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.

The measures were implemented after Beijing detected 18 locally transmitted cases since Dec 14, the first domestic infections in Beijing in over 150 days.

The national daily Le Monde called the designer "renovator of post-war French haute couture" as he made a series of futuristic inventions, took the haut-couture of golden salon down to the streets with his ready-to-wear for mass circulation, launched the first line of men's clothing, and put his name as a brand on numerous products.

This marked the third straight day that active cases remained above the 20,000 mark.