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10 1agi kes kematian,rekod angka ter(iiiggi

Tiga klusterbaharu dikesanPuttajaya: Tiga lagi kluster ba- Sungai Buloh.haru COWD-19 dilcesan Kemen- "Saringan kontakter"an Kesihatan (I(KM) sema ngenal pastl 12 lagl

Sungai Buloh."Saringan kontak rapat me-

ngenal pastl 12 lagl kes positlfCOVID49. Hingga 23 0ktober,jam 12 tengah hari, seramai 101indivldu asaririg, yang mana 13kes dikesan positif COVID49(sembilan kes baharu) dan 88indtvldu masih menunggu ke-putusan," katanya dalam lce-nyataan, semalam.

Berhubung Kluster Jaya, DrNoor Hisharn berkata, ia ber-mula apabila kes indeks dida-pati positlf pada 20 0ktober laluhasil s*ingan ea tempat kerja,sebelurn dimasukkan ke Hos-pital Sungai Buloh.

"8aringan kontak rapat mengenal pastl lapan lagi kes posltif COVID-19. Hingga 23 0k-tober, jam. 12 tengah hari, sejumlah 48 individu disaring,yang mana sembilan kes e-san positif COVID-19 (tiga kesbaharu), manakala 3!t indiVidumasih menunggu keputusan,=katanYa.

Sementara itu, Dr Noor His-ham memakltimkan, sebanyak31 kluster aktlf COWD-19 mencatatkan kes harian baharu se-malam, dengan 14 daripadai'iyamembabitkan kluster dikesandi Sabah.

Puttajaya: Tiga lagi kluster ba-

l

467 pesakitsembuh,

7io jangkitanbaharu dilaporOleh Ahmad Suhael Adnandan NoorAtiqah SulaimanbhneWs@bh.com.my

Putrajaya: Malaysia meix.atat keskematlan tertingJ akibat CO-VID-19, semalam apabila ID kesaaporkan kepada Pusat Kesi-apsiagaandanTindak CepatKrisis(CPRC) Keme.gterian Kesihatan(KKM).

Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan, TanSri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah,berkata ini menjadikan jumlahkes kematian sebanyak 214 kesatau O.9 peratus daripada keseluruhari kes.

Dr Noor Hisham berkata, keskematlan itu membabitkan pesa-kit berusia antara a3 hingga 69tahun di beberapa daerahdi 8abahserta di Kedah dan Labuan.

Katanya, terdapat lirna kes me-nu'4qal duim diHospital DuchessofKent, SantlQan dun masingma-shig satu kematihn dilaporkan diHospital QueenEltzabeth, HospitalTuaran, Hospital Wanita dan Ka-nak-Kanak 8abah di Likas, Hos-pital Sultanah Baluyah dan Ho-pital Labuan.

"Kes kema(ian ke-205 memba-bitkai'i kes ke-12,154, iait'u lelalciberusia T7 tahun. Benau mempu-nyai penyakit kencing manis, kanser pankreas dan dislipidemia ser-m disahkan meninggal dunia diHospital Queen Elizabeth.

"Bagi kes kematlan ke-206, ia keske-14,924, iaitu wanita bemsia 69 atahun dan disahkaiuneninggal du-nia di Hospital Duchtms of Kent.

lald berusia 54 tahun +aitu keske-15,274 yang mempunyai bebe-rapa penyakit antaranya penyakitkencing manis, darah tlnggi, jan-tung dan dislipidemia serta disah-kan menihggal dunia di HospitalDuchess of Kent," katan7a dalamkenyataan & sini, semalam.

Bagi kes kematlan ke-208, DrNoor Hisham berkata, ia meinba-bitkan kes ke 15,SOB, iaitu lelakiberusia 66 tahun dan mempunyarpenyaklt kenc%' manis, darahtlnggi dan penyakit jantung sertadisahkan menlnggal dunia di Hos-pital Duchess of Kent.

