Amirudin, in his post on his official Instagram, said his courtesy call to the prime minister was to inform the latter of the aspirations of the Selangor people for better cooperation between the state and the federal governments.

“Both variants are listed as sublineage Omicron BA.5 and have not been linked as Lineage Under Monitoring (LUM) by the World Health Organisation (WHO)."

The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) said four locations each were reported in Kedah and Negri Sembilan, one each in Perak and Selangor, three in Johor, five in Pahang, 27 in Kelantan and 58 in Terengganu.

Pengerusi MAIS, Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd. Yusof berkata, segelintir umat Islam mudah tertarik dengan perkara indah namun tidak menyedari ia sebaliknya terpesong, justeru pemantauan rapi sentiasa dijalankan secara berterusan bersama Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (JAIS).

In Penang, flash flooding is expected in two districts namely, Seberang Perai Selatan (Nibong Tebal, Mukim 7, Mukim 11, Mukim 1) and Seberang Perai Tengah (Mukim 11, Bukit Mertajam, Mukim 7, Mukim 8).

“This is a need that is very urgent at this moment as the country will face many challenges next year,” he said at a Tourism Selangor Christmas celebration here tonight.

On Dec 5, Selangor Public Health, Unity and Women and Family Empowerment committee chairman Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud told the state assembly there was an increase in dengue cases recorded as of the end of the 46th epidemiological week on Nov 19.