The number of dengue fever cases increased to 3,572 in the 8th epidemiological week (ME08), for the period February 18 to 24, compared to 3,483 cases in the previous week.
The cumulative total of dengue cases this year until December 16 recorded a rise of 89.3%, to 117,505 cases from 62,060 cases in 2022, Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said.
The number of dengue fever cases increased by 11.2%, to 2,988 cases, in the 48th epidemiological week (ME48), from November 26 to December 2, compared with 2,686 cases reported in the previous week.
Nine cases of monkeypox infection (mpox) involving a foreign national and eight locals were reported in the country between July and November this year.
Langkah Dubai, a move by the opposition to topple Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s administration, is allegedly masterminded by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his right-hand man Tun Daim Zainuddin.
After eight years of operating on the top floor of Menara MPAJ in Ampang Jaya, local punk music venue Rumah Api will be relocating later this year due to increased rental and related arrears that accumulated during the Covid-19 pandemic.
