News about Covid

PETALING JAYA (July 30): Malaysian showbusiness practitioners have seen their income badly impacted owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): The authorities have called on all those who have visited/eaten at a nasi kandar restaurant in Napoh, Jitra between July 13 and 24 to go for Covid-19 screening to make sure they are not diseased, the New Straits Times reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): The extension of the loan moratorium for targeted groups announced by the Government today has a “minimised” impact on the country’s banking sector, said MIDF Research economist Mazlina Abdul Rahman.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): Resorts World Genting has mandated that all visitors to the tourist destination must wear face masks beginning Aug 1 in line with a government directive.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 29): KIP Real Estate Investment Trust (KIP REIT)’s net property income (NPI) grew 17% to RM13.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 29): Malaysia reported 13 new cases of Covid-19 as of noon today, raising the country’s total to 8,956 cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 29): China has reported 101 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, up from 68 cases a day earlier, the country’s health commission said, according to a report by Reuters today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 29): Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam yesterday announced that the city “on the brink of a large-scale outbreak” of Covid-19 and called on resident to stay at home as much as possible, reported Reuters.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 28): Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases jumped to 39 as of noon today, pushing the number of active cases in the country past the 200-mark to 212.

IPOH (July 28): Perak plans to revive hotels that closed down due to poor business during the movement control order (MCO) by using them as Covid-19 quarantine facilities, reported The Malay Mail today.