"Dua lagl kematian hirut diIa-porkan di Hospital Duchess ofKent, iaitLi kes ke-209 dan 210. Baglkes kematlan he-209, ia memba-bitkan kes ke24,26?, iaitu Wanitaberusia 62 tahun dan mempunyaipenya)at kencing manis, darah

aaSejak 20 September lalu, se-banyak 466 kes membabitkan in-dividu yang pulang dari negeriberkenaan. Sahi l<e+i import yangdilaporkmi hari ini (semalam)ialahmendapatjangkitandariNe-pal," katanya.

DrNoorHisham berkata, Sabahyang mencatatkan pertambahan528 kes itu, sebanyak 203 kes di-kesan daripada kluster sedia adatermasiik dua kes dalam kluster

DrNoorHffihamAbdullah - b"""Selain itu, 169 kes dikesan ha-

tinggi, dislipedemia, gout, penya- sil saringan kontak rapat kes po-kit jantung dan obesiti. sii'f dan 156 kes la@ adalah me-

"Kematian ke-210 ialah kes nerusi lain-lain saringan. Selainke-24,380, iaitu lelaki berusia 63 Sabah, 8elangor turut mencatat-tahun dan mempunyai penyakit kan pertambahan kes bahaB.iai-

a dareh tinggi dan strok. Bagi kes m 62 kes.kematlan ke-211, ia membabitkan "Daripada jumlah berkenaan,kes ke 24,331, iaitu lelaki berusia 29 kes daripada kluster sedia ada61 tahun yang mengidap penyakit termasuk 10 kes dalarn klusterdarah tinggi serta disahkan me baharu dan 18 kes pula adalahnJgal dunia di Hospital Tua- hasil saringan kontak rapat leesran," katanya. ' posittf COVID-19: hasil saringan

Sementara itu bad Ms kema- pulang dari kawasan berisiko (sa-tiaii ke-212, Dr Noor )Hisham ber- tu) dan lain-lain saringan (14).kata, ia membabitkan kes "Pulau Phiang pula mencatat-Re-24,332, iaitu 4elaki berusia 33 kan 89 kes baharu dan semuanyatahun yang mempunyai penyakit a<esan dalam kluster sedia ada.buahpinggangdandisahkanme- BagiNegeri8embilan,terdapat87ninggaldiu'iiadiHospitalWanita kesbahdfiaporkandimana,28den Kanal<-Kanalc 8abah, Likas. kes daripada kluster seaa ada

"Kes kematian ke-213 dilapor- termasuk sahl kes dalarn klutserkandiKedah,ialtuHospitalSulta- baharu; saringan kontal< rapatnah Bahiyah. Beliau ialah kes (dua) daii lain-lain saringan (tu-ke-tB,681, iaihi lelakt berusia 67 jab)," katanya.tahun. Bagi kes kematian ke-214, Tambah Dr Noor Hisharn, La-ia mernbabitkan wanita txa'usia buan mencatatkan pertambahan58 tahun yang mempunyai penya- 19 kes baharu, iaitu 16 kes da-kttasmadanmeninggalduniadi ripadakrustersetliaatla;saringanHospital Labuan," kaianya. kontalc rapat (satu) dan lain-lain

Mengenai kes baharu, Dr Noor saringan (dua).Hisihamberkala,sebanyak710kes "KualaLumpurmencatatkanl0baharu COVID-19 dfiaporkan se- kesbaharu,iaitulimakesdaripadamalam, menjadikan jumlah ku- kluster sedia ada, termasuk satumulatlf 24,514 kes dengan jumlah kes daripada kluster baharu, sa-kebolebjangkitan 8,418 kes. ringan kontak rapat kes positif

Beliau berkata, ipada jiun- (dua) serta lain-lain saringan (11-lah berkenaan '74.4 peratus atau ga).

