News about Covid

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): Tenaganita has expressed concerned that migrants are being made "scapegoats" during the Covid-19 pandemic and are being deprived of aid, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): Malaysia’s casino-to-hospitality conglomerate Genting Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The UK is starting investigations to see if “plasma transfusions” from recovered COVID-19 patients could “speed of recovery and chances of survival” of those still infected by the virus, Reuters reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The US debate over restrictions for fighting the coronavirus intensified on Monday, as protesters labelled mandatory lockdowns as “tyranny,” while medical workers and health experts warned that lifting them too soon risked unleashing a greater disaster, Reuters reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The government “will look into the possibility of deferring” the Hari Raya Aidilfitri public holidays in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Star reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The Selayang wholesale market (aka Kuala Lumpur wholesale market) has been closed to prepare for Covid-19 screenings of market traders and workers, the Malay Mail reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): Even with the significantly reduced number of daily reported cases, the country's “war” against the spread of Covid-19 may not even end until a vaccine is found, which may take up to 18 months, according to Ministry of Health (MoH) director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): The Ministry of Health is looking into the possibility of conducting mass random testing for Covid-19 in red zone areas around the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): The number of red zones in Malaysia that have less than 41 active cases of Covid-19 has dropped to 13 after infections in the Melaka Tengah health district jumped to 65 as at noon yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): A Malaysian and Singaporean, both students in a university in Melbourne, have become victims of a racist attack, the Singapore-based The New Paper reported today.