COVID-19 victims

An exhibition of white flags, covering more than 20 acres, representing Americans who have died of COVID-19 opened yesterday.

The National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) has stressed that all matters related to the management of the remains of COVID-19 victims in the capital are being handled in an orderly manner.

Muhammad Sanusi has apologised for his joke on freezer containers to hold corpses of COVID-19 victims that has since gone viral.

The funeral management involving Muslim COVID-19 fatalities at three hospitals in Selangor will not be more than 24 hours following the implementation of a funeral management initiative.

The recent hike in the number of COVID-19 fatalities has forced the funeral management team at several Muslim cemeteries in the city to use backhoes to dig graves.

The next-of-kin of those who died of COVID-19 here were asked to allow the burial to be done at the cemetery set by the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (JAWI).

As of last Monday, Mohd Z Affendi said they had buried 150 COVID-19 victims at the cemetery, that is eight to 12 victims per day.

MAIS has allocated a baitulmal contribution of RM50,000 to supply equipment for the management of remains of COVID-19 victims at hospitals in Selangor.

Two cremators will be added in Selangor soon, for speedier cremation of the remains of non-Muslim COVID-19 victims in the state.

Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said this was following the remains of COVID-19 victims not being managed fast.

The situation at the Section 21 Muslim Cemetery is not like any ordinary day with rows of hearses seen entering and leaving the area for the burial process, believed to be COVID-19 victims.

Upon receiving the task entrusted to them, these gravediggers will proceed to ensure the remains were handled as soon as possible.

Despite having worked as a gravedigger for the past 20 years, deaths involving COVID-19 patients have always torn Shuib Aziz's heart apart, as he can only offer some comfort to the family members.

India's federal government has asked states to check the practice of dumping bodies of COVID-19 victims into the river Ganga, as the country struggles in a devastating second wave of infections.

The programme allegedly offers US$100,000 in cash to eligible COVID-19 victims.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.