Covid-19: WHO reports alarming hospitalisation of 25-59 year olds
GENEVA (April 20): New cases of Covid-19 increased for the eighth week in a row, with more than 5.
Japanese researchers develop 5-minute Covid-19 test
TOKYO (April 20): Japanese researchers from the Riken research institute and the University of Tokyo among others said they have developed a testing method for COVID-19 that provides results within five minutes, The new method involves placing samples of the virus on a special glass plate that has been micro-formed with one million indentations per square centimeter, which serve as micro test chambers.
Covid-19 data manipulation claims baseless, says Ismail Sabri
PORT DICKSON (April 20): Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pictured) yesterday described as baseless, allegations by certain quarters that the Health Ministry (MOH) was manipulating Covid-19 case figures.
EMCO enforced across entire Tawau district untrue
TAWAU (April 20): The Disaster Operations Control Centre here denied claims that the Enforced Movement Control Order (EMCO) will be enforced throughout the entire Tawau (pictured) district.
Interstate travel allowed for work, medical, educational purposes only from Monday to Thursday
KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): Interstate travels for work, medical and educational purposes are only allowed from Monday to Thursday, said Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani.
19 schools in Selangor's Petaling district to close after Covid-19 cases detected
KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): Nineteen schools in Selangor's Petaling district have been ordered to be temporarily closed from today for disinfection and close contact tracing of both students and teaches, after several Covid-19 cases were detected.
Malaysia reports 2,078 new Covid-19 infections, including 589 from Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): New Covid-19 cases in the country dropped slightly to 2,078, from 2,195 yesterday, with Sarawak accounting for 589 cases.
Kelantan records highest Covid-19 infectivity rate in Malaysia
KOTA BHARU (April 18): Kelantan today records the highest Covid-19 infectivity rate (Rt) or R-nought (R0) in the country at 1.
Covid-19: Malaysia's new cases drop to 2,195; eight deaths reported
KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): Malaysia reported today 2,195 newly-confirmed Covid-19 infected individuals, a drop from yesterday’s 2,331 cases, as the number of fresh infections in pandemic hotspots Sarawak and Selangor fell.
Covid-19: Malaysia’s new cases drop to 2,331; Selangor sees highest number of infections
KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): Malaysia’s number of newly-confirmed Covid-19 infected individuals dropped to 2,331 today, from 2,551 yesterday, as the number of fresh cases in Sarawak fell, according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
