News about Covid

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 3): Malaysia saw its deadliest day of the Covid-19 pandemic today as it reported 12 new fatalities, all of them in Sabah, bringing cumulative deaths in the country to 263.

(This story has been updated with the full list of red zones.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 3): The Malaysian Prison Department today said Covid-19 transmissions among prisons are under control, thanks to strategies such as lockdowns and quarantining of inmates and remanded individuals that have helped reduce daily Covid-19 cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 3): Parliament will adjourn earlier at 1pm, instead of the usual 5.

KOTA KINABALU (Nov 2): An officer from the Sabah Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) died due to Covid-19 at the Queen Elizabeth I Hospital, here, this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Malaysia today reported 834 new Covid-19 cases, 60% from the worst-hit state of Sabah, with five new clusters detected across the country.

LONDON (Nov 2): Britain's Prince William was tested positive for Covid-19 in April this year, around the same as his father Prince Charles, according to a BBC report, citing palace sources.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): The Royal Selangor Golf Club (RSGC) has today confirmed one of its members was tested positive on October 31.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): One of the promoters of the children product section at Sogo Kuala Lumpur, has been tested positive for Covid-19, said Sogo Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Sungai Besar Umno division chief Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos said he has instructed his lawyers to file an application at the High Court to intervene in lawyer Dr Syed Iskandar Syed Jaafar Al-Mahdzar’s legal action involving Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah's decision to not accept Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s Cabinet meeting proposal to declare a state of emergency in Malaysia as the nation contends with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.