"Basic guidelines on social distancing, personal hygiene, temperature scanning, sanitisation of public facilities should be observed, while staff, guests and contractors must download the MySejahtera and COVIDTrace apps, to facilitate necessary contact tracing."

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said two positive cases were detected on May 17 through screenings at the home while the third case was tested positive through Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) screening when the patient was admitted to Tanjung Karang Hospital on June 13.

Of the 41 new cases today, 38 were local transmissions, with 32 of them involving foreign workers while the six remaining cases involved Malaysians.

Chief Statistician Malaysia Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the closure of operations for most businesses during the Movement Control Order (MCO) has impacted employment and job seekers could hardly find jobs.

“I’ve asked everyone in the ministry, state and district departments, including myself, to go to the schools unannounced. It’s not to punish the schools, not at all. Instead, it’s to help us evaluate how well the SOPs and our preparedness naturally”

A member of Najib's defence team came down with high fever and is undertaking Covid-19 testing.

He was responding to questions from reporters yesterday about an outbreak of infections that has been linked to a wholesale market in Beijing, China, where traces of Covid-19 were reportedly detected on the chopping board of a seller of imported salmon.

The Tokyo government is asking people working at nightclubs and similar entertainment establishments to regularly take coronavirus tests, as part of new measures to stem the spread of the virus in nightlife districts in the capital such as Shinjuku's Kabukicho area.

Deputy Minister Datuk Rosol Wahid said the notices were issued to seek clarification and feedback from the shopowners on the increase in service charges at their premises.

Under the travel bubbles plan, business travellers and medical visitors from selected countries that have managed to contain Covid-19 outbreak will not have to undergo the 14-day quarantine.