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PETALING JAYA: Many often overlook the fact that real estate agents are also considered frontliners in the Covid-19 pandemic as the profession is part of the service sector and their safety and health shouldn’t be disregarded as well.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): Covid-19 recoveries hit a record high of 5,718 today, well above the 2,720 new daily infections, the Health Ministry said.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 15): Malaysia today logged 2,176 new Covid-19 cases — the lowest number of daily infections recorded in the past 30 days.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 14): Malaysia recorded the highest number of daily Covid-19 recoveries since the start of the pandemic today with 4,525, as new infections dropped to 2,464 cases, according to the Ministry of Health.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 13): Putrajaya’s move to include foreigners living in Malaysia into the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, “providing them access and coverage of vaccines at no cost, is both right and embedded in sound public health practices", said the Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 9): Cabinet ministers returning from official visits abroad are allowed to shorten their self-isolation to three days, only if they meet certain criteria, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 9): The Malaysian Health Coalition (MHC) today has urged for the Prevention and Control Infectious Diseases (Exemption) Order 2021 to be immediately revoked.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): Malaysia logged in 4,571 new Covid-19 cases within the past 24 hours as of noon today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 2): The Ministry of Health reported that there were a total of 3,455 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative total of positive cases in Malaysia to 222,628.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 2): The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) enforced on the subsidiaries of Lii Hen Industries Bhd in Muar, Johor has been lifted by the Ministry of Health (MoH), the company said.