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The other hotels are located outside Malaysia — two in Thailand, two in Canada and one in Australia.

Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah highlighted that the usage of PPE among hospitals across the nation right now has risen by two to 10 times more than normal consumption.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah revealed that the index case, patient No. 4,688, in the cluster has a traveling history to Bali, Indonesia. The person had close contact with his brother, patient No. 1,575 patient, who has died of Covid-19.

Patient No. 1,575 had infected seven persons in the second generation, and 11 individuals in the third generation.

One more death was reported today, raising the death toll to 77.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib said the trial was initially supposed to resume on April 15, but since the MCO has been extended to April 28, the case had been deferred again.

On April 10, 2020, the Companies Commission of Malaysia firstly increased of the prescribed amount for the statutory demand to RM50,000. This debt threshold is not particularly high, especially for larger businesses. I do not expect this increased amount to make a significant difference for companies in debt.

Secondly, there was an amendment of the 21-day period in the CA 2016. The minister has substituted this for a six-month period. So, a debtor company now has a six-month window before there is an actual filing of the winding-up petition.

Lembah Pantai continues to be the district with the highest number of confirmed infections in Peninsular Malaysia — 496 cases — and there are 247 new confirmed infections since April 1.

“We will continue to monitor the situation and make the necessary announcements as more information becomes available.”

Director-General of Health Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brought the total number of cases at the high-rise building in Jalan Masjid India, which has been placed under Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO), to 75 as at noon today

Director-General of Health Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the test kits can be manufactured locally, but the reagent required has to be imported from Taiwan.