News about Covid

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Malaysia reported 919 new COVID-19 cases today, which is lower than the 996 recoveries recorded during the day, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd said one of its non-client facing employees tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 11): Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases dropped to 822 today, from 869 yesterday, bringing total cases to 42,872, the Health Ministry said.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 11): The government has opened a special mediation centre in Putrajaya today to help resolve disputes if contractual obligations cannot be met due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 11): A “large study” has found that up to 20% of those who recovered from the Covid-19 disease are “diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within 90 days”, reported Reuters yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 10): Malaysia’s new daily Covid-19 cases dropped to 869 today — from 972 reported yesterday — taking total confirmed infections in the country to 42,050.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 9): Public who refill petrol at petrol stations are required to scan the QR code using the MySejahtera app, even if they are not entering the convenient shops, reported China Press.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 9): Recoveries from Covid-19 rose to 1,345 cases, the highest since the pandemic struck Malaysia in January.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 9): The opposition may resort to rejecting Budget 2021 if it is not amended to meet the needs of the people to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, said opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 9): RHB Banking Group said RHB Bank and RHB Insurance Kajang Branch, co-located within the same premises, will be closed from today (Nov 9, 2020) until further notice to enable sanitisation and as a precautionary measure to ensure health and safety of customers and employees.