News about Covid

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Malaysia saw 37 new cases of Covid-19 during the 24-hour period until noon today, including four imported cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): The Dewan Rakyat may miss the motion for the no-confidence vote against prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on May 18, as there will be no sitting at the one-day session.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Six new Covid-19 cases stemming from local transmissions in Wuhan, China just two weeks after the city discharged its last patients from hospital are worrying health authorities, reported the Straits Times (ST) To prevent a second wave of infections, the authorities have “ordered” all of the city’s 11 million residents to “undergo nucleic acid testing over a 10-day period”, said the report.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Hong Kong developer Goldin Financial Holdings “has suffered the biggest loss on a land sale in the city's history” when it agreed to sell a “residential plot” on Kai Tak for an estimated loss of HK$2.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured) said he trusts all Malaysians to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOP) set by the ministry under the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in the fight against the spread of Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): The Selangor state government today decided to implement new rules from tomorrow onwards, including allowing dine-in customers in restaurants and also food trucks albeit with limited operations, with Selangor residents now allowed access to all types of public parks with fishing to be permitted while hiking and camping is still disallowed, the Malay Mail reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): Malaysia’s Covid-19 new cases dropped to 16 today — the lowest level in two months.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): There should only be an average of 16 to 17 students in a class at any one time once school sessions resume, the New Straits Times (NST) reported today.

SINGAPORE (May 12): More than 8,600 business entities in Singapore have closed down in April - more than a double compared to March as well as during SARS in 2003 and economy recession in 2009, as Covid-19 pandemic continues to bite.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): My EG Services Bhd (MyEG) announced today the electronic government services provider will begin offering a one-stop portal for employers in Malaysia to manage requirements related to Covid-19 screening for their workforce.