News about COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 11): Malaysia reported 561 new Covid-19 cases, five new clusters and two new deaths as of noon today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases breached the 15,000 mark today to reach 15,096 after 374 new infections were reported as of noon today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Staff of the intensive care unit (ICU) ward at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital (pictured) in Kota Kinabalu “are struggling to cope” after more than half of the nurses there go into quarantine, Malaysiakini reported.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Things are looking gloomy again for hotels as stays and events are being cancelled in light of the spike in Covid-19 cases.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 10): The Petaling Disaster Management Committee has ordered the 1Utama Shopping Mall (pictured) and Tropicana Golf and Country Resort to close from tomorrow for contact tracing and sanitisation after Covid-19 cases were detected at both premises.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): It has been barely four months since Malaysia’s theme park and attractions industry reopened for business — that too at a reduced capacity.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): RHB Bank Bhd has confirmed that one of its employees from the RHB Metro Town Sales Hub in Kota Kinabalu has tested positive for COVID-19.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): The Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 354 new Covid-19 cases today with six new deaths.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has indicated that Malaysia still has sufficient capacity at its hospitals and quarantine centres, as only 36% of beds at government hospitals are currently in use to treat those infected by Covid-19, amid concerns over the recent spike in the number of active cases.

The announcement of the removal of the 70% financing cap for a third home loan of RM600,000 and above during the Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) period is encouraging news for those mulling the purchase of a third property.