News about Covid

Speech by Interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad    1.

Malaysia today revealed a RM20 billion package of tax reliefs and subsidies to stimulate the economy hit by the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): The government will announce an Economic Stimulus Package tomorrow (Feb 27), as previously stated by former finance minister Lim Guan Eng.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): China reported 406 newly confirmed Covid-19 cases, with the death toll at 52 in Hubei and 439 new suspected cases in 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): A global recession is likely if COVID-19 becomes a pandemic, and the odds of that are uncomfortably high and rising with infections surging in Italy and Korea, according to Moody’s Analytics.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 25): Interim prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will still present the highly anticipated economic stimulus package, but at a later date to be confirmed, said former finance minister Lim Guan Eng.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 25): The dissolution of the ruling cabinet in Putrajaya “will not affect the government's effort in handling COVID-19, Health Ministry Director General Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured) told Malaysiakini.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 25): Malaysia’s 2020 real gross domestic product growth should slow to 4.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 25): The COVID-19 death toll in Mainland China rose to 2,663 as of yesterday (Feb 24) after 71 new fatalities were reported, the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Malaysia said today, citing China's National Health Commission updates.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 24): Two more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged today, raising the number of full recovered persons to 20.