Malaysia Retailers Association: Many of our members have reported [that] sales dropped by as high as 50% with some expecting revenue to further drop by more than 80% over the next three months.

Kedah/Perlis Branch of Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) vice-president Razmi Rahmat said 45 hotel operators affiliated to MAH would offer the discounts to reduce the impact of the decline in tourist arrivals and cancellation of hotel bookings by Chinese tourists and locals.

Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad said problems pertaining to homeless people and vandalism often occurred at the tourist-focused areas that required enforcement action.

The raid, a collaboration between DOE, the police and Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) was carried out following complaints from the public that a foul smell was being emitted from the factory area.

"The embassies have been informed of the test results and the passengers will be allowed to board their flights in order to continue their journey to their respective destinations."

UM said all health screenings at the 10th Residential College where the students were housed, were conducted by the university’s medical team using a centralised surveillance procedure.

Salkukhairi Abd Sukor called on the authorities to "intervene in the matter, to protect the interests of buyers",

“We have always wanted to improve and increase the portfolio size to RM5 billion. But, of course, when we want to add properties, we want to add good-quality assets, not simply buy any properties.”

The group, however, does not have a presence in the city of Wuhan, where the outbreak originated.

The report quoted Zuraida saying the Attorney-General’s Chambers will suspend the Advertising Permit and Developer’s Licence (APDL).