News about COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 7): The Health Ministry identified seven new Covid-19 clusters today, of which three were linked to workplaces, two to Covid-19 infections among the community, while one each were related to religious activities and high-risk groups.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 7): Malaysia’s new Covid-19 infections dropped to 3,73 from 3,847 reported yesterday, but active cases continue to climb to 51,241 today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): Malaysia logged 3,847 new Covid-19 cases today — marking two consecutive days of daily infections staying above the 3,000 mark — bringing the country’s cumulative cases up to 238,721.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): Improvements are urgently needed in the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) handling of Covid-19 patients in Categories 1 and 2 — meaning those with mild symptoms — as well as their close contacts to eliminate confusion and prevent possible flouting of the home quarantine standard operating procedures (SOPs) which can lead to an increase in community transmissions, according to the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA).

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 5): A total of 3,391 new Covid-19 cases was recorded by the Health Ministry today, compared with 4,571 yesterday.

The Covid-19 outbreak is a global health crisis.

Auctioneers say property auctions have been online years before the Covid-19 outbreak but the pandemic has accelerated the process.

With the Covid-19 pandemic affecting the income source of many property owners, have more assets been placed under the hammer? For home-seekers and investors, is the auction market now offering value-worthy picks? A check with auction houses show that indeed, prices on the foreclosure market have slumped to as much as 30% to 40% below market value.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): The Ministry of Health today reported 10 new Covid-19 clusters, six of which were linked to workplaces and the other four involving the community.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): Malaysia logged in 4,571 new Covid-19 cases within the past 24 hours as of noon today.