Lee said the MCO was only a temporary solution against COVID-19 and Malaysians will still need masks to prevent the spread of the virus after the movement control.

“The medicines are readily available in Malaysia for treatment of other illnesses, and can be used in the treatment of COVID-19," Dr Noor Hisham said in a Facebook posting late last night.

“We expect a surge in April ... We prepare for the worst. It is better to be over-prepared than under-prepared, as under-prepared means not prepared.”

A new death was reported today. The country's death toll is currently at 27.

“I want to clarify here that news about curfew, emergency ordinance, and others are fake news.”

The bus operated by Arwana Express, with the plate number VM 2629, departed TBS Bus Terminal on March 1 at 11.30am.

In the latest available numbers as of March 26 noon in new maps released by the health director-general yesterday, Lembah Pantai in Kuala Lumpur continues to be in the top two spots at 208 cases out of 2,031 cases, followed by Hulu Langat in Selangor at 186 cases, Petaling Jaya in Selangor at 176 cases, Seremban in Negri Sembilan at 85 and Kluang in Johor at 83.

According to the report, the incident occurred at about 7pm yesterday in a washroom.

The city only has a few thousand and is trying to find tens of thousands more.

The report said police officers tasked with monitoring MCO compliance through a series of operations which include roadblocks and patrols in Taman Medan had also encountered ridiculous excuses given by some who could not produce valid reason when asked why they were not staying home.