Malaysian Press Institute chief executive officer Datuk Chamil Wariya: For example, they (journalists) follow leaders on visits to certain places where there are Covid-19 patients. They may be directly exposed (to the coronavirus) although they may have adhered to all the standard operating procedures.

In a post on his official Facebook page, Dr Noor Hisham said, however, there was currently no evidence to show that the B.1.470 and B.1.160 variants from the state had a higher level of infectivity.

The EMCO was decided after a risk assessment was carried out with various agencies under the MCO Technical Committee and on the advice of the MoH, following the Covid-19 situation in the areas.

There were also 3,505 recoveries today, bringing the total number of recovered cases to 205,774.

The Finance Ministry, in a statement today, said the new prices for the three types of fuel have been set at RM1.96 (RON95), RM2.26 (RON97) and RM2.15 (diesel).

The Finance Ministry, in a statement today, said the new prices for the three types of fuel have been set at RM1.96 (RON95), RM2.26 (RON97) and RM2.15 (diesel).

The three-phase National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme would start at the end of this month, with the government targeting 80% of the country's population or 26.5 million individuals to receive the vaccine free of charge.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba: This one-off assistance is in addition to the Covid-19 special allowance of RM600 per month for frontliners, which has been paid since March last year.

Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said that even if Malaysians were to receive the vaccines, it would not mean they are safe because Malaysia has about three million foreigners who are likely to cause the virus to spread and infect Malaysians.

“We welcome senior citizens who are interested in contributing to the development of the Covid-19 vaccine.”