masing-ma-"Negeri di Lembah Klang pula sing mencatatkan'empat kes ba-

mencatatkan pertambahm 7.9 kes haru, iaitu daripada kluster sedJaatau 10.3 peratus daripada jinnlah ada, lain-lain saringan COVID-19keseluruhan kes. Daripada 73 kes dan saringan kontak rapat kesbaharu, 84 kes (46.6 peratus) da- positjf'.ripada kluster sedia ada dan ba- "Terengganu dan Sarawak tu-haru. ' rut ada pertambahan kes iaitu

"LembahKlangdanSabahkini masing-masing dua kes bah.diletakkan di bawah Perintah DiTerengganumasing-masingsa-Kawalan PerBerakan Bersyarat tukesdikesanhasilsamgankon-(PKPB). tak rapat kes akttf dan lain4ain

"Selain itu, 180 kes atau 25.4 saringan COVm-19, manakala diperatus hari ini (semalam) mem- Sarawak kedua duanya esanbabitkan kluster di dalam pen- daripada lain-lain saringan CO-jara. Antaranya Kluster Per4ara VID-19," katanya. Kepayan dengan 140 kes; Kluster Katanya, satu kes masing-ma-Penjara Reman (a9) dan Kluster sing dicatatkan di Kedah dan Pa-Tembok (satu)% katanya. hang, iaitu ipada kluster sedia

Beliau berkata, hanya sahi kes ada.dilaporkan semalam, membabit- Dr Noor Hisham turut memak-kan pengutJung mempunyai se- lumkan sehingga jam 12 tengahjarah perjalanan ke kawasan ber- hari semalam, terdapat 467 kesisiko, iaitn Sabah. sembuh dilaporkan.

Sgba}iiigtan pela)arSTiAS yang poskif dibawa keluar ke pusatkuaran[:n. (Foko Azrul Edham jVlohd Am+nuddin/BH)

gan,pelajar STIAS positif

!ieremban: Seramai26 indivl-dulagimembabitkan, 18pelaJardan Japan kakitdgan SekolahT!nggi Islam As-Sofa (8TTAS)yangberoperasi diJalanBungaThnjung 1/1, '.unan Perindus-trian SenawanB dekat sini, di-sahkanpositlf COVID-19.

Pengerusi Pengelola STW+Senawang, Abdullah Abdol Ra-zakyangmengesahkanperkataa,itu berkata, pertambahan ba-haru bilangan positif COVn)-19ituhasfiujiansaringanb adiperoleh.

"Kami memaklumkan kepu-hisan latdut hasil ujian sari-ngan mendapatl terdapat per-

tambahan baharu 26 indMdudisahkan positif COVm-15).

"Kepuhisan ini diperoleh ha-sfl lapoyan Kemente Kesi-hatan (EKM) kepada pihak se-kolah,".katan5+a dahun kenya-Aaan di sini, semalam.

8ebelurn M difahamkan, 83pelajar sekolah berkenaan di-sahkan pogitlf COVn)-19 dm't-pada keselu 84 pslajaryhng mengatabfl ujian sari-ngan sebehun ink

Bermula 21 0ktober lalu,8TIAS ditutup selama 14 susulanseorangpelajarsekolahberkenaan asahkanposiaf CO-Vu)-19.

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710 kes baharu dicatatkan semalam dengan 34 kluster masih aktif

IOkematian, lexliug'gisejakCovid-19OlehffllTI A!fflYAHguKAIMl

PUTRAJAYA - Angka kes harian

semalam mencatatkan 710 kes

selain pertambahan 10 lagi kema-

tlan baharu, sekall gus merekod-

kan angka terttnggl kpmatian se-

jak pandernik Covid-19 melanda

negara.Pertambahan kes kematlan

itu menJar3:ikan sebanyak 214

kes sehtngga kini dan ia me1ibat-

kan tiga wanita dan tu,iuh lelakl

berusia antara33 hh-igga 77 tahur+

dengan pelbagai latar belakang

penyakit.Kemaf'an tersebut dilaporkan

di Sabah iaitu di Hospital Queen

Elizabeth, Hospital Ducliess of

Kent, Hospital Tuaran serta Hos

pital Wanita dan Kanak-Kanak

Sabah, Likas selain Hospital Sul-

tanah Bahiyah rJi Kedah dan Hos

pital Labuan dx Labuan.

