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Cops want heavier penalties for drug parties

Jul 08, 2020

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Police are in talks with the Attorney-General's Chambers to push for heavier penalties agains those involved in drug-fuelled parties.

The cops say there's been a rise in such parties of late, not just in big cities but in semi-urban areas as well.

Bukit Aman's Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department is also asking for more personnel, saying its current manpower of about five thousand is not sufficient to tackle the drug menace.

Coronavirus under control

Negeri Sembilan and Sabah are the only states in the country that still have double-digit numbers of active Covid-19 cases.

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According to the Health Ministry, Negeri Sembilan currently has 11 active cases, while Sabah has 10.

Meanwhile, there were six new Covid-19 infections reported nationwide yesterday, four of which were imported cases.

Most UK patients asymptomatic

A UK study has found that a majority of patients there who tested positive for Covid-19 did not display any symptoms. 

Accoding to figures by the UK's Office for National Statistics, less than a quarter of those who tested positive reported having symptoms on the day of their test. 

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This further emphasises how some people who are not aware that they're carrying the virus, can go on and spread it to others.

Bolsonaro tests positive

Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19.

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He took a test after developing symptoms, including a high temperature.

Bolsonaro has repeatedly played down the risk of the coronavirus and has opposed lockdowns to curb the outbreak, which he says hurts the economy.

Brazil has the second-highest number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in the world, after the US.