Carian mengenai topik partial lockdown

The list of Covid-19 standard operating protocol (SOP) violations that gave rise to the number of cases from the Sivagangga cluster and forced parts of Kedah to go into a partial lockdown continues to grow.

This time, with a Malaysian participating in Hari Raya Aidiladha activities before revealing his link to the cluster.

Health Ministry Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the person made up one of two new Covid-19 cases recorded today.

The person was a patron at a restaurant owned by the index case of the Sivagangga cluster, who returned from India on July 13 but did not comply with a home quarantine order and spent time at his restaurant. The Sivagangga cluster was discovered on July 28.

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Bars, restaurants and non-essential stores will be ordered to close at 7 pm for at least three weeks starting Saturday.

Be it a total lockdown or partial lockdown, the COVID-19 pandemic is not likely to end if the people continue to flagrantly violate the SOPs that are in place to stem the transmission.

They've come to fill their buckets with colourful tulips, in vivid pinks, yellows and reds.

The partial lockdown in Sao Paulo, Brazil's most-populous state, underscored mounting concerns about a surging new wave of infections.

India has largely lifted its nationwide lockdown, and the virus has been spreading at a significant rate, prompting several big cities to impose partial lockdowns.

The city-state has seen a sharp jump in cases in recent weeks fuelled by infections in cramped migrant worker dormitories.

Popular resort island Phuket has been placed on partial lockdown from yesterday until April 30 in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Sanchez said he was aware the measures will have a major impact on citizens and businesses but promised the government would do all it can to mitigate the impact.