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With the two new deaths, the death toll in the country stands at 111, representing a mortality rate of 1.64%.

EPF chief executive officer Tunku Alizakri Alias said since the start of the MCO in March, the pension fund has been receiving continuous feedback, mainly concerns, from employers about feeling the increasing pressure from the drop in business activities.

This follows a letter from Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, which informed of the government’s decision to amend the session’s agenda, on grounds that the Covid-19 outbreak in the nation has not subsided, Dewan Rakyat speaker Tan Sri Mohammad Ariff Md Yusof said.

Sources said Vogiatzakis informed the senior management of the media group of his decision this morning.

“But we have to make history. If we want to be successful in breaking the chain of Covid-19 infections in this country, we have to come together as one.”

The previous low was on March 11 — seven days before the Movement Control Order (MCO) was enforced — with 20 new positive cases.

In a live-streamed Facebook press conference today, he announced that the 23 comprised 15 representatives from PAS, two from Barisan Nasional, two independent representatives who just quit PKR this afternoon, and four from Bersatu.

"The company is not privy to such information on whether any applications are required and/or submitted to Department of Mineral and Geoscience Malaysia (JMG) for any kind of collaborations with the existing AP holders that export sand," it said in a bourse filing.

In a statement to Bursa Malaysia today, MyEG said employees, including foreign workers, who are contributors to the Social Security Organisation (Socso) are eligible to have the cost of testing covered by Socso’s Prihatin Screening Programme.

In a statement on its website, Genting Malaysia said it will continue to monitor the situation and make the necessary announcements as more information becomes available.