The Health Ministry is prepared to add a hantavirus tracker to the MySejahtera app if necessary, to give Malaysians real-time information about the disease.
For now, however, it says there is no indication yet of the disease spreading to Asia, with cases currently confined to Western countries.
The MySejahtera disease tracker currently provides up-to-date info about dengue, TB, measles, HFMD, Covid and rabies cases in a particular area.
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All ministries have been directed to realign their assistance programs, to ensure that government resources are channeled towards protecting the poor and vulnerable from the global supply crisis.
The Prime Minister says it is crucial that no Malaysian gets left behind, as the crisis puts increasing pressure on the prices of daily goods.
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Police have arrested a teenage couple for allegedly assaulting an e-hailing driver in Johor and stealing his car.
The 18-year-old boy and his 17-year-old girlfriend later ditched the vehicle and fled by bus to Melaka, where they were subsequently detained.
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In other news…
The government says more than four thousand individuals have been fined and made to undergo community service so far for breaking the new anti-littering law.
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The Ulu Bendol Forest Eco park in Kuala Pilah has been closed to all activities for the next 11 days, following reports of leptospirosis in the area.
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The Defense Ministry has confirmed that no casualties were reported after a drone attack near a facility used by Malaysian military officers at the headquarters of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon.
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And, reports say international fugitive and alleged 1MDB mastermind Jho Low has asked Donald Trump for a presidential pardon, which, if granted, would remove all US criminal charges against him.
