The pipe repair works had caused water supply disruption at 43 locations in Petaling and 20 locations in Kuala Lumpur.

The spike in cases in the state came mostly from the Tembok Choh cluster, which recorded 374 new cases. The cluster spans the Johor Bahru, Pontian, Kota Tinggi, Kulai, and Mersing districts.

Transmission risk is low for now as the cluster only involved detainees

The newly planned holidays were aimed at stimulating tourism. Heads of government and private organisations could decide if they would use the special holidays or not, in the way that would not affect their operations

Britain is "entering a very dangerous new phase of the pandemic" due to the spread of a new coronavirus variant, said Prof Andrew Hayward, a member of the government's New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group

Perlis Health Director Dr Sirajuddin Hashim said those with symptoms must immediately go to the nearby health clinics to get treatment, undergo Covid-19 test and be quarantined.

SPAN said it is closely monitoring the planning of each water supply operator on approved pipe replacement projects in each state.

The government is in the midst of improving the process in order to expedite and smoothen the approval process for business travellers who make short trips to Malaysia for investment purposes. However, they will be subject to strict standard operating procedures (SOPs).

The RM425 million Ipoh International Convention Centre (IICC), which will be fully operational from next month, is expected to attract more business travelers to the city and in turn benefit its residents.

The Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) is optimistic of remaining competitive in the property sector amid the COVID-19 pandemic through the implementation of the Strategic Recovery Plan launched earlier this year.