Parlimen: Lima sampel disahkan varian Delta - Dr Noor Hisham

KUALA LUMPUR: Lima sampel kes positif COVID-19 hasil ujian saringan di Parlimen baru-baru ini disahkan adalah daripada varian Delta.

Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah dalam kemas kini di laman Twitter berkata, pengesahan itu hasil keputusan jujukan genom penuh yang dijalankan ke atas sampel tersebut.

"Penjujukan genom penuh mengesahkan lima kes yang disyaki sebagai varian Delta sebelum ini hasil ujian RT PCR dengan nilai CT (Cycle Threshold) yang amat rendah, sekali gus menunjukkan kadar kandungan virus yang sangat tinggi.

"Varian Delta mempunyai kandungan virus 1,200 kali lebih tinggi berbanding bukan varian membimbangkan (VOC)," katanya dalam entri tersebut, hari ini.

The full genomic sequencing confirmed 5 cases to date of our suspicion of delta variant from the initial RT PCR testing with very low CT value indicating very high virus load. Delta variant has 1200x higher virus load than non VOC. a https://t.co/Twu7PbYfhl
— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) August 10, 2021

BACA: 85 kes COVID-19 babit Parlimen, 6 kemungkinan besar varian Delta - Dr Noor Hisham

Sebelum ini, Dr Noor Hisham memaklumkan enam sampel kes positif COVID-19 daripada saringan di Parlimen berkemungkinan besar adalah varian Delta.

Katanya, varian itu dikesan menggunakan ujian PCR Genotyping Assay.

Setakat ini, sebanyak 85 kes positif COVID-19 yang disahkan dengan ujian RT-PCR telah dilaporkan membabitkan Parlimen.

BACA: Parlimen: Pegawai tugas khas timbalan menteri MOTAC meninggal dunia akibat COVID-19 - Sumber

Astro AWANI hari ini turut melaporkan Pegawai Tugas-Tugas Khas kepada Timbalan Menteri Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya, Datuk Jaimin Samitah dilaporkan meninggal dunia pada Isnin dipercayai akibat COVID-19.

DIfahamkan, Jaimin yang juga Pengerusi Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan (PPK) Ranau, Sabah hadir ke Kompleks Parlimen sepanjang Mesyuarat Khas Dewan Rakyat pada 26 hingga 29 Julai lalu.

Consider This: Teens, Tech & Trust (Part 2) — Building Digital Resilience

In Malaysia, 75% of teenagers use social media daily—but with this constant connection comes a growing number of risks. A new report by the think tank SERI titled ‘Teens, Tech, and Trust’ reveals that fewer than half of Malaysian teens feel safe online— with cyberbullying, scams, and hacking being everyday realities. Meanwhile, questions are being raised about whether schools, parents, and even social media platforms are doing enough to protect our young digital citizens. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Dr Benjamin Loh, senior lecturer at Taylor’s University School of Media and Communication and director of the Impact Lab for Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.

Consider This: Teens, Tech & Trust (Part 1) — Building Digital Resilience

In Malaysia, 75% of teenagers use social media daily—but with this constant connection comes a growing number of risks. A new report by the think tank SERI titled ‘Teens, Tech, and Trust’ reveals that fewer than half of Malaysian teens feel safe online— with cyberbullying, scams, and hacking being everyday realities. Meanwhile, questions are being raised about whether schools, parents, and even social media platforms are doing enough to protect our young digital citizens. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Vyshnavi Charrlotte, Researcher at the Social & Economic Research Initiative (SERI).