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The Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) and the Association of Islamic Banking and Financial Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM) said banks will continue to extend repayment assistance, including an extension of the existing moratorium where applicable, to individuals affected by the current movement control order (MCO).

Selangor continued to lead in terms of the number of new infections, as it contributed 1,314 of the new cases today.

MyBHA suggested that the government introduce an automatic loan moratorium scheme for those affected.

This is because the requisite conditions were not met under the constitution.

Six new clusters with 269 infections have also been identified

All primary contacts of the affected employees over the past 14 days have been identified and placed under quarantine and will undergo subsequent tests before they are permitted to return to work, Top Glove said.

The hard-disk drive manufacturer said that as a precautionary and preventive measure, the company has conducted Covid-19 tests on workers who have had close contact with the infected workers.

The scope of works includes management of subcontractors appointed by the main contractors and the handling of financial matters which include fulfilling payments to the sub-contractors promptly, said Kanger.

The chairman of the As Salihin Trustee Bhd had been diagnosed with Covid-19, and had been receiving treatment in intensive care

Malaysia recorded 3,211 new Covid-19 cases today, the third time this week that daily increases surpass 3,000, bringing cumulative Covid-19 cases in the country to 151,066. Eight more deaths were also reported, with the death toll now standing at 586.