty people aged between 18 and 34 pleaded responsible and had been fined RM1,000 or three months jail every whereas two extra accused aged 21 and 23 pleaded not responsible.

    All of them including a girl had been held at a number of areas amongst them Taman Beringin, Bandar Seri Botani, Jalan Wing Onn and Taman Hock Lee on March 31.

    IN NEGRI SEMBILAN, 11 people including three underaged youngsters had been charged at two Justice of the Peace’s courtroom right here for failing to adjust to MCO.

    At the Port Dickson Justice of the Peace’s courtroom, T. Paandi Bakaran, 24 and two male juveniles aged 16 and 19 pleaded responsible.

    Paandi Bakaran was sentenced to 10 days in jail and fined RM900 in lieu 20 days jail for breaching the MCO. He dedicated the offence on the Port Dickson-Lukut junction at 8.25 pm on March 31.

    The courtroom set May 19 for point out of the 2 juveniles earlier than sentencing.

    The 19-year-old juvenile was fined RM4,000 or three months jail for the offence beneath Section 186 of the Penal Code. They dedicated the offences at Kilometre 11 Jalan Lukut-Sepang at 9.10pm on April 1.

    At the Tampin Justice of the Peace’s courtroom, seven males and a girl aged 20 and 43 and a 19-year-old youth had been charged for violating MCO and for obstructing the obligation of a civil servant.

    They had been fined between RM300 to RM1,000 in addition to jailed between 14 days to a month.

    One of the accused, M. Thanaselan, 47, was nonetheless not current in the course of the continuing and a warrant of arrest had being issued towards him by the courtroom. — Bernama

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  • Remdesivir to be used in treatment of Covid-19: Health DG

    Remdesivir to be used in treatment of Covid-19: Health DG

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    PUTRAJAYA: A brand new antiviral drug, Remdesivir, will be launched to deal with Covid-19 sufferers in the nation, stated Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pix).

    He stated the Ministry of Health (MOH) has acquired a number of purposes to convey in the drugs.

    “There have been purposes to convey in the Remdesivir drug and now we have accepted one or two purposes. Insya Allah, we’ll introduce this new drug to deal with Covid-19 sufferers,“ he stated at a day by day media convention on Covid-19 right here at present.

    Last March 28, Dr Noor Hisham was reported to have stated that the prevailing medication Clorokuin, Hydroxychloroquine and mixture of Lopinavir / Ritonavir which are used to deal with different ailments might be used in the treatment of Covid-19.

    Asked if the quantity of Covid-19 assessments carried out to date was sufficient, he stated MOH had met the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) benchmark.

    He stated primarily based on the share of 7.2% Covid-19 constructive circumstances from all samples taken, it’s under the 10% set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), therefore exhibiting that the nation has been performing sufficient assessments.

    “We have taken 43,462 samples and the (quantity of) constructive circumstances are 3,116, which means the speed of our constructive circumstances is 7.2%,,“ he added.

    Prior to this, medical specialists claimed that Malaysia remains to be behind in conducting the assessments for Covid-19, regardless of the rise in constructive circumstances two weeks in the past.

    Meanwhile, Noor Hisham stated the Covid-19 mortality fee in Malaysia, which is at 1.6 %, is taken into account nonetheless low, in contrast with the worldwide loss of life fee of round 4.5%.

    On the scarcity of private protecting tools (PPE), he stated, the issue has been resolved, however the concern now could be to ship the provides to hospitals and clinics concerned in the treatment of Covid-19.

    However, he stated, efforts had been being made to resolve the matter.

    “We hope inside this week the difficulty of distribution will be settled, now we have greater than 50,000 donated masks and PPE, in addition to half 1,000,000 masks from China for instance.

    “There is rather a lot of donations coming in and the difficulty now could be we try our greatest to handle the logistic to ship to Sabah and Sarawak for instance,“ he added. — Bernama

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  • MCO violations: 115 charged in several states, 24 sentenced to community service

    MCO violations: 115 charged in several states, 24 sentenced to community service

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    KUALA LUMPUR: A complete of 115 folks had been charged in several states in the present day for violating the Movement Control Order (MCO), and aside from administering the customary sentence of imprisonment or a wonderful, one court docket in the present day ordered 24 males to carry out community service.

