News about COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced 41 new confirmed COVID-19 cases as of noon today -- the highest number of new cases reported in a single day, bringing the tally to 238 in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): The new government estimates that the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will contract by 0.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): NYC’s largest Chinese restaurant, Jing Fong, has shut its doors at 20 Elizabeth Street amid the coronavirus health crisis, 6sqft reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): To contain the spread of COVID-19, the Government has decided that all public gatherings including international meetings, sporting fixtures, social and religious events will be postponed or cancelled accordingly until April 30, 2020, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pictured).

PETALING JAYA (March 13): Three churches in the Klang Valley have suspended services for at least two weeks owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Free Malaysia Today (FMT).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): The Ministry of Health (MOH) today announced 39 new cases of COVID-19, raising the total number of confirmed cases TO 197 in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Ireland is set to go into lockdown from 6pm today (2am Malaysia) in a bid to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak, The Irish Post reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): The homeless man who escaped from the Klinik Kesihatan Bukit Naga in Shah Alam after being diagnosed with fever and other symptoms of a COVID-19 infection has turned himself in, reported the Malay Mail.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): The police are currently looking for a 54-year-old homeless man that ran away from a Klinik Kesihatan yesterday.

PETALING JAYA: Another Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) cut could be carried out to prop up the domestic market and stimulate the property industry, said Persatuan Perunding Hartanah Muslim Malaysia (PEHAM) president Ishak Ismail.