{"id":5241,"date":"2020-07-28T11:30:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T03:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5241"},"modified":"2020-07-28T11:30:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T03:30:11","slug":"covid-19-spike-in-sarawak-to-be-raised-in-dewan-rakyat-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5241","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 spike in Sarawak to be raised in Dewan Rakyat today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, July&nbsp;28&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8212; The government&#8217;s plan to address the increase in&nbsp;COVID-19 cases in Kuching, Sarawak, is among the issues that will be discussed at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Order Paper on the Parliament website,&nbsp;Chong Chieng Jen (PH-Stampin) is scheduled to ask Health Minister about the government&#8217;s plan following&nbsp;the spike in COVID-19 cases&nbsp;especially from the Sentosa cluster&nbsp;involving government hospital staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chong will also ask&nbsp;about the ministry&#8217;s additional measures to protect and safeguard the welfare of health workers, patients, and the general public at government hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also expected to capture the lawmakers\u2019 attention is a question from\u00a0Ramli Mohd Nor (BN-Cameron Highlands) who is seeking clarification on the government&#8217;s action to address issues of\u00a0syndicates involving foreigners exploring land areas that are yet to be developed by the government or\u00a0its owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/f24c8144aee577d9d2db27f208462c435ec1f1c08f215.jpg\" alt=\"covid\" class=\"wp-image-5242\" width=\"462\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/f24c8144aee577d9d2db27f208462c435ec1f1c08f215.jpg 940w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/f24c8144aee577d9d2db27f208462c435ec1f1c08f215-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/f24c8144aee577d9d2db27f208462c435ec1f1c08f215-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/f24c8144aee577d9d2db27f208462c435ec1f1c08f215-159x100.jpg 159w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/f24c8144aee577d9d2db27f208462c435ec1f1c08f215-350x220.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/f24c8144aee577d9d2db27f208462c435ec1f1c08f215-800x502.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic issue continues to draw attention when&nbsp;Fuziah Salleh&nbsp;(PH-Kuantan) is scheduled to ask the Prime Minister&nbsp;about the government&#8217;s assistance to tahfiz institutions&nbsp;affected&nbsp;by the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dewan Rakyat sitting, which enters its 10th&nbsp;day today, will also continue the debate on the motion of thanks for the royal address by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The current sitting which will last for 25 days until Aug 27,&nbsp;is conducted in the new normal by complying with the standard operating procedure&nbsp;set to curb the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; 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