WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Six more U.S. states confirmed infections of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Friday but the Delta strain likely remains a greater threat as winter sets in and Americans gather for the holidays, experts said.

New Jersey, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Utah each reported their first cases of the Omicron variant on Friday. Missouri was awaiting CDC confirmation of a case involving a St. Louis resident who had recently traveled within the United States.

U.S. Covid vaccinations spike as several states confirm omicron cases

Nearly 2.2 million vaccine doses were reported administered for a 24-hour period ended Thursday, CDC data shows.


Vaccinations peaked at around 3.4 million per day, according to a seven-day average, in April after the shots first became available.


Vaccinations were on the rise again heading into Thanksgiving and crossed the 1.5 million average shots per day mark in mid-November, many of which have been booster doses.

KUALA LUMPUR: The result of a Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test sample of a traveller who was recorded as the first positive COVID-19 Omicron variant in the country was negative.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the results were also negative for seven close contacts of the traveller namely, the driver, a university employee, three students and two roommates.

“The latest were from Perak. All eight RT-PCR samples today were negative including the first Omicron index case in the country (South Africa) and seven close contact cases namely the driver, a university employee, three university students (Two Ghanaians and an Indian national) and two roommates,” he said in a tweet tonight.

Earlier Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin in a media conference this morning said the 19-year-old woman traveller who was confirmed infected with COVID-19 Omicron variant, is studying at a private university in Ipoh, Perak and had a travel record to South Africa.

Khairy said the traveller arrived from South Africa via Singapore on Nov 19 2021 and had taken a RT-PCR COVID-19 test upon arrival at the checkpoint in Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

The individual was given an Order For Supervision and Observation under Section 15 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 and had completed the quarantine period for 10 days at a residence provided by the university, he said. - Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 2): The Ministry of Health (MOH) has issued a ban on travellers from 26 countries which were identified as having reported the spread of the Omicron variant from joining the Langkawi Tourism Bubble (GPL).

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the countries are United Kingdom, Portugal, Netherlands, Australia, Canada, South Korea, Hong Kong (SAR China), Israel, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Nigeria and Belgium.

The others are Japan, Brazil, Norway, Czech Republic, France/Reunion Island, Austria, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Ghana, Republic of Ireland, United Arab Emirates and the United States (California).

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases at Sekolah Seri Puteri in Cyberjaya or the Persiaran Tasik cluster has climbed to 143 today.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a statement today, said all positive cases are currently in stable condition.

The 143 cases, he said, comprised 114 students, 19 students and 10 staff with the outbreak having a 14.7 per cent attack rate.

"Of the 143 Covid-19 positive cases, 106 cases were Category One infections while another 35 cases were Category 2A infections and two cases – one student and one teacher – were Category 2B infections. All positive cases are currently in stable condition.

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Buy at 3.5 ...

BMWi8 ...not bad ma....

Will genting back to RM3?

who care the news? as long as the boss every 3 months bank in the profit and share v me...then the rest let the music run

In ATA i trust

Next dividend February another second hand car

Thank you Harta, My dividend able me to buy a new car...

Sifu tech technique , fast in fast out ...

SCIB will delisted

Afternoon let break 4.9

KLCI is good...why?

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TP RM 0.7

Any stock guru recommended this counter...

All in ......laughing all the way to bank......

Congratulation to those who lose money in glove ...

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Slow slow drop no worry RM 0.08/day...if today you no cut , tomorrow EPF make you cut...one day you sure cut...

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At least RM 100 million fund from Aunty and uncle trap in this counter pityyyy...

Too cheap to ignore

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All in .....

Go go go Forbes 500...

The 8% shares EPF holding -280 million , is to prevent other fund manager push up the price.....if push up they can sell 140 million shares...this is to hedge again their short selling activity...

WE get dividend reinvest ....EPF get RM 100 million dividend then can keep shorting....so how to against ? even the boss keep quit only ....

EPF=RSS, RSS =EPF .....EPF holding 280,000,000 units (8%) .........EPF short Harta until mother cant recognize...... EPF get RM 100 million dividend (RM 0.352 last quarter)........Hence they got ball to short utill Bosss also cant do anything....
if some one buy up....EPF will throwing their shares from 280,000,000 units which is 280million shares......someone push up to 6 epf will thorwing to rm 5 using their 280 m shares....slowly and steady...

Today RM 4.99

RSS addy bought enought tickets to cover back....right hand to left hand...The price will not up...

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TP RM 4

Aiyoooo many people ady achieved 1 million target last year but you still waiting US to give you 1 million profit target ...pity pity .....

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One day drop RM 200 cantek cantek...

People already earn few round, now only come to harta for bargain price...

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During 2020 people ady gain more than million , now you only want to find capital gain 1 million .....pity ....

Gain nasi lemak ?? hahaha

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