News about Covid

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): If the number of Covid-19 positive cases continue to drop, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the Government may consider allowing the resumption of operations of certain sectors and sub-sectors on a stage-by-stage basis.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): The Cement & Concrete Association of Malaysia (C&CA) has lauded the government’s decision to allow cement plants to resume operations, saying the industry has been suffering massive losses for the last two years with the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbating the situation.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Malaysia’s smallest state, Perlis, has become the first to be declared a green zone state, after not recording any new Covid-19 cases for more than two weeks.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pictured) has announced the third extension to the Movement Control Order (MCO), which will be in force for its fourth phase from April 28 to May 12.

PETALING JAYA (April 23): Sentiments on the outlook for real estate markets globally have improved slightly as at April 15 according to a survey by real estate services provider Savills.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Malaysia's daily new cases jumped to 71 today, which is lower than the number of recoveries at 90, according to the Ministry of Health.

PETALING JAYA (April 23): It is almost close to 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): The Edge Covid-19 Equipment Fund is sending 65 breathing machines — 35 ventilators and 30 oxygen concentrators — to Sabah and Sarawak.

PETALING JAYA (April 23): The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted Sabah tourism industry players to rethink the importance of market diversification in tourist catchment to achieve sustainable growth going forward, said Knight Frank Malaysia (Sabah branch) executive director Alexel Chen.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Malaysia’s capital city Kuala Lumpur sees its number of active Covid-19 positive cases dropped to 432 as of noon yesterday, compared with 535 cases on Tuesday.