News about COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Mohd Zuki Ali has apologised for not inviting the leaders of Pakatan Harapan-ruled states to attend the special coordination meeting to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): E-commerce, hotels and accommodation have been added to the list of essential services that will continue to operate during the nationwide movement restriction order that is enforced from today until March 31.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): Bursa Malaysia Bhd has informed its shareholders that the bourse regulator and operator's 43rd annual general meeting (AGM) scheduled here on March 31, 2020 is postponed following Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement on Malaysia's 14-day Movement Control Order from today to March 31 to curb the spread of the COVID-19 infection.

2020年初始，全世界迎来了传播性极强的新病毒——新型冠状肺炎（简称Covid-19），在短短数月内让全球多国相继沦陷。 尽管与其他国家比较之下，马来西亚疫情并不算严峻，但是确证病患人数在短期内迅速攀升，不容忽视。 Infection Control Association of Malaysia的主席Norayati Abd Majid医生博士告诉EdgeProp.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): The movement control order that came into force at midnight caused many Malaysians to take part in a mass exodus before the order took force, undoing efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): While most Malaysians staying or working at home on this first day of the restricted movement order that will last till March 31, a bunch of people have been making heavy sacrifices ever since the dreaded COVID-19 landed on our shores.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): The police have rescinded the order requiring people to notify them before travelling across state borders, according to a report by The Star.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): The Sarawak state disaster management committee confirmed today that the state has recorded its first COVID-19-related death after a 60-year-old pastor from Emmanuel Baptist Church in Kuching died at 11am today at the Sarawak General Hospital.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): Velesto Energy Bhd said today it has undertaken the necessary precautionary and hygiene measures at its Kuala Lumpur office, following news that its chairman Datuk Abdul Rahman Ahmad has been tested positive for COVID-19.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): Inspector General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador (pictured) has appealed to all Malaysians who need to travel between states or districts to inform the police and obtain a permit to do so.