COVID-19: Belgium umum larangan perjalanan percutian

BELGIUM mengumumkan larangan perjalanan percutian terhadap rakyatnya bermula minggu depan sehingga Mac.

Perdana menterinya, Alexander De Croo menjelaskan, perjalanan percutian berkemungkinan meningkatkan risiko jangkitan.

Pada masa sama, analisis berkenan ujian COVID-19 menemui varian baharu direkodkan di negara-negara luar.

“Kita bukan membina tembok di seluruh negara. Perjalanan penting masih boleh dilakukan tetapi ia terhad kepada urusan penting.

“Saya tahu ia adalah langkah yang ketat tetapi kami mendapati sejak beberapa minggu lepas, apabila orang ramai melakukan perjalanan percutian, ia membolehkan virus merebak dengan cepat.

“Kami juga mendapati ujian sampel dari mereka yang bercuti merekodkan lebih banyak varian baharu daripada mereka yang tidak melakukan perjalanan percutian,” katanya.

Perjalanan penting termasuk bagi menguruskan hal keluarga, rawatan perubatan dan bekerja rentas daerah masih boleh dilakukan.

Keputusan tersebut menyusul selepas pemimpin Kesatuan Eropah bersetuju untuk membuka pintu sempadan bagi memastikan urusan perjalanan penting diteruskan.

Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Costing The Silent Threat of Obesity

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia are a growing burden on the health system, with a number of associated health issues and economic costs.

The annual cost of healthcare for NCDs is estimated to be over RM 9.65 billion. Meanwhile, the cost of disability and loss of healthy life years is estimated to be around RM 100.79 billion. Absenteeism due to NCDs is estimated to cost the Malaysian economy RM 2.6 billion annually.

From the common NCDs, obesity is one of THE most significant health threats, with nearly 20% of the Malaysian population currently classified as obese.

Additionally, more than half of all adults (54%) are overweight or obese. According to the World Obesity Atlas, this figure could rise to 41% in Malaysia by 2035, if preventive action is not taken.

Niaga Spotlight focuses on immediate strategies to address this growing silent threat of Obesity, which also burdens the national healthcare system as well as national productivity levels with significant impacts and costs.