Jumlah kes baharu yang dt-

laporkan pula turut disurnbang-

Covid-19 DiMalaysia

sehingga semalam

jumlah

Pullh

I Kematian

y Kesbaharu 710

Importi 1 'Tempatam 709

467

10

B.416

y Jumlah kes sembuh 15,884

214

Jumlah kes keseluruhan 24i514

Maslh dirawat

o Jumlah Kematian

kan daripada 34 kluster aktlf

termasuk tiHa daripadanya ialahkluster baharu ialtu Kluster

Samudera. Kluster Palma dan

Kluster Jaya.

Ketua PenHarah Kesihatan,Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdul-

}ah berkata, Sabah terus men-

catatkan jumlah kes tertlngldengan 528 kes atau 74.4 pera-

tus berikutan hasil usaha gigih

penHesanan keg secara aktif dlncgeri tersebllt.

Menurutnya, mObiliSa81 petu-

gas keslhatan telah membantu

usaha saringan di lapangan dan

rawatan perubatan, manakala

aspelc lo@lstlk dan pengharQtaransampel juga ditambah baik dan

membantu dalam mer6alankan

il)ian RT-PCR dengan lebih cepat.

"Negeri-negeri di Lembali

Klang pula mencatatkan per-

tambahan sebanyak 73 kes atau

10.3 peratus daripada jumlah

keseluruhan kes dengan 34 kes

daripadanya atau 46.4 peratus

darfpada klugter sedia ada dan

baharu.'aSelain itu. sejumlah 180 kes

atau 25.4 peratus adalah daripa-

da Kluster Penjara Kepayan (140

kes), Kluster Pert)ara Remiu'i (39

kes) dan Kluster Tembok (satu

kes),'a katanya da]am satu kenya-

taan akhbar di sini semalam.

Beliau berkata, kluster baharu

yang dilaporkan semalam iaitu

Kluster Samudera melibatkan

daerah Sandakan. Sabah dengan

kes indeks dikenal pastl positif

hasil saringan berHejala pada 20

Oktober dan telah dimasukl<an

ke Hospital Duchess of Kent.

Katanya, susulan itu tuJuh

lagi dikenal paslJ positif selepas

saringan kontak rapat dljalankandan sehingga semalam, lapan in-

dividu dikesan positlf.

'aBagi Kluster Palma pula meli-

batkan daerah Gombak dan Hulff

Selangor, Selangor dan Kepong,

Kuaia Lumpur melibatkan kes

indeks yang positif hasii saringan

individu bergejala pada 17 0k-

tober dan telah dimasukkan ke

Hospital Sungai Buloh.

"Saringan kontak rapat telaly

mengenalpastl x21agi posihf men-

jadikan 13 kes dlkesan Covid-19.

manakala 88 lndividu masih me-

nunggu keputusan.'a ujarnya.

Mengulas lan,jut. beliau berka-

ta, Kluster Jaya dllaporkan mem-

babitkan daerah Sepang dan Se-

remban, Negerl Sembilaii dengan

kes indeks positif hasil saringan

di tempat ker,ia pada 20 0ktober

den telah iiimasukkan ke Hospi-

tal Sungai Buloh.

=Saringan kontak rapat telah

mengerial pastl lapan lagl kes

positif dan sehlngga hari ini (se-

malam), sembilan kes dikesan

Covid-19, manaltala 39 indivldu

masih menunggu keputus;an,'a ka-

tanya.

Sementara itu, beliau berka-

ta, bagi satu kes import yang dt-

laporkan sema}am, ia melibatkan

warga asing yang memasuki ne-

gara dari Nepal.

KUALA LUNn'UR - Perintah

Kawalan Pergerakan Diperketat-

kan (PI(PD) Pe'n'lara Pokok Sena

di Kedah yang sepatutnya ber-

akhir hari inl akan dilanlutkan

selama 14 hari lagl sehingga 7 No-

vember depan.

