As of 12:00 noon on December 27, 2021, there were 2,757 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Malaysia today, with a total of 2743,936 confirmed cases. Other epidemic data will be updated on the COVIDNOW website at 12 a.m. tonight.

As of noon on December 27, 2021, 2, 2757 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia confirmed cases in Malaysia today, and a total of diagnosed 743936 cases were confirmed. Other epidemic data will be updated on the COVIDNOW website at 12 a.m. tonight.

Today (December 27) Epidemic data

Malam Yesterday new increased by 2778 cases of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia, of which 2649 were local infections and 129 were imported from abroad. According to detailed data on the epidemic reported by the Ministry of Health in the early morning of the 127th, the states with higher new cases yesterday included 676 cases in Selangor, 342 cases in Johor, 311 cases in Kelantan, 247 cases in , and 169 cases in Kedah.

Yesterday (December 26) epidemic data

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Malaysia Tech University

Malaysia Tech University issued a notice of postponement of graduation gown return date

Day ago, Malaysia Tech University (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, referred to as UTM) released a notice of postponement of graduation gown return date .

Considering the current situation, the school allows graduates affected by the flood to return the graduation gown by mail to postpone the return of the graduation gown to December 31, 2021 .

Nevertheless, the date when graduates from the Johor Johor Bahru Campus of graduates will remain unchanged until December 26, 2021.

Sunway University of Malaysia

Malaysia Sunway University will hold a campus opening day in January

Day ago, Sunway University of Malaysia (Sunway University) announced that it will hold a campus opening day in January 2022 !

It is reported that Sunway University will hold online and offline campus opening days from January 8 to 9 and from 15 to 16, 2022, from 10 am to 4 pm.

Interested students can sign up through the school’s official website to learn more about Sunway University and the courses they are interested in.

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Researcher: Local Omicron is very likely to have existed for more than two weeks

Researcher 1 Researcher at the Institute of Health and Community Medicine, University of Sarawak, Huang Menghao, a researcher at the Institute of Health and Community Medicine, University of Sarawak, revealed that according to the report, the patient of an Omicron case in Kuching, Sarawak has not had a history of going abroad , that is, the Omicron mutation strain is very likely to exist in Kuching or Sandsam for two weeks or more .

He believes that people all know that Omicron cases have occurred one after another in countries around the world, which is expected. Its is quite contagious. It only takes about 3 or 4 days from the time of exposure to the virus to the occurrence of symptoms. It is 1 or 2 days faster than Delta, and it is 3 or 4 days faster than the early COVID-19.

He said that judging from the fact that there was a suspected local case of Omicron in Kuching, perhaps this mutant strain has existed locally for some time, and has even spread locally. He added that the confirmed patients were exposed to the virus in mid-December and began to show symptoms.

Defense chief: It is expected to surge in the next few weeks, but the increase has not been predicted.

Malaysian Health Minister Kaili said that As there are local Omicron cases in Malaysia, there may be a surge in cases in Malaysia in the next few weeks, but the increase and its severity are still unknown.

At a press conference on December 25, he was asked about the Institute of Health Indexes and Evaluation (IHME), a research institution at the University of Washington, predicting that Malaysia will reach 300,000 daily cases at the end of January after Omickron cases appearing, saying that has not yet made an prediction for the spread of Omickron cases.

"We have not predicted the transmission and severity of Omickron. This depends largely on the analysis report of the Omickron case we identified, as well as close contacts, whether they are diagnosed and the type of infection, etc. I think it is too early to predict it at the moment."

"However, from the situation of the Omickron variant strain in other countries, we know that Omickron is more contagious. Therefore, after , local infection cases in Malaysia, there may be a surge in cases in the next few weeks."

Malaysian New Zealand VTL temporarily freezes until January 20 next year

Malaysian Health Minister Kairi pointed out that According to the latest progress of the epidemic in Singapore, the Ministry of Health of Malaysia and Singapore decided to temporarily freeze bus tickets and air tickets sold in the Vaccinator Tourism Corridor (VTL) plan from December 23 to January 20 next year .

"As for those who have purchased VTL bus tickets and air tickets, and those who meet the conditions, they can continue their scheduled itinerary."

However, Kaili pointed out that After the two countries evaluated the epidemic risks, VTL bus tickets and air tickets will start to reopen on January 21, but will reduce sales quotas. "For details, please contact the Ministry of Transport (VTL Land) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (VTL Aviation)."