    This different punishment was meted out by the George Town Magistrates Court in PENANG, to the lads aged between 25 and 48, who performed soccer in a discipline in the grounds of the College General, a Catholic seminary right here on March 31 at 5.30pm, in contravention of the continuing MCO imposed by the federal government to include Covid-19.

    In accordance with the provisions of the Offenders Compulsory Attendance Act 1954, all 24 who pleaded responsible, are required to report to the Prisons Department which is able to decide the kind of community service to be carried out for 3 hours a day over a three-month interval.

    In KUALA LUMPUR, a complete of 22 people had been introduced earlier than Justice of the Peace’s courts throughout the town. They included Pakistani nationwide Mahmood Husaain, 40, who was fined RM2,500, with a three-month jail time period in default, for elevating his voice in direction of cops at a roadblock and for not cooperating with them.

    Seven different people aged between 20 and 28, together with a feminine Kyrgyzstan citizen, had been fined between RM500 and RM1,000, with a two-month jail time period in default, for offences corresponding to loitering in a playground and jogging across the metropolis, between March 27 and April 1. Two Indonesian contract staff had been fined for gathering at a spot in Taman Mulia Jaya, Ampang and not using a legitimate purpose.

    In NEGRI SEMBILAN, 14 people had been charged. These included 4 under-aged youngsters who had been accused of enjoying soccer with six others, on the Jalan Anggerik soccer discipline in Taman Marida, Senawang on March 29 at 6 pm. Sentencing for the youngsters shall be undertaken after the court docket receives related social reviews on the 4.

    In PERAK, 38 people had been charged and these included 12 overseas nationals aged between 17 and 47 years who had been every fined RM1,000 by the Ipoh High Court. At the Kampar Justice of the Peace’s court docket, 12 people had been fined between RM1,000 and RM5,000, and sentenced to jail for between two and 7 months. Two of the offenders had been charged with obstructing a civil servant in the course of conducting his responsibility, and for refusing to furnish id playing cards when questioned by the police.

    In MALACCA, 17 males together with 12 foreigners had been fined between RM300 and RM1,000, with two weeks to two months in jail in default, for transferring from one location to one other with out legitimate causes. The foreigners included residents of Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

    In GURUN, six males aged between 23 and 42 years had been fined RM1,000 by the Magistrates Court right here for violating the MCO between March 28 and 30.

    One of the lads, aged 23, was additionally charged with an offence below part 12 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 however he was allowed bail of RM4,000, with case point out set for June 18. — Bernama

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  • Bring along any utility bill when going out, Selangorians told

    Bring along any utility bill when going out, Selangorians told

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    SHAH ALAM: Selangor residents who must exit in the course of the Movement Control Oder (MCO) are inspired to carry along any of their present deal with’ utility bill.

    Selangor Integrity and Standards Compliance Department chief ACP Mohd Ismail Muslim stated the transfer is to point out that they’ve fulfilled the circumstances set within the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures inside Infected Local Areas) Regulations 2020.

    He stated Rule four of the Regulation which took impact yesterday till the top of the MCO interval, stipulates that any journey for causes allowed is restricted to a 10km-radius from the particular person’s residence.

    For these concerned in important providers, they need to show written permission from their employer if required by the authorities.

    “During the MCO period, just keep any of your utility bill in your vehicle and if the police ask you where do you want to go, just tell them that you are heading home or want to buy daily necessities by showing us the bill,” he told reporters right here right this moment.

    Mohd Ismail stated enforcement personnel would additionally present info on the rules to the general public every so often to make sure clean implementation of the MCO.

    Meanwhile, he stated the Selangor police would enhance the variety of roadblocks and shut extra roads every so often, particularly at entry and exits factors of highways to scale back interstate journey.

    On the Covid-19 an infection amongst Selangor police contingent workers, Mohd Ismail stated 42 officers and personnel had been positioned underneath self-quarantine, nonetheless no constructive Covid-19 instances being recorded thus far. — Bernama

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  • MCO: KPWKM provides SOP for NGOs to channel aid

    MCO: KPWKM provides SOP for NGOs to channel aid

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    KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) has set up a guideline (SOP) to enable non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to help distribute donations to those in need during the Movement Control Order (MCO).

    Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun (pix) said the ministry, through the Department of Social Welfare Malaysia (JKM), would ensure that the channeling activities were carried out in accordance with the instructions of the National Security Council (MKN) and the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988.

    Sh said, in accordance with the SOP, the NGOs involved should be welfare-oriented and had to contact the State JKM Operations Room a day before making a donation.

    “Only dry and cooked items are allowed to be distributed and the members of the NGOs involved must wear face masks and gloves and have hand sanitisers during the donations,“ she said in a statement today.

    She added that members of the NGOs should be checked for body temperature, that those with symptoms should not be allowed to be involved and that the members taking part must maintain social distance.

    She said the channeling activity must be limited to two members of the NGOs and had to accompanied by members of the Malaysia Civil Defense Forces (APM) and the Malaysian Volunteer Department (RELA).

    Rina said KPWKM was grateful at the NGOs’ desire to work together to ensure a more effective distribution of donations to the people.

    She said interested NGOs could contact the State JKM Operations Room online which operated for 24 hours, – Bernama

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  • Prihatin: ‘No record’ individuals can make new applications, says IRB

    Prihatin: ‘No record’ individuals can make new applications, says IRB

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    KUALA LUMPUR: Individuals who received a ‘no record’ result when checking the Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) aid via the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) official portal can make new applications online until April 30.

    All they have to do is to click on the ‘new application’ icon and follow the instructions given to make the application.

    IRB said in a statement today that manual applications using the form was not possible now as all IRB premises would be temporarily closed until the Movement Control Order (MCO) period ends on April 14.

    According to IRB, appeals on unsuccessful applications could be submitted through the agency’s official portal https://www.hasil.gov.my or https://bpn.hasil.gov.my starting April 3.

    However, Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) aid recipients in the B40 group and the M40 who have income tax data with the IRB do not need to register for the BPN.

    The BSH recipients are automatically eligible for BPN, while the M40 group will be evaluated based on the amount of income and other criteria set by the government.

    Due to high traffic to access the official portal, the public were advised to check their status during non-peak hours.

    The situation occurred because the application for BPN was opened today.

    BPN is part of the initiatives under the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package (Prihatin) announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin recently.

    The Hasil Care Line (HCL) call centre, which resumed operation on March 30, operates throughout the MCO period from 9am to 5pm from Sundays until Fridays and could be reached at 03-89111000 or +603-89111000 for those who are abroad.

    Any enquires concerning the BSH can be directed to the toll-free line at 1800-88-2747. – Bernama

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  • Felda defers deduction on settlers’ income until June

    Felda defers deduction on settlers’ income until June

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    KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) is deferring deduction of its settlers’ income for repayment of crop and socio-economic loans for the month of April to June to help them cope with the situation brought about by the Covid-19 crisis.

    Its general manager, Datuk Dr Othman Omar, said it would involve their harvest for the month of March to May, but would not involve deduction for Kedai D’Mart and the agency’s development and security department (JKKR).

    “All setters automatically get it. There is no need for them to apply to the Felda management. The deferred deduction will be rescheduled after the postponement period is over. This initiative will benefit more than 92,000 settlers,” he said in a statement today.

    Apart from that, Felda has taken proactive steps by setting up the community food centre to assist settlers having financial problems during these trying times.

    The centre was set up following an initiative by the Settlers Consultancy Committee (JKPP) and the Settlers and Community Development Department, he added.

    Any inquiry on the deferment of the deduction or other matters can be e-mailed to jkk@felda.net.my or Felda Facebook.

    Othman said Felda is also offering the use of its hostels and other facilities as quarantine centres to help the government, especially the Ministry of Health (MOH), with its preparation in anticipating the increase in Covid-19 patients next month.

    Besides the three hostels in Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru and Kuantan in Pahang, Felda also has three training centres (in Kuala Lumpur, Kerteh in Terengganu and Chini in Pahang) and four Felda Residence, at Tanjung Leman in Johor, Sugai Tekam in Pahang, Trolak in Perak and an Felda Sahabat in Sabah.

    All these facilities are suitable for use as quarantine centres and can accommodate more than 1,500 people, he said, adding that Felda Sahabat has been activated as a quarantine centre that accommodates 52 patients. – Bernama

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