Menteri Kanan (Keselamatan),

Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaalcob

berkata, la berlkutan sehingga

semalam masih terdapat kes

posltlf dalam kalangan banduan

serta kakltangan penjara itu.

"Kera)aan melaksanakan

PKPD di Perljara Pokok Sena se-

)ak 11 0ktober sehfngga 24 0kto-

ber lalu. Saringan oleh Kemen-

terian Kesihatan (KKM) sehingga

22 0ktober lalu mendapatl masih

terdapat kes positif dalam kalan-

gan banduan dan kakitangan

per4ara tersebut.

'aSehubunHan ttu, atas cadan-gan M:lis Keselamatan Negara

dan nmiliat I(KM, keralaan,ber-

setu,iu mehJutkan PI(PD PerJaraPokok Sena selama 14 hari lagi se-

hingga 7 November ini.

a'Pelanjutan ir+i bagl memastl-

kan rantaian Covld-19 diputus-

kan sepenuhnya di dalam Pen-

jara POkOk Sena terutama dalam

kalangan kakitangan," katanya

dalam satu kenyataan akhbar di

siru semalam.

Dalam paaa itu. Ismail Sabri

berkata, kerajaan bersetulu me-

namatkan PKPD di Pemara Ta-

wau dan Kuarters Penjara Taman

Ehsgi Tawau pada 25 0ktober ini

seperti yang d5adualkan.Menunitriya. penamatan

PI(PD PerJa['a Tawau berikutan

tiada lagi kes aktlf direkodkan.

manakala hanya dua kes di Kuar-

tersaPerjara Taman Ehsan se-

dang menerima rawatan.

Jelasnya, sehingga 21 0kto-

ber lalu, I(KM telah membuat

1,250 saringan di PeBjara Tawau

dan 1,196 sarlngan kakltangan di

kuarters Taman Ehsan.

"Bagaimanapun, 10kautl iril

masih tertakluk di bawah pelak-

sanaan Perintah Kawalan Fir-

gerakan Bersyarat bagi seluruh

negeri Sabah.'a katanya.

Terdahulu, katanya. seramai

639 individu yang inzkar ara-han PKPB ditahan dan daripada

jumlah itu, seramal 634 individu

dikompaun. empat individu dire-

man dan seorang dilamin.

BEBERAPA kakltangan keslhatan tlba di STIAS Senawang bagl

membawa pelalar yang posltlf Covld-19 ke Hospital Reinbau.

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jumlah-kematiantertinggiMal'aysi,acafat 10

keinatianakibalpositifCavid-19 semalam

.KUALA LtJMPUR

aktif4(ingaBkeboleh-

jangkitan Covid-l!,

pulakini adalah 8,416

"Sabah terus

ihapcatatkan jw;lah

has tertinggiiaitu 528

kes msulanhasilusa-

ha gigih dalamma;i-

jalankan pen:sa.nmi

kes secaraaktif di.

dalarnkenyaiaanmengenaiper

kembangn Coyid-19 semalain.

Beau .berka$, 6elangormencaTatkan 62 kes babatu 'di-

kes, %gemSe4bil,y(37), Wi-layahPers6kutuanI,abruan(19)

Wilkyah 'Petssku K'uala

LutnpJlO) seahaYtavamasing-masing empat di Berak dan Jo-

'=T." . .7nasing-masing diKedah dan Paltang,

'sementaralianyasnhi'a kes import yang pu-

Jang dint,pal dica-..tatkan seffilan+.

" Mehgenai3eske-a matian baharu, Dr. Noor Hisham berka-

ta,lapankes $ekod-kan a Sabah mana-kala masing-masing

satu kes di Kedah dab Labi)an."Kanatiake-20fi, 207,2(j!",

220,21'l,212,dan2i3melihakanward tempatan sementar;ke-mattsnke-205, 208dan214yu&membabi$nwarg@asing,"ka-tanya.

