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KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): The Ministry of Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured) has warned that Malaysia may see an exponential surge of Covid-19 infections in mid-June if Malaysians do not comply with the standard operating procedures (SOP) under the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO).

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Malaysia saw 37 new cases of Covid-19 during the 24-hour period until noon today, including four imported cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured) said he trusts all Malaysians to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOP) set by the ministry under the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in the fight against the spread of Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): The “20 visitors per home” rule for Hari Raya Aidilfitri is not an “absolute number”, and must also take into account the size of a home to make sure social distancing is followed, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured) clarified today, reported the Malay Mail.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 7): Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has assured that the country's healthcare system will be able to cope, should there be a surge in new daily Covid-19 cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 6): 59 Chambers of Commerce and Industry Associations have declared their full support for the federal government’s decision to allow the majority of the economy to resume operations under the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) while calling for all states to follow.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 5): Malaysia’s Covid-19 new cases dropped to 30 today – the lowest daily figure after 49 days of the movement control order (MCO) period, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

KUALA LUMPUR (May 5): The Ibu Kota area in Kuala Lumpur had recorded 156 active cases as at noon yesterday — the highest in the country —versus its number of confirmed infections (294), according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

KUALA LUMPUR (May 5): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is investigating a company over its RM30 million contract to supply mass testing laboratory systems to a ministry, The Malaysian Insight reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 4): Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases dropped to 55 today, bringing the tally to 6,353, according to the Ministry of Health.