The number of infections in Cheras has climbed to 44 from 38, pushing it into the red zone, which is an area with more than 40 cases.
This brings the total number of red zones in the country to 18, accounting for 2,453 coronavirus cases of the national toll of 3,662.
As of noon yesterday, Lembah Pantai was the district with the highest number of cases at 376, followed by Hulu Langat (318) and Petaling (292).
Other red zones are Kuching (165), Seremban (156), Kluang (147), Johor Baru (139), Kepong (112), Klang (109), Gombak (100), Titiwangsa (90), Kinta (84), Kota Baru (82), Tawau (67), Hilir Perak (65), Jerantut (60) and Batu Pahat (47).
The Health Ministry identifies a district as an orange zone if it has between 20 and 40 cases, while yellow zones have fewer than 20.
The orange zones are Rembau (40), Sepang (39), Lahad Datu (38), Jasin (38), Putrajaya (37), Seberang Prai Tengah (37), Kuantan (36), Kota Samarahan (36), Kota Kinabalu (34), Kuala Muda (33), Kuala Selangor (29), Muar (29), Melaka Tengah (28), Timur Laut (27), Dungun (27), Besut (26), Hulu Selangor (25), Kulai (24), Kota Setar (23), Alor Gajah (23), Pekan (22) and Kuala Langat (21).
There are four green zones, which are areas free of Covid-19, in the peninsula, namely Kampar, Yan, Machang and Hulu Terengganu.
The virus has killed 61 people in Malaysia so far. – THE MALAYSIAN INSIGHT
DAP rep hiring people to sew cloth masks
BUKIT Gasing assemblyman Rajiv Rishyakaran is providing jobs to those out of work: making cloth masks as part of the fight against Covid-19.
The DAP rep, in a Facebook post, called on his social media followers to spread the word, especially to people who are not earning an income during the movement-control order.
“I’m hiring those who can sew and are temporarily out of work, to sew cloth masks in our battle against Covid-19.
“We will never have enough surgical masks; we need to do the best with the resources that we have.
“If you are interested, or if you know someone who could use the income, please (private message) me or fill up this Google form,” he said in the post, with a link to the said form.
He said he has the first batch of material ready for those who sign up.
“I need a workforce to get this done.”
Cloth masks are seen as the next best alternative to surgical masks, which experts have said should be left for medical frontliners.
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention last week urged Americans to use cloth masks in public to slow the spread of the virus.
In Malaysia, Director-General of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the ministry will not stop people from wearing home-made masks, but added that staying home, practising social distancing and frequently washing one’s hands are still the best way to prevent infections.
The country’s earlier stance was in line with the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) initial position that generally healthy people need not wear masks, and only those working in hospital environments or caring for the sick should.
WHO last Friday changed its position, but urged the public to use cloth or home-made masks so that surgical ones are reserved for health personnel.
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