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Beds at the makeshifthospital for Covtd-19patients at the'Tawausports complm. set up

by the artpedforcer,recenay. 0nset) Healt8offickals aml policemen a.checking on a personundergoinghomequa#atane inSandakan O)2 M6nday.BERNAMA PIX

a Home quarantine among stepstaken by Sabah Health D'eptK€}TA' KINABALui The SabahHealth Department has cariiedout a number of strategies to ad-dress a shortage of hospital bedsin the state, incluarig allowinglow-risk Covid-19 patients toqu.itantine at home, said stateCoVid-19 spokesman Datuk SetiMasidtManlun.

"If the syinptom's are manage-able, they will be advised to stayat home and tteatment will beprovided at home. It saves themfrom going to the quarantine ortreatment Centre.

"Theideais to ensure that.theydo not hifect others. This works

'well in cases where two peoplewho Itve together md are bothinfected, then they can quaran-tinethemselves,' hesaid.

He,however, saidauchpatientswould havetobe screeriedbeforebeing alloyed to go home forquarantine.

Masidi, yho is also state localgovernment and housing minis-ter, was responding to reports ofpatients claiming that despitetesting positive, they could not

secondweek.There are 5.651 beds at Covid-

19- dgslgnated hospitals and 23ptemises that have been turnedinto eovid-19 centres inthe state.

As of Thursday, the (iccupancyrate of state hospital beds stoodat99.5 percent, or 5.624beds.

Masidf (1180 s(iid health quthor-itJes had given priority t6 high-riskpatientsandthosedeemedtohave a high chance of infectingottters.

Meanwhile, Community Em-

powerment Initiative Sabah(CEIS) urged the state govern-meht to increase its engagementwlth n6i'-governmental 6rgani-sations (NGOFI) to expedite aiddistribution.

C+EIS. a state-based NGO.saidthe Covid-19 pandemit: in thestate was much more than ahealth crisis which required f(istresponse from the goverruhentand civil society.

"The resolve and sacrifiaes offrontline health workers must bematched by everyindividualand

political leader to put in placemeasures to endthe pandemic.

"Given ffie urgency of the sit-uatlon, is it not possible for thefederal or state government topromptlydlsburse the funds forthe immediate purchase of nec-essary toolb arid.equipment," hesaid, adding that the NGOs weregetting SOS' calls from variousquarters, includinghospita}s.

Onhospitalbeds, CEISsaid250

10 die, making it the mostdaily number smee MarehKuALA IQ,MPURi' Mglayjia as well as providimg medical

tallysincethepandetnicbeganin improved. This, in turn, has

March. he,lJd 'lri effprts twconduct RT-

statement yesterday, said out of Sa5ah, all but one were localthelO,eightpatlentshadunder- tr%nsmisslons.Thesoleimported

lying hemth ROblems. A}1 10 fa- Ca!ie Was a toutist with a t=veti talitieSWef(ifeCOidMin'Sal)ah0 > hiStOrytOtheState,

ThpdeaQ;is'hro4htthen5itlo4- DrNoorHisJmaddedthatthe

andoneinxeaab. per cerit of the total n-eW CaSe8

Dr Noor Hisham also an- yesterday.nounced that 710 new Covid-19 The affected areas'intheKlangcdses were recotdeid yesterday, Valley, as well as the yhole ofbringingthetotalntltnberofac- Sabah,henoted,hadbeenplacedtive CaSe8 tO 8,416. Cugiul4ve unde"rtheconditlonalMoyementcases, he added, nOW stood at ControlOrder(CMCO)24,514. - He said.l80 of the cases orlg-

He added that one imported i inated from prisori 61usters,casewasrecordedinvoMngafor- namelythe?epayanPrlson(140)eigner whO entered Malaysia inSabah,andtheRemandPrison

i fromNepal. (:19) and Tembok qluster (1) inSabah, he said, continued to Kedah.

recprd.tbehlghestnumberofdai- currentiy,gocovia-.t@p,aynts

i state.Hesaidmostofthecasesin Theminlstry'als'orecot&d467i sa6ahwete'aiscovereaasaresurt recovmies yesterd'ay. s6 fara ofactive3:asetrackingefforts. 15i884 cases, sr 6<.s per cent of

