News about Covid

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 24): Malaysia’s confirmed Covid-19 infections surpassed 100,000 today, after 14 straight days of four-digit cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 24): AmInvestment Bank Bhd said today it has upgraded the Malaysia real estate investment trust (REIT) sector to "overweight" from "neutral" as the research firm believes the worst is over for the industry, which has contended with the impact of Covid-19-driven restricted movement policies.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 23): Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases dropped to 1,348 today from 2,062 reported yesterday, with 761 cases or 56% of the new cases coming from Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 23): Some of us may have fancied or imagined that we can escape the Covid-19 pandemic by going to some remote region of the planet, such as Antarctica.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 22): A total of 1,880 Covid-19 cases have been recorded among healthcare workers since the pandemic began in January, said the Ministry of Health (MoH).

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 22): Eight new Covid-19 clusters were detected today, of which six are linked to workplaces in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor and Perak, the Health Ministry said.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 22): Another 563 employees of Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd tested positive for Covid-19 as of yesterday, causing the affected plant in Klang to remain suspended until Dec 30.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 22): Malaysia today logged 2,062 new Covid-19 cases, with Selangor and Kuala Lumpur contributing 1,518 cases or 74% of today's new cases, with one death.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 22): Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd said one of the employees working at its headquarters in Menara Multi-Purpose here tested positive today for Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 22): Car leather upholstery maker Pecca Group Bhd announced today 246 of its employees tested positive for Covid-19 in a recent screening.