Sabah allows blood donation activities during MCO

KOTA KINABALU (Bernama): The Sabah government has given permission for all blood donation activities to be carried out by the Sabah Transfusion Medical Service during the movement control order period.

State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun (pic) said the permission included activities involving mobile blood donations and permanent donation locations.

"This permission during the MCO period also covers the conditional MCO, enhanced MCO and recovery MCO throughout Sabah to meet blood supply needs," he said in a statement here Friday (June 4) night.

However, he said the operation of public transport services, such as express buses and services carrying goods via express buses across districts were not allowed and could be subject to compound notices from the authorities.

Meanwhile, he said the Pulutan cluster detected in Nabawan Firday had recorded 11 cases, with the index case a 56-year-old disabled woman who was detected on May 31 after having symptoms of cough and fever before she died and was buried Friday.

"A total of 97 individuals were screened and 10 were found positive while the other 86 are still waiting for results of the first screening test (another index case). Based on initial investigations, the index case is believed to have contracted the infection while attending a funeral in Kampung Pulutan from May 30 to 31," he said.

Masidi also said that the number of new Covid-19 cases in the state had increased to 287 cases compared to 203 cases Thursday (June 3). - Bernama