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portable beds were serit to theTawguHospital; 70 portable bedsto the Keningau Hospitali 70portable beds to the 8eipanggarRela Centre under the pumew oftheTuaranHospital, aswellas 90suchb'edstothePenamparigCul-tural Hall under the purview ofQueenElitiabethHospital:

"There wiff be another 1,000beds corningtnNovl as stand-byfor the expected further increase

inCovid-19 related cases;' theor-

ganisation said, additig $at theportable tieds were designed inTaiwan in resporise to the floodsinPakistanin20lO.

Aparrfrom that, another NGO,Osimal Foundation, has hian-aged to grange for the purchaseand delivery of mobile isblationnegative prps:ure chambersworth RM130,000 to a local hos-pitalinjustaweek.

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18 more students tent positiveforCovid-19 in Seremban schoolSEREMBAN:iEighteen mO!e students"arideight members.of Sakolah Ilnggi IslamAs Sofa Senawang %re tested positive forCovid 19,isays its hoard of governots diat-manAbffullahAbdolRazak.

Thiq brings the ninnber of students andstafewho.have testedpositive for the vms atfl'ie school to 59.

jkbdunah saidi thetae.were more studentsand staff who had uMergone'scraemng buthave yet togettheir medicalresults.

TO prevent the coronavinis from spread-ing, he saidi.the studentg Who do not live inthehomelandhaveyet to 7eceliie tbeir medi-cal results have been asked to reniain in thesi.hooL

"We do notwan them to spread the vimsshomd their results come 'ba& pasiffve," hisaiditlastatementi .

iB a separate statement, State lxealth com-mittffie *airman S. Veerap4n sai4 37 caseswere reportedinithe.state yesterday.

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Toreopenornottoreopen numberofl0fheh'ghesfM'ixed veactions over how much linge5.schools should be shut DEAHS in

a single dayBySANt)HYAMENONsandllyamenon@thestar.com.my

PETAlin'TGJAY.4iMotethanl,000Malaysian

s,di9maolcdiflemdretkurenhaawveavbeeoerTeeoucitbearebaky Cboevigadn=Iast.m6nth and there seem to be diffeiigviews hom stakeholders as to whethersrhoolsshotflabeshut'downloiiger. '

Most parents are not h'i favour or sahaplsbeing dosgdfora'lt%(perio(landinsteadaslctliat chfldra'i 'be ta4ht necessary pyecau-tlons.

Parenf Action Group for EducationJiclbaaiuiiuliaJul(luur AziiualiAliaul

Rahim said s&oolsahauld reopen but withshtder stm:d-operat%procedure (SOP).

Aspob@bles41htlons,shesaidtheEdu4tlonMinistry c6ukl look mto having adentsattendsdiools .tn alternate#6eks.

, opti""ones andm""%s"hten"hthoe"SO'Pa:ee=reW pant'Tt might be a' great inconvenience but at

leasflearnJ COmueSl" She added.Melaka Actlon. Group for Parents in

Educatlon Mak Chee Kin sai5 the countrycannot afford to aose 'all schools once againas the implications willbe severe.

forAcdea"pa"toe"n't!o s'en"dgt;:"drnken"ato'a"sfch:oolif$eyfeelitis saunsafe to do to, he added.

'The onus is notjust on teai.hers but ever'-one must do theirpartinfollowing the SOP;"

National ITnion of the Teag Professionsecretary-general Haq Taii, however, saidthe closing of schools m affected areas con-trols me spread of the virgs and is a 'circuitbreake?.

Learning is notnmitedto the four walls ofdie, classroom and can be done anywhere,'hesaid.

He said the government should, however,consider making it compulsory for studentsto wearmaaks in spools and provide meas-urestoheipthosewhocannotayoramasbtoreduce the transmfssion rate af the vints.

