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As of yesterday, the government is capable of conducting up to 11,500 tests daily, across 43 laboratories in the country. When the pandemic first started, the daily testing capacity was at 3,500.

Five more deaths were reported, raising the death toll to 82, representing a 1.64% fatality rate.

Seremban has recorded 136 confirmed infections since the start of the second phase of the Movement Control Order on April 1 (124 cases), making it the red zone with the fourth-highest number of confirmed infections in Malaysia.

Unlike previous years, shopping for Chinese New Year did not boost sales in the first quarter while Hari Raya shopping is expected to be soft in the second quarter.

The Edge Media Publisher/CEO Datuk Ho Kay Tat said this in response to the appeal for help yesterday by the Director-General of Health Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, who said hospitals have enough PPEs to last only another two weeks while waiting for new stock that the ministry has ordered to arrive.

"If demand increases, they will add more flights to Kuching, Miri or Kota Kinabalu starting next week," said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.

CC-ECRL managing director Bai Yinzhan said while the company has placed various precautionary and preventive measures to ensure the health and safety of its staff and work sites, it continues to create value and give back to society.

According to the EPF’s statement today, contribution payments can be made on i-Akaun (Employer) on the EPF’s website, via internet banking or by visiting the counters of appointed banks.

But as the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19 casts a long shadow over how we live, work and play, hundreds of corporations big and small, in government agencies as well as private sector, have suspended biometric attendance in recent weeks.

“PAS has 18 MPs, eight are ministers and deputy ministers, one has been made the Prime Minister’s special envoy to the Middle East. This leaves nine more MPs. Alhamdulillah, I understand all government MPs will be given the responsibility to manage GLCs”.