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KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): The Cheras district in Kuala Lumpur is now a red zone or a Covid-19 hotspot, where more than 41 cases have been recorded, the Malay Mail reported today based on the latest data released by the Health Ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): A four-year-old female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo had tested positive for the Covid-19, the BBC reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): AmBank Group Research said even if the movement control order (MCO) is lifted by mid-April or end April, demand is expected to be weak for some time due to travel aversion and social distancing.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): The Ministry of Health has detected a cluster of 37 confirmed Covid-19 infections – five of whom have died – whose source of infection is an individual who had travelled to Italy (patient No.

The COVID-19 outbreak continues to dominate our everyday lives, with the Movement Control Order (MCO) announced on March 16 severely restricting our capacity to carry out tasks that, until so recently, seemed commonplace and mundane.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): The number of healthcare workers in Malaysia who are confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 has jumped by more than two-thirds in the past week to 138, from 80 recorded as at March 26.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): Malaysian house prices, relative to income, remain seriously unaffordable, due to a pronounced and prolonged mismatch between demand and supply, stated Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) in its Financial Stability Review for Second Half 2019 released today.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government said it will establish a special cabinet committee to develop strategic measures to safeguard Malaysia’s economy and labour market impacted by Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said the continuation of large-scale infrastructure projects will provide additional lift to the economic growth amid the challenging economic conditions.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has managed to solve the issue of shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) among healthcare workers who are in contact with Covid-19 patients, according to its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.