"Tea&ersplay animportantrole in srhoolsbut they must be given upambiguous anddoable instmctuins'to be aissemtnatea: hesaidi -

"Most of them wear masks in dassrotithsand are on duty during recess to monitorwhether students are fonewing'the SOR

"Atthe end of the day, itbofls down to par-ents' and teachers' miet aria ingenuity to

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia rqcordqd :10.Co@(1-19deaths, the Mghegt nurheraf f,italilles in asingle day sirlce the pandemictegan.

wete in Sab& whfla another two were inLabuan andl(edah.

'The curMlative total numbsr of deAthsdue to Covid-19 in the countntis non214. or

in a statementyesferday.-Previously,the-most-mxnberoffatalitleai

a span of 24 hours vima on March 29, wheneight deaths were recorded.

In this month arm'ie, 78 people succumbedto Covid-19. or 36.45% ofthetotal number ofdeaths caused by SARS-CoV-2, the virusbehind Covid-19,,inthe country.

with a history of ladney diseasei . at theSabah Women and ChfldrenHaspifal inLikas.

The other deaths involved sLx men adthree women aged from 54 to J7.

§ile son e bel aye scnoi ism qow xq :a es, nr r@ng ne nun oer tracuviAZHAR MAJ- FOF/The Star cases up to 8,426, while putting the cumula

ttve %otalin Malaysia at 24,!il4 cases.COnductremOtnlearning,"headded. erpandemiClikethis. The t.Ountty'alsO $ChaTged4B7 pattEnts,

Parent Pm'ya Kmhnan, 40, said schaols 'The Education Mtniery arid the [OVerll- bnnging the tOtai number of recoveries tocould split iasses.into lialf, yeduce the niun- ment should be mare swift in their respon- IS,884.berofdaysschooltWMrenattendschaol,give siveriess and decisiveness in protecting siu- Currently, 90,people ale being.treated atparents the option of whether they want to dml.i' saf$ intensive Care untts, with 28 ofthem requfr-StndtheirChfldrentosCh00landtu$teach "nisastermanagementpi=nsareiirnportant ingv6nlllatorsuppoM.coresubjects mongwi$mt andPhysicaland and schools should lpok into this seriously;" The majority of4e cafe's cotutnoea toHealth Education. said the father of a.Year One pupfl. come frorti Sabah, wheye 528 cases' (74.4%

'Wecannotconstantlybeunderlockdown H=lth director-general Tan Sri Dr N6or wererep6rted.andwemustofnewmdrafior+always HishamAbdullMhadsaidthatwhentheout- DrNoor'Hisham-saidtM4%hturnberpintO Cape withfNepandernic. - brealc staved in Febrg,q Comd-19 infeded Sabah are affl'butdd to the Health Ms

"we must take dvens mental health 830 ataben in pr'mary schools and 1,318 petsistence in active' case. detm'on in theintoconsiderationaswellasnoteveryfamfiy secondarystudents. state.

runi-;"Saidthemqthera-tWO. betweeRSeVenan-dl2,and670CaSesblVOlVed -(ire an impmVemat frOn'f the tTiple-(ffgitPang Wt Meng, 37, beueVeS S*OO1S must secondary SOhOOl Students aged between.l3 casesintkeprevious'4ays.

revoluttonisefl'iewayitfuncttonsandttpskfil andl8. Thereisonsnewbmportedcaseinvolvingaits teachem to adapt to the new nm'nial as SigeSept20itheBovenmenthad&e$d non-MalaysiangrrMng.fromNepalCovid-19 may not be the last pandemic the 12 sihools inthe couiffiy to be dosed fonow- Meanwhile Dz Moor 'Hisham alsoworldwffl endure. ing t%i detection of Covid-19 cases in those annauncetl the detectiori of bee new dus-

'Sols must be able to prpvide continu- spools, while a SATRAPS in more critical ters ofinfection, bmgingthe total'number ofousleanmgtostudentsintheeventafana(h- statesweredasedfor,afewweeks. actfveclugtersinthecountryto101.