Let’s face it. COVID is here to stay. Open up the schools. Stop denying our children education, freedom and sporting activities. This DG says COVID will be a part of life yet aims for zero cases.
I like it when there are people who says things without thinking of consequences of children. While COVID is here to stay is true, the risk of endangering children health is a decision that requires many considerations as we adults have the responsibility to take care of them. If the adults doesn't then who will?
Look at the epidemiological statistics. Children dying from COVID???? The few deaths are deaths WITH covid. Learn the difference. I am not here to educate you for free.
The question about how many kids going to die is not the point here. Schools would act as hot spots for transmission and immediately carry the virus into many families. .... And then many going to die. We have seen such cluster even here in Malaysia.
And a serious lung infection causing long term negative health problems for children as well
Hi Experts have confirmed children are the least at risk of contracting full blown Wuhan virus. Even those children with the virus have very low viral loads which means they can’t pass on the virus. No child has been identified as a source of the infection but only a recipient.
So many countries (Singapore, Europe, Australia, New Zealand etc) have reopened their schools with no reports of any major outbreak and their testing and monitoring is much more diligent than Malaysia. So what are you taking about?
Keep your kids at home and let their brains rot but let the more wiser and learned parents send their kids to school for their betterment. As POTS has said the Wuhan Virus is going to be here for awhile so we have to live with it.
Lots of diseases are part of life. Doesn't mean we just expose our kids without taking precautions.
Either you have no schoolgoing kids in which case you are unqualified to make such a demand exposing children to danger...or you do have schoolgoing kids in which case you come across as simply an irresponsible parent
Don't forget the 2 most vulnerable groups are seniors and children.
Yes, covid is a fact of life for the near future. But there should be plans, precautions, and phased approach on how we reintegrate our kids back to school. Not just simply "open up the schools now" as what you demand.
I don't wish to be a pessimist or to disappoint you but I shall know the statistics are doctored. We have to live with the virus for a long time to come. Schools and businesses should be reopened without further ado. Just observe the SOP and don't panic.
We are among the countries with the best outcome thus far and we should congratulate the health authorities and indeed the administration. There is a time and place to criticize but not blindly without knowing all the facts.
We are not trying to discriminate here, the authorities have to be honestly know and identify the high risk groups that still not out of the woods. Imposed strict restrictions on them now enjoyed by the majority now until they are able to break the chain. Be frank and bite the bullet.
Mr DG you don’t have any scientific evidence to back up your claims that young children are more at risk due to their lower immunity. Countries like Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Denmark and quite a few other European countries have reopened schools (both primary and secondary)and there is no major outbreaks. Also key data from WHO and other credible reviews have shown that children are the least risky category, have low Wuhan viral load which makes them unlikely to pass on the virus. So why are you punishing the children and parents (who still can’t concentrate on their work if their kids are home). You are still tooting your own horn and saying that it’s too early to reopen especially for the primary schools. But keeping them at home is putting them at more risk in losing out on important education
And let’s face reality - how many government school students can realistically continuous do any meaningful virtual/e-learning?
Also hypocritical is that the MOH has the cheek and gall to open day care centres but yet cute risk to school going children? If the risk is there wouldn’t it be more risky for the children in day care centres? So obviously there’s more going on behind the scenes - likely personal and selfish reasoning by the DG of MOH to look good in containing the outbreak. So please put your personal agendas to one side and look at the greater good which is for schools to be reopened quickly.
Wall Street plunges with biggest one-day loss since March 16
All three major U.S. stock indexes fell by more than five percent, recording their worst day in weeks.
It came as investors reacted to pandemic resurgence fears and digested dour economic forecasts from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
The CBOE volatility index <.VIX>, a barometer of investor anxiety, posted its largest one-day point gain since March 16.
Here is how it looks: - The Dow dropped 1,861.8 points or 6.9% to end at 25,128, - The S&P 500 slid 188 points or 5.9% to 3,002.1. - The Nasdaq closed 527.6 points lower or 5.2% at 9,492.7.
