News about Covid

Inordinate delays in the Covid-19 “legal shield” has rendered it redundant and meaningless, but it is better to have an imperfect bill now as a starting point where future improvements can be made.

While Bomba and other frontliners are fighting the unknown virus, the close to two-month movement control order (MCO) which started on March 18 has restricted people’s freedom, with many being forced to stay at home.

The Covid-19 pandemic caught everyone off guard.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 10): Malaysia recorded 45 new Covid-19 cases today — almost double the 24 cases reported yesterday — and most of the new cases were local transmissions, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 10): The Ministry of Health (MoH) said there has been an increase in Covid-19 cases among frontliners of late, especially healthcare workers in the public and private sectors.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia dropped to 24 today — 18 local transmissions and six imported cases — after sharp rises for two straight days.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): Former English soccer star David Beckham (pictured), and wife, Victoria were infected with the Covid-19 virus back in March, according to a report by UK daily, The Sun.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): As the contagiousness of the coronavirus rises in Malaysia, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah is urging the public — especially front liners — to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 8): Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases saw a further increase to 100 in the 24 hours as of noon today, with 62 cases from the Benteng Lahad Datu (LD) cluster in Sabah.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): New Covid-19 cases swelled to 62, more than 10 times the six cases reported yesterday, bringing the tally of infections in Malaysia to 9,459.