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The Kelantan Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIK) encourages the wearing of face masks to the mosque and surau to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Individuals who test positive and have symptoms are advised to self-quarantine for five days, said Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

Under the revised SOP only COVID-19 positive individuals and those handling them are required to wear face masks in healthcare facilities.

Kawano's services as a smile instructor are seeing a surge in demand in Japan, where mask-wearing was near universal during the pandemic.

Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said so far no new guidelines have been issued despite the emergence of new omicron subvariants.

Datuk Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar said he would discuss with Jakim and the FT Mufti regarding the wearing of face mask during Aidilfitri prayer.

Thailand's health ministry urged the public to avoid outdoor activities and wear masks that can filter particles.

In high risk places such as hospitals, administrators can decide whether to require staff and visitors to wear masks, John Lee said.

Masks will also not be required to be worn on public transport, the health ministry said in a statement.

The Negeri Sembilan government is considering making the wearing of face masks compulsory again, especially indoors, should there be a drastic increase in COVID-19 cases in the state.

No special lane will be allocated for COVID-19 positive individuals to vote in the GE15 but they must wear face masks, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

Dr Noor Hisham said voters who tested positive for COVID-19 are also not allowed to ride in public vehicles, including e-hailing.

Despite the lower fatality rate, most public health experts remain concerned over a future with no masks.

Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said the use of face masks indoors was now also optional.

The use of face masks on school premises, be it indoor or outdoor, is no longer mandatory, said Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin.

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Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.

The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.