News
Health DG says may take four to five weeks to flatten the curve
Published on 13 Jan 2021 10:33:24 PM
The Health Ministry feels it may take four to five weeks to flatten the curve and reduce the rate of Covid-19 transmission in the country.
WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news
SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar
LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
Up next
Autoplay
Covid-19: Eleven new clusters, most linked to workplaces and factories
13 Jan 2021
Health DG: Covid-19 Patient with B117 strain already discharged
13 Jan 2021
Covid-19: 2,985 new cases reported, 19 y/o among four new fatalities
13 Jan 2021
Perak plaster manufacturing plant failed to ensure physical distancing, says Labour Dept
13 Jan 2021
KKMM Deputy Minister Zahidi Zainul tests positive for Covid-19
13 Jan 2021
Roadblocks set up in Gombak for MCO, says OCPD
13 Jan 2021
Childcare centres registered with JKM allowed to operate during MCO
13 Jan 2021
U.S. House urges Vice President Pence to start process of removing Trump from office
13 Jan 2021
RM4.3mil worth of drugs seized in KL
13 Jan 2021
Police: 39 roadblocks in KL
13 Jan 2021
Indonesia confident on finding second 'black box' of crashed plane
13 Jan 2021
Fire at Andaman Hotel in Langkawi brought under control
13 Jan 2021
Indonesian president Jokowi receives Covid-19 jab, starting vaccination drive
13 Jan 2021
U.S. to pursue criminal charges in Capitol riot
13 Jan 2021
IGP: Police to set up at least 300 roadblocks, mull increase penalty for MCO violations
12 Jan 2021
Ismail Sabri: Reciprocal Green Lane, Periodic Commuting Arrangement to continue during MCO
12 Jan 2021
Covid-19: 3,309 new cases, active infections breach 30k mark
12 Jan 2021
Ismail Sabri: Long-distance couples not exempt from interstate travel ban
12 Jan 2021
Education Minister briefs on nationwide schools reopening following MCO announcement
12 Jan 2021
Ismail Sabri: Don’t want to be stranded in your hometown? Then hit the road by Jan 15
12 Jan 2021
MCO violations: 377 compounds issued, 38 remanded on Monday
12 Jan 2021
Edu Min: Teachers with illnesses must provide MC if unwilling to return to school
12 Jan 2021
Two Bangladesh nationals arrested for selling fake documents
12 Jan 2021
Padang Rengas Umno withdraws support for Muhyiddin as PM
12 Jan 2021
Immigration officer charged with graft involving over RM230,000
12 Jan 2021
Cops bust drug syndicate, seize RM125mil worth of drugs
12 Jan 2021
A state of Emergency: Here's what it involves
12 Jan 2021
Home Minister tests positive, Transport Minister tests negative for Covid-19
12 Jan 2021
Gorillas at U.S. San Diego zoo test positive for Covid-19
12 Jan 2021
PM calls on Malaysians to remain calm, trust the govt over Covid emergency
12 Jan 2021
M'sia is open for business, PM assures foreign investors
12 Jan 2021
PM: Independence of the judiciary assured during Emergency period
12 Jan 2021
Muhyiddin: No elections while Emergency is in force
12 Jan 2021
Covid-19: No curfew in current state of Emergency, says Muhyiddin
12 Jan 2021
Indonesia steps up search for plane crash victims, 'black box'
12 Jan 2021
Covid-19: 2,232 new cases reported, four fatalities
11 Jan 2021
Melaka cops nab suspected armed robber, female accomplice after high-speed chase
11 Jan 2021
Covid-19 patient shares his experience at MAEPS quarantine centre
11 Jan 2021
Covid-19: Malaysia expected to receive vaccine by end of February, says PM
11 Jan 2021
Govt re-implements MCO in FT, five states from Jan 13 to 26
11 Jan 2021
Sugu of 'Sugu Pavithra' YouTube channel pleads guilty to possessing sickle at hospital
11 Jan 2021
All Cabinet members ordered to take Covid-19 tests, says Health Minister
11 Jan 2021
Black boxes found in Indonesia 737 crash
11 Jan 2021
Rina Harun is the second minister to test positive for Covid-19
11 Jan 2021
