News about Covid

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14): As two of Malaysia's closest neighbours, Singapore and Indonesia, kicked off their vaccination programmes, Malaysia's Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin wrote a blog post to give an update on what Malaysia's vaccine procurement process is like — why it is not slow in getting its vaccines — and the delivery schedule that Malaysians can expect.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14): A total of 69 Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) branches across Malaysia will not be operational temporarily starting from today (Jan 14) due to the re-enforcement of various levels of the nation’s movement control order (MCO) to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 13): Malaysia reported 2,985 new Covid-19 cases today, which brought the total number of infected individuals in the country to 144,518 so far.

PUTRAJAYA (Jan 13): Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin (pictured) has been confirmed positive for Covid-19 based on test results received this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 13): I-Stone Group Bhd has temporarily halted production activities at two of its subsidiaries in Johor Bahru after 11 employees tested positive for Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 12): Malaysia reported today its highest daily number of newly confirmed Covid-19 infected individuals at 3,309, which brought the nation's total number of Covid-19 cases to 141,533 so far while the cumulative figure of active cases stood at 30,390.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 11): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Malaysia's healthcare system is at its breaking point as government hospitals are unable to support over 2,000 new positive Covid-19 cases per day.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 11): Eight new Covid-19 clusters were reported in the country today, bringing the total number of clusters to 594.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 11): Malaysia will undertake the Phase 3 clinical study of a Covid-19 vaccine developed in China beginning Jan 21 in nine public hospitals under the Ministry of Health (MoH), according to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 11): Malaysia reported today 2,232 newly-confirmed Covid-19 infected individuals, who brought the nation’s total number of Covid-19 cases to 138,224 so far.