News about Covid

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Daily new Covid-19 cases rose to 4,855 — the fourth-highest number of infections reported in a single day — bringing Malaysia's total cases to 458,077, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) on Twitter.

  KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): Malaysia reported a record high of 39 Covid-19 deaths today while new cases rose sharply to 4,765 from 3,973 yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): Maybank Investment Bank Bhd economists said today while the outlook of the Malaysian economy rebounding in 2021 is on track, the risk to growth remains tilted to the downside due to the latest round of the Covid-19-driven movement control order (MCO 3.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): Health Ministry director-general Tan Sri Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured) said 80% of new Covid-19 cases recorded in the country lately have been sporadic infections that are not linked directly with any identified Covid-19 infection clusters.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): Malaysian REIT Managers Association (MRMA) has urged the government to include various industry players in the improvement of the Hotspot Identification for Dynamic Engagement (HIDE), according to its chairman Datuk Jeffrey Ng.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 11) : Malaysia reported 3,973 new Covid-19 cases today – slightly higher than yesterday’s 3,807 – bringing the cumulative number of confirmed infections in the country to 448,457.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): Doctors in India are warning the public in the country that cow dung cannot prevent Covid-19 infections and may instead spread other diseases, Reuters reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): The Malaysian economy, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), registered a decline of 0.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 10): Malaysia recorded 3,807 new daily Covid-19 cases today — up from 3,733 yesterday — pushing the number of active cases, which carry high transmission risks, to 37,396 — the ninth straight day of staying above the 30,000 mark.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 10): The Ministry of Health (MoH) said 67% of public hospital beds were used to treat those infected by Covid-19, including suspected and probable patients, as of last Saturday (May 8).