Air India women pilots script history by flying over world's longest air route
11 Jan 2021
Covid-19: 2,433 new cases, nine new fatalities bring total to 551
10 Jan 2021
Suspect in workshop owner's murder tried to pay for tyres with fake bank slip
10 Jan 2021
Woman arrested for driving against traffic in Johor
10 Jan 2021
PM visits flood victims in Pahang
10 Jan 2021
Kembara Kitchen delivers hot food, aid to flood-stricken families in Pahang
10 Jan 2021
Tok Pa tests positive for Covid-19
10 Jan 2021
Indonesia rescue teams scour sea for crashed plane amid poor weather
10 Jan 2021
Indonesia's Sriwijaya Air jet crashed after losing contact
9 Jan 2021
Covid-19: 2,451 new cases, five new deaths bring total to 542
9 Jan 2021
Star Education Fair is back at Setia SPICE convention centre
9 Jan 2021
Inter-state, inter-district travel bans may return to combat spike in Covid-19 cases
9 Jan 2021
Education Ministry to update school reopening status after PM’s announcement on Monday
9 Jan 2021
More than 43k people still at flood relief centres in five states
9 Jan 2021
Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account
9 Jan 2021
SMART members rescue three screaming teens in Pasir Mas
8 Jan 2021
Health Ministry: 2,643 new cases, four new clusters linked to workplaces
8 Jan 2021
Ismail Sabri: Teachers returning to East M’sia will be tested before schools reopen
8 Jan 2021
RM10,000 fine in default of 12 years’ jail on road bully upheld
8 Jan 2021
Nine nabbed in Bayan Lepas drug bust
8 Jan 2021
Poorer countries could start getting Covid-19 vaccines this month, says WHO
8 Jan 2021
Ismail Sabri: PM will announce Malaysia's next step to curb spread of Covid-19 on Monday
8 Jan 2021
KJ: Those taking Pfizer vaccine will receive second dose within 21 days
8 Jan 2021
Singapore PM gets his first Covid-19 vaccine jab
8 Jan 2021
KJ: Those calling for GE now have 'pisang goreng' mentality
8 Jan 2021
Covid-19 vaccine: You won’t be able to choose which vaccine you want, but it will be safe, says KJ
8 Jan 2021
Cops smash forex scam ring that conned 629 victims of RM30mil
8 Jan 2021
Indonesian radical cleric linked to Bali bombings released from jail
8 Jan 2021
Trump faces calls for removal, possible impeachment after Capitol chaos
8 Jan 2021
Four killed after violence at US Capitol
7 Jan 2021
China: US different reactions to mayhem in Washington and Hong Kong worth pondering
7 Jan 2021
Health DG: Daily Covid-19 cases could reach 8k if infectivity rate does not go down
7 Jan 2021
Dr M says ROS rejected Pejuang's registration as political party
7 Jan 2021
US Congress certifies enough Electoral College votes to give Biden victory
7 Jan 2021
Covid-19: Highest-ever daily total recorded as new cases breach 3,000
7 Jan 2021
Fire and Rescue Dept all geared up if rainy season continues until March
7 Jan 2021
World leaders condemn violent scenes in U.S.
7 Jan 2021
Five die since floods hit Pahang, over 20,000 remain in relief centres
7 Jan 2021
High Court issues stern warning to Najib over FB post on Zeti
7 Jan 2021
Meat cartel scandal: Two Maqis officers remanded for five days over alleged involvement
7 Jan 2021
Disagreement over car tyres led to death of senior citizen, says PJ OCPD
7 Jan 2021
Tear gas, violence in 'insurrection' at U.S. Capitol
7 Jan 2021
Umno to decide on severing ties with Bersatu at general assembly on Jan 31
6 Jan 2021
Last of European nations starts Covid-19 vaccination programme
6 Jan 2021
Covid-19: New options needed as daily cases spike, says Health DG
6 Jan 2021
Flood situation in Sabah gets worse
17 Jan 2021
Covid-19: 3,339 new cases, 7 new fatalities bring total to 601
17 Jan 2021
Frontliners can't do it alone in fight against Covid-19, says PJ OCPD
17 Jan 2021
Two snatch thefts - same location, same day!
17 Jan 2021
RM201mil worth of drugs seized, Johor cops say biggest drug haul yet
17 Jan 2021
Thousands of Central America migrants traveling north to U.S.
