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Comparing it to the 2,305 cases reported in ME46\/2023 (Nov 12\u201318), Dr Radzi said the majority of cases (48%) are made up of those aged between 20 and 40, with 98% of those cases only showing mild symptoms.
\"The weekly cases detected have exceeded 1,000 cases every week from ME41\/2023 to ME47\/2023, with an increased rate between 7.1% and 57.3%.
\"Eight active COVID-19 clusters have been reported, with a total of 121 cases involved. The cumulative number of clusters reported up to ME47\/2023 is 7,248. The majority of reports are clusters involving the education sector,\" he said in a statement today.\r\n\r\nDr Radzi noted that the admission rate of COVID-19 patients to health facilities here has increased to 2.9% per 100,000 of the population during ME47\/2023, compared to 2% during ME46\/2023.
On the other hand, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has also reported on the rise of new Omicron variants, with BA.2.86, which was first reported on July 24, 2023.
In Singapore, there has been a significant rise in COVID-19 infections said the Health Ministry (MOH) on Saturday (Dec 2). The Singapore MOH urged people to keep up-to-date with their vaccinations.
The number of estimated COVID-19 infections doubled from 22,094 in the week of Nov 19 to 25, compared with 10,726 in the previous week, CNA reported.
\u201cThe average daily COVID-19 hospitalisations and ICU cases have remained stable,\u201d the ministry added.
MOH said the rise in infections could be due to factors such as the year-end travel season and waning population immunity. \u2013 Dec 3, 2023\r\n
<\/div>","post_title":"A 57.3% increase in COVID-19 cases reported in the last week of November","post_excerpt":"Health Director-General Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan today there has been a 57.3% increase in COVID-19 cases as 3,626 cases were reported in the 47th epidemiological week (ME47\/2023) from Nov 19 to 25.\r\n","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-57-3-increase-in-covid-19-cases-reported-in-the-last-week-of-november","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-03 15:24:12","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-03 07:24:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/focusmalaysia.my\/?p=154547","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":154568,"post_author":"35","post_date":"2023-12-03 18:30:18","post_date_gmt":"2023-12-03 10:30:18","post_content":"FORMER health minister Datuk Dr Chua Jui Meng, the country's longest-serving health minister, died today.
He was the Health Minister for nine years from 1995 to 2004 and was the former Member of Parliament for Bakri where he served for five terms.
News portal FreeMalaysiaToday<\/em> said an MCA source revealed that Chua had a heart attack a week ago and had been hospitalised since then.
Chua was with MCA from 1976 to 2009 but left MCA to join PKR in July 2009 and was appointed Johor PKR chief. \u2013 Dec 3, 2023","post_title":"Former health minister Datuk Chua Jui Meng passes away","post_excerpt":"Former health minister Datuk Dr Chua Jui Meng, the country's longest-serving health minister, died today.\r\n","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"former-health-minister-datuk-chua-jui-meng-passes-away","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-03 19:06:17","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-03 11:06:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/focusmalaysia.my\/?p=154568","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":154544,"post_author":"35","post_date":"2023-12-03 14:00:10","post_date_gmt":"2023-12-03 06:00:10","post_content":"MALAYSIA Chinese Association national youth secretary-general Saw Yee Fung said last week that it is unhealthy to force foreigners renewing their driving licences through the Road Transport Department (JPJ) to speak in Bahasa Melayu.\r\n\r\nShe even said there were indications of \u201clittle Napoleons\u201d within the unity government that must be contained, urging Putrajaya to take a clear stand on this issue before it spreads to other departments.\r\n\r\nRecently, non-Malay-speaking foreigners were being instructed by JPJ officers to communicate in Bahasa Melayu (BM) when renewing their driving licences.\r\n\r\n\u201cMCA Youth respects and upholds Bahasa Melayu as the national language of our country. However, JPJ, a major agency under the Transport Ministry (MOT), is responsible for providing over-the-counter services to motor vehicle owners. JPJ is not an examining board to test and appraise the BM proficiency of members of the public.\r\n\r\n\u201cWhy do JPJ officers make it a requirement for their clients to have BM skills? Does the unity government intend to turn every JPJ counter into an SPM BM examination room?\r\n\r\nOn the X platform, the debate is raging on the issue.\r\n
He was the Health Minister for nine years from 1995 to 2004 and was the former Member of Parliament for Bakri where he served for five terms.
News portal FreeMalaysiaToday<\/em> said an MCA source revealed that Chua had a heart attack a week ago and had been hospitalised since then.
Chua was with MCA from 1976 to 2009 but left MCA to join PKR in July 2009 and was appointed Johor PKR chief. \u2013 Dec 3, 2023","post_title":"Former health minister Datuk Chua Jui Meng passes away","post_excerpt":"Former health minister Datuk Dr Chua Jui Meng, the country's longest-serving health minister, died today.\r\n","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"former-health-minister-datuk-chua-jui-meng-passes-away","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-03 19:06:17","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-03 11:06:17","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/focusmalaysia.my\/?p=154568","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":154544,"post_author":"35","post_date":"2023-12-03 14:00:10","post_date_gmt":"2023-12-03 06:00:10","post_content":"MALAYSIA Chinese Association national youth secretary-general Saw Yee Fung said last week that it is unhealthy to force foreigners renewing their driving licences through the Road Transport Department (JPJ) to speak in Bahasa Melayu.\r\n\r\nShe even said there were indications of \u201clittle Napoleons\u201d within the unity government that must be contained, urging Putrajaya to take a clear stand on this issue before it spreads to other departments.\r\n\r\nRecently, non-Malay-speaking foreigners were being instructed by JPJ officers to communicate in Bahasa Melayu (BM) when renewing their driving licences.\r\n\r\n\u201cMCA Youth respects and upholds Bahasa Melayu as the national language of our country. However, JPJ, a major agency under the Transport Ministry (MOT), is responsible for providing over-the-counter services to motor vehicle owners. JPJ is not an examining board to test and appraise the BM proficiency of members of the public.\r\n\r\n\u201cWhy do JPJ officers make it a requirement for their clients to have BM skills? Does the unity government intend to turn every JPJ counter into an SPM BM examination room?\r\n\r\nOn the X platform, the debate is raging on the issue.\r\n
\r\n\ud83d\udc49If driver is Msian, no excuse not to use BM\r\n\ud83d\udc49If driver is foreigner, no excuse to force to use BM. Better use English to avoid miscommunication. If the officer do not know English, something is not right. JPJ officers have done better in the past.https:\/\/t.co\/A2FpucPwJh<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 BigJoe470 (@BigJoe470) December 2, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n