Of that, RM125.5 billion or 60.4% of the total was contributed by domestic direct investment (DDI), while foreign direct investment (FDI) accounted for 39.6% of the total at RM82.4 billion, an increase of 2.9% from 2018.

Noor Hisham pointed to the World Health Organization's (WHO) prediction that Malaysia will still be at “war” with Covid-19 even until next year, unless a vaccine for the coronavirus is found and made available to the public.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham said this may help the ministry detect infections among communities with cases of Covid-19. 

As daily recoveries exceeded daily new infections for the eleventh time, active infections have fallen to 2,103 cases; there are a total of 5,389 cases as at yesterday.

Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob explained that the areas to be closed are the residential areas around the market, while the Selayang wholesale market itself will operate as usual during the EMCO period.

Among the detained, a 14-year-old girl.

The attackers are believed to have been fuelled by ideas that Asians brought the COVID-19 disease to Australia.

The Sarawak Disaster Relief Management Committee said the state Covid-19 task force will start contacting the 2,484 to undergo screening starting today.

"A group of highly-qualified evolutionary virologists looked at the sequences in bats as they evolve. The mutations that it took to get to the point where it is now is totally consistent with a jump of a species from an animal to a human.”

“Amid all the uncertainty, property is viewed as a relatively safe investment that can provide cash flow.”