MOH said 12 COVID-19 patients have been placed under intensive care units (ICU), up from nine yesterday

"The Malaysian Bar is dismayed at the government’s delay in instituting a lockdown of the nation due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases."

1 Utama and Bandar Utama City Centre director Tan Sri Teo Chiang Kok: We are prepared to push sales and increase footfall for the mall in the coming months to drive sales and benefit both tenants and shoppers in 1 Utama.

“It’s affecting patients and staff. Local manufacturers are exporting such items while private hospitals are crying out for supplies.”

Government must “act decisively to ban mass gatherings”, said the Malaysian Health Coalition.

MTUC secretary-general J. Solomon: In Malaysia, the government seems averse to drastically reducing public interaction to reduce the risk of mass infections.

And what were people buying? Yes , it's toilet paper! Other items that have been flying off the shelves include canned food, instant noodles, frozen food like dumplings, pasta and mushrooms plus rice, flour and eggs are also selling fast.

The numbers are up from an official tally on Saturday evening of 17,750 people infected, 1,441 dead, and 1,966 recovered.

The authorities should instead “focus on mitigation to reduce the number of cases and optimise the healthcare resources”, said Dr Lee Boon Chye.

“The advice for social distancing has obviously fallen on deaf ears, as I see people going about their daily lives as if there is no threat at all.

“I do consider the implication of such measures, but we do not want to be too late, like other countries, which are fighting a losing battle now. Every day matters,” the statement said.