News about COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27):  The movement control order (MCO) being carried out by the government now is actually part of preparations to face the COVID-19 third wave, Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The Health Ministry's preliminary probe into the high number of cases in the Kluang district detected at least four clusters of infection there, reported Malaysiakini.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The Malaysian Hotel Association (MAH) in response to the Prihatin Economic Stimulus Package announced today said the hotel industry “needs a little bit more help”, as it disclosed that as of now, 2,041 hotel employees in the country have already been laid off due to economic pressures and the extended movement control order (MCO) in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): All projects under Budget 2020 to proceed, including East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), MRT2 and the National Fiberisation and Connectivity Plan (NFCP) will go even with Putrajaya’s RM250 billion economic stimulus package to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Affin Bank Bhd and Affin Islamic Bank Bhd will be offering their retail customers and SME clients non-compounding interest or profit for six months, for term loan and term financing, during the moratorium for financing facilities due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Country Garden Malaysia-Singapore Region has distributed some 6,000 masks to residents and police officers living and working in the area where one of its projects Lake City @ KL North is located, yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is increasing the allocation of financing facilities under its Fund for SMEs by an additional RM4 billion to RM13.

MELAKA (March 27): For spreading fake news about the COVID-19 on WhatsApp, a senior citizen was left RM2,000 poorer when he was fined by the Magistrate's Court in Ayer Keroh here.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The government will be focusing on domestic investment activities that have high multiplier effects and can create jobs, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in a speech today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): 130 new Covid-19 cases have been reported in the country as of noon today, bringing the number of positive cases in Malaysia to 2,161 — the fifth highest in Asia.