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Dr Noor Hisham said 19 new clusters were detected yesterday, bringing the total active clusters to 481.

His Majesty today decreed that COVID-19 screening tests must be conducted for all flood evacuees housed at PPS to avoid the emergence of new clusters.

The number of new COVID-19 cases dropped to 5,666 today compared to 5,828 cases yesterday, while 6,978 recoveries were recorded in the last 24 hours.

Forty-five new COVID-19 clusters were reported in Malaysia today, including 30 at workplaces, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Four are community clusters and the other a workplace cluster, bringing the total number of active clusters in the state to 78.

Thirty COVID-19 new clusters were reported in the country today, with the community clusters exceeding the workplace clusters.

Muftis have agreed that SOPs at surau and mosques will continue to be tightened and monitored so as to curb the spread of COVID-19.

It is believed that the activity of selling illegal lottery has triggered one of the three COVID-19 clusters detected in Sabah, Masidi said.

Clusters linked to workplaces continue to contribute to the rise of new clusters in the country, with 1,328 detected to date, with 147,040 COVID-19 positive cases among the clusters.

Sabah recorded a significant drop in daily COVID-19 cases today with only 190 cases, compared with 265 cases reported yesterday, and no new clusters detected.

The COVID-19 spike and emergence of several new clusters in Melaka over the past few days is believed to be due to Hari Raya visits.

Sabah Health Department has detected two new COVID-19 clusters, Kebagu cluster here and Papar as well as Tanjong Kapor cluster in Semporna involving a teacher and a pregnant woman as index cases.

The Sarawak Health Department also announced four new clusters involving two in Miri district and one each in Kanowit and Selangau.

Eight new clusters were also detected - three each involving workplaces and the education sector, and one each at a detention centre and in the community.

Although it's just the second day of fasting, the issue of non-compliance with SOPs at Ramadan bazaars has raised concerns for fearing it could cause the emergence of new clusters.

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.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.