NEW YORK: Wall Street plummeted on Thursday as investors reacted to renewed fears of a pandemic resurgence and digested dour economic forecasts from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
All three major U.S. stock indexes lost well over 5%, posting their worst one-day percentage drops since March 16, when markets were sent into freefall by the abrupt economic lockdowns put in place to contain the pandemic. The Nasdaq snapped a three-day streak of record closing highs.
The sell-off was broad, with all 11 major sectors of the S&P 500 falling from nearly 4% to well over 9%.
"There's really no buy point," said Paul Nolte, portfolio manager at Kingsview Asset Management in Chicago. "It's pretty much selling all the way through."
Tim Ghriskey, chief investment strategist at Inverness Counsel in New York, agreed.
"Everything's for sale," Ghriskey added. "There's fear we're near a top."
Deaths of Americans from COVID-19 could reach 200,000 in September, a grim result of the United States' economic re-opening before getting growth of new cases down to a controllable level, according to a leading health expert.
At the conclusion of its two-day monetary policy meeting on Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve released its first pandemic-era economic outlook, after which Chair Jerome Powell warned of a "long road" to recovery.
"The Fed keeping rates steady through 2022 could give investors the impression that the Fed may be more concerned about the pace of economic recovery than originally anticipated," said Joseph Sroka, chief investment officer at NovaPoint in Atlanta.
Economic data appeared to back up the Fed's gloomy economic projections, with jobless claims still more than double their peak during the Great Recession and continuing claims at an astoundingly high 20.9 million.
A year-on-year drop in core producer prices also reflected the central bank's disinflationary concerns.
Among the major S&P 500 sectors, energy <.SPNY> and financials <.SPSY> suffered the largest percentage drops, plunging by 9.5% and 8.2%, respectively.
Interest rate-sensitive banks <.SPXBK> slipped 9.6%, after the Fed indicated key interest rates would remain near zero through at least 2022.
Travel-related companies, among the hardest hit by mandated lockdowns, were sharply lower.
The S&P 1500 airlines index <.SPCOMAIR> tumbled 13.8%, while Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd dropped 16.5% and 14.3%, respectively.
Boeing Co was the heaviest weight on the Dow, shedding 16.4% after its top supplier Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc announced a 21-day layoff for staff doing production and support work for Boeing's 737 program.
Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 17.60-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 12.98-to-1 ratio favored decliners.
The S&P 500 posted four new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 19 new highs and nine new lows.
Volume on U.S. exchanges was 15.31 billion shares, compared with the 12.83 billion average over the last 20 trading days.
The fake world of the free marketeers. It is built on emotion rather than reality. Reality of Covid 19 transcends their gamblers addiction to profit before anything else.
Chinadragon, good one doesnt matter market red or green will always make money. Wuhab or not doesnt matter. But if you want to say wuhan contributes to market volatility and some make more, I can agree.
I am surprised the TA "experts" didnt make noise. So nice. but i am pretty sure they are licking their wound hahahaha got caught pants down. Today kelam kabut want go short market, bang next week market do rebound go green, double whammy.
Bottom line, I am not against TA, if you are good at it fine for you. But those self proclaim "TA experts" are very bad, especially those I pick fight with. I can see how bad is your TA.
Rampange..are u from public health or KKM. simply talking like expert. If u said the we are undertesting for covid 19. u are totally wrong. if the case is under reporting or undertesting, u can see termendous number of patients treated in ICU or old age die because of covid. That reflect the number of cases everyday. talked without brain. hmmm
Covid cases, you go ask the testing labs, they do until shit also no time la. Under report or not, i dont know but i know, none of my friends family, yi ma gu jie, whatever shit far far away from my family also no cases wo. If its the same for you lightly not so serious la. COVID now most famous even if your far far away friend's dog kena also you will get the news.
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