News about COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar will not be charged for alleged violation of the movement control order (MCO), Malaysiakini reported today.

PETALING JAYA (April 28): Employers have to rethink the future workplace culture while preparing themselves for the post Movement Control Order (MCO) period, said Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan.

PETALING JAYA (April 28): As the current workforce struggles to secure their jobs, fresh graduates will find it tough getting employed, said Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan.

PETALING JAYA (April 28): A 500-room 5-star hotel in the Klang Valley is preparing to halt operations until the end of the year, as hotels nationwide feel the brunt of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, FMT reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali and Perak executive council member Razman Zakaria have today pleaded guilty at the Gerik Magistrates Court to violating the movement control order (MCO).

KUALA LUMPUR (April 27): It has been over six weeks since Malaysia shut down its RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 27): Malaysia reported 40 new cases today, making it the eleventh consecutive day with fewer than 100 infections.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 27): The number of active cases in Kuala Lumpur rose to 443 cases as of noon yesterday, from 427 on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

PETALING JAYA (April 27): The authorities have temporarily closed the Jalan Othman wet market here after a trader tested positive for Covid-19 on April 24, reported the Malay Mail today.

NAIROBI (April 27): A top scientist at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has been demoted for failing to provide COVID-19 sample results to the Health Ministry on time, Anadolu Agency reported.