News about COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 22): Axis-REIT’s net property income for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2020 rose 4.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases dropped to 732 today, the first time the daily figure dips below 800-mark after four consecutive days above that level.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 21): Two staff at Petsmore SS2 and Petsmore 1 Utama Shopping Mall respectively tested positive for Covid-19 infection on Oct 19 and Oct 20, 2020, the pet supply business announced on its Facebook today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) said today it will temporarily close all its offices and counters across Selangor, Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Labuan from tomorrow until further notice due to the enforcement of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) imposed by the government to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): Only a maximum of 10% of managerial or supervisory-level employees in selected fields will be allowed to work in the office for a restricted time and duration from tomorrow until the end of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): The decision announced yesterday that managers and supervisors of businesses in areas under the conditional movement control order (CMCO) must work from home, while other staff can work in the office but must pass a Covid-19 test, is both discriminatory and flawed.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): Thailand is starting to receive foreign tourists after a ban of seven months, according to a report by Associated Press (AP).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): The US authorities have issued guidelines for the reopening of theme parks on Tuesday (Oct 20), allowing smaller parks to reopen soon but large theme parks like Disneyland and Universal Studios Hollywood might take another few weeks or months to resume operations, foreign media and newswires reported.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): The Utama cluster is currently the largest active one in Selangor with 194 positive cases, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah revealed today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): More time is needed to determine if the conditional movement control order (CMCO) should be extended, Malaysiakini reported Health Ministry director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured) saying yesterday.