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The report said casino operator Landing International Development Ltd had asked police to look for the female employee from Malaysia who had been in charge of the cash but hadn’t returned to work after leaving for a vacation at the end of December.

“Some of our hotels, facilities, attractions and other offerings will be subjected to revised operating hours, limited availability or temporary closure. Kindly visit our website regularly for further information,” said RWG.

In a filing yesterday, the group said four local engineers from i-Stone Systems Sdn Bhd contracted the virus from its customer's workplace, while seven foreign employees — four from i-Stone Engineering Sdn Bhd (IEN) and three from PA Metal Technics Sdn Bhd (PAMT) — contracted the virus in a dormitory managed by a third-party service provider.

There were also four Covid-19-related deaths

Allowed to operate during the enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MCO) effective 12.01am tomorrow.

In a nationally televised address this morning, Muhyiddin assured that there will be no curfew imposed under the emergency. He said the state of emergency is declared in order to empower the King to promulgate ordinances that may facilitate government affairs and overcome any regulations that make it difficult to deliver fast, efficient and effective public health services during the Covid-19 pandemic.

CGS-CIMB said in a note today that based on its preliminary assessment, the MCO 2.0 could negatively impact brewers due to weaker on-trade sales, while consumer sales will be impacted by lower footfall, reduced dining-out activities and shorter operating hours.

"The situation today is indeed very alarming. Our healthcare system is under tremendous pressure now than at any other time since the start of the pandemic. As I have said before, unprecedented situations call for unprecedented measures."

The new clusters include the Jalan Keluli workplace cluster in Kota Tinggi, Johor Bahru and Segamat in Johor where Covid-19 infections were detected after targeted screening at a factory in the Pasir Gudang industrial area.

Under this first clinical study conducted in Malaysia, 3,000 volunteers are expected to take part to test the inactivated Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Institute of Medical Biology Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, China.