17 Jan 2021
67 workers evacuated after land subsides
17 Jan 2021
Biden lays out plan to get America vaccinated
17 Jan 2021
Cops say man seen at R&R was not wearing a pink tag
16 Jan 2021
Park-goers: It’s a good move
16 Jan 2021
Organiser of frozen chicken giveaway issued compound for breaching SOP
16 Jan 2021
Video of ‘happy hour’ in Likas quarantine centre gone viral
16 Jan 2021
‘Hotpot’ Datuk, another suspect freed on police bail
16 Jan 2021
WHO says its team happy to work with Chinese scientists in Covid-19 investigation
16 Jan 2021
China continues to maintain 100 mark in Covid-19 cases amid fear of second wave
16 Jan 2021
Aftershocks continue to hit Sulawesi quake zone as search still underway
16 Jan 2021
Former Lord President Tun Salleh Abas passes away, aged 91
16 Jan 2021
Mark Rutte: It’s a joint responsibility if whole system failed
16 Jan 2021
Dutch govt resigns over child subsidies scandal
16 Jan 2021
Fitness trainer keeps his chin up, returns to work at wet market due to MCO 2.0
15 Jan 2021
Optometrists now allowed during MCO with more stringent SOP in place
15 Jan 2021
Health Ministry: 3,211 new cases, eight fatalities take death toll to 586
15 Jan 2021
Swab tests not needed for students unless they display symptoms, says Ismail Sabri
15 Jan 2021
Kelantan under MCO from Jan 16-26 and Sibu, S'wak from Jan 16-29
15 Jan 2021
Search for man who fell into monsoon drain after crash
15 Jan 2021
42 illegal immigrants held under Ops Benteng
15 Jan 2021
495 arrested nationwide for various MCO violations
15 Jan 2021
KL public parks to reopen, but no picnics or group activities allowed, says Annuar Musa
15 Jan 2021
Proclamation of Emergency should not be politicised, says Annuar Musa
15 Jan 2021
Annuar Musa: Optometrists now listed as essential service
15 Jan 2021
Coronavirus gives five months immunity – UK study
15 Jan 2021
Victim in ‘hotpot Datuk’ slapping incident a son of another Datuk
15 Jan 2021
'Hotpot' Datuk among duo remanded two days over assault incident
15 Jan 2021
Search underway after strong quake kills at least seven in Indonesia
15 Jan 2021
Public registration for Covid-19 vaccination to open soon
15 Jan 2021
17% of MOH survey respondents unsure of Covid-19 vaccine
15 Jan 2021
Michigan's ex-governor charged in Flint water crisis
15 Jan 2021
D.C. locks down, states on alert, for US President inauguration
15 Jan 2021
Besut man says sorry for installing 11 speed bumps on street next to his home
14 Jan 2021
Malaysia records yet another record high of 3,337 Covid-19 cases
14 Jan 2021
Army deploy teams to construct bridge at Kg Belimbing, Pahang
14 Jan 2021
Ismail Sabri: Private hospitals can be directed to take in Covid-19 patients
14 Jan 2021
Ismail Sabri: Public parks in MCO states to be closed, SOP for laundry service
14 Jan 2021
Ismail Sabri: NGOs seeking to help flood victims need approval to curb spread of Covid-19
14 Jan 2021
Ismail Sabri: Enhanced MCO for Kejora Juara, Westlite workers hostels in Johor extended
14 Jan 2021
Ismail Sabri: 389 arrested for violating SOP on first day of MCO 2.0
14 Jan 2021
Sanitisation and maintenance work being carried out at Penang Hill during MCO
14 Jan 2021
Expect the "best lokam in 10 years" for CNY
14 Jan 2021
Teen arrested after newborn baby’s body found in Kuching
14 Jan 2021
Ku Li tests positive for Covid-19
14 Jan 2021
Police searching for dumped firearms in Sungai Skudai
14 Jan 2021
'Datuk' arrested along with another over slapping incident at hotpot restaurant
14 Jan 2021
Floods: Over 1,800 evacuated in several areas in S'wak
14 Jan 2021
Finance Ministry ready to improve Budget 2021, says minister
14 Jan 2021
Tengku Zafrul: No compromise in ensuring Malaysian’s well-being
14 Jan 2021
Trump condemns Capitol mob, ignores impeachment
14 Jan 2021
US House impeaches Trump for second time after Capitol siege
14 Jan 2021
National Guard troops flood US Capitol
14 Jan 2021
WHO: Second year of pandemic ‘could even be tougher’
14 Jan 2021
Viral: Covid-19 patients clean dirty toilets at the Sabah quarantine centre
13 Jan 2021