News about COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): Health Minister Datuk Seri Adham Baba said the previous government had failed to contain the tabligh cluster, without which Malaysia would only have small clusters of Covid-19 infections, Malaysiakini reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): The Ministry of Health today revealed that it has detected a new cluster of Covid-19 infection among healthcare workers in Sabah.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): The Ministry of Health (MoH) today reported 54 new confirmed Covid-19 cases, the lowest since the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) on March 18.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): With concert halls and other performances spaces closed due to the movement control order (MCO), two orchestras have taken their musical talents online to pay tribute to frontliners battling Covid-19, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): Non-essential retailers have been instructed to remain shut during the Movement Control Order (MCO) for a total of six weeks from March 18 to April 28.

PETALING JAYA (April 18): A Malaysian man has used his free time during the Movement Control Order (MCO) to turn his bedroom into an “IKEA-worthy” showroom.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): The National Security Council (NSC) has yet to determine the country's 'exit strategy' for the current nationwide Movement Control Order (MCO), according to Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): The Ministry of Health (MoH) reported 69 new Covid-19 daily infections today, the lowest daily figure after 30 days of the Movement Control Order (MCO).

PETALING JAYA (April 17): The government should seriously consider declaring 2020 a "tax-free year" in light of the economic downturn and the global Covid-19 pandemic that has brought the country almost to a standstill for more than a month.

PETALING JAYA (April 17): With the International Monetary Fund predicting that Asia's economic growth will grind to a halt this year for the first time in six decades amid the Covid-19 pandemic; as people fear losing their jobs and companies fear closures - could this be the worst financial crisis Malaysia has ever seen? At the EdgeProp.