Starting from January 8 next year, all foreigners entering Sabah must be quarantined

Starting from January 8, 2022, those countries that have not been listed as temporary travel restrictions by the Malaysian Ministry of Health (Sekatan Perjalanan Sementara) Those who want to enter Sabah must also be quarantined according to regulations before entering the country. They cannot be quarantined in Sabah as they are now.

As of now, has 34 countries listed as temporary tourism restrictions by the Malaysian Ministry of Health . The eight African countries listed in the list were , including: South Africa, Botswana, Swatini Kingdom, Resotto, Mosanbik, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi.

After that, the Malaysian Ministry of Health included another 26 countries and 1 region on the list, including: the United Kingdom, Portugal, the Netherlands, Australia, Canada, South Korea, Hong Kong, China, Israel, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Nigeria, Belgium, Japan, Brazil, Norway, Czech Republic, France, Austria, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Ireland, the Emirates United Nations and the United States.

Sabah COVID-19 spokesperson Datuk Mahidi said that the list of Chinese entry entries is mandatory for 14 days before entering Sabah is allowed to take effect immediately. The quarantine requirements for entrants from countries outside the list will take effect from 0:00 p.m. (12am) on January 8, 2022.

Deputy Head of Defense: Mixed vaccines have stronger immunity. Most people tend to receive homologous enhancement injections

Deputy Minister of Health of Malaysia Director Datuk Noorzmi said that Currently, the national acceptance of enhanced injections is generally good, but most people tend to give the brand of initial vaccination was homologous (homologous) (homologous)

He said that according to the Institute of Clinical Research conducted a questionnaire on the "resistance of enhanced injection" of the Malaysian population (Inception-B) from October 15 to 26, as many as 76.2% of the respondents agreed to get enhanced injections, but only 39.9% of the respondents were able to receive mixed (heterologous) reinforcement injections.

" This may be the reason for the low vaccination rate of booster injections during the above period

at the time," said Noahzmi. Despite this, the Ministry of Health expects that As the Drug Administration approved Sinovac and AstraZeneca as booster injections on November 17, it can provide homologous booster injections for vaccinators, and the vaccination rate will increase accordingly.

Climatologists warn: The flood may repeat itself again

Malaysia Climatologists warn that recent floods that have caused widespread damage across Malaysia will happen again .

Professor Fredolin Tangang, a climatologist at the National University of Malaysia, pointed out that people cannot assume that such floods will only occur on the east coast, and today it may also occur on the west coast of Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Semir Sembilan. Flooding in these areas will have catastrophic consequences compared to the East Coast region, as urban areas are densely populated.

Professor Furdolin said in an interview with the Star that This major flood is a lesson that law enforcement officers and the people should learn, and people need to pay attention to the warning issued by the authorities in the future .

Fodorin pointed out that such events have a chance to repeat again because tropical depression is not the first time has occurred. Tropical depressions have also occurred in Sabah, Johor and Penang in the past, causing floods.

Affected by floods The start date of school may be postponed again

Malaysian Ministry of Education Senior Minister Raz said on his personal social media on the 26th that The Ministry of Education is discussing the need to postpone the start date of primary and secondary schools across the country again.

Previously, The Ministry of Education has announced that due to the impact of the flood, Malaysian primary and secondary schools will postpone the start time of the third semester of 2021/2022 one week to January 9/10, 2022 .

Raz said that the relevant decision will depend on the area of ​​flooded areas in Malaysia and the speed of post-disaster recovery. At present, the Ministry of Education is evaluating the degree of damage to schools in disaster areas .

He said that The Ministry of Education will do its best to solve the problem before the start date of school.

China Red Cross Society assists in disaster relief and donates 420,000 yuan to the Malaysian Red Crescent Society

The Chinese Embassy in Malaysia announced that China Red Cross Society will donate US$100,000 to the Malaysian Red Crescent Society (about RM420,000) to assist Malaysia in dealing with recent floods.

The Chinese Embassy in Malaysia posted this news on its official Facebook account , and attached a simple donation picture; the picture also reads: "People-oriented, towards peace."

In addition, former Malaysian Transport Minister and former Bentong MP Tan Sri Liao Zhonglai also posted pictures and texts on the book, pointing out that China Transportation construction has deployed multiple dredgers to clean up multiple roads covered with floods and debris, including the section from Kara to Diliwang, and the avenue in the front section of the Khara Xingdu Cemetery.

He also expressed his gratitude to his friends from China and China's transportation construction, and described that floods are ruthless and human beings are affectionate. Because when the assistance is needed most, China's transportation construction has used its own resources to assist in road cleaning.