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KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): The Ministry of Health (MoH) today recorded an increase in new Covid-19 infections at 84 cases today, following two days of decline.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): Health Minister Datuk Seri Adham Baba said the previous government had failed to contain the tabligh cluster, without which Malaysia would only have small clusters of Covid-19 infections, Malaysiakini reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): The National Security Council (NSC) has yet to determine the country's 'exit strategy' for the current nationwide Movement Control Order (MCO), according to Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): The Ministry of Health (MoH) reported 69 new Covid-19 daily infections today, the lowest daily figure after 30 days of the Movement Control Order (MCO).

KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): Europe is currently in the eye of the storm of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the number of cases nearing a million, the World Health Organisation's (WHO) European regional director said yesterday in a Reuters report.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has released its amended list of essential services which are allowed to operate during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period, along with the standard operating procedure to be obeyed by these businesses.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 infections have jumped by 25 to 110 new cases, bringing the tally to 5,182 total cases as of noon today, according to the Ministry of Health.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Malaysia reported 85 new daily cases of Covid-19 today — the lowest daily figure after 28 days into the imposition of the Movement Control Order (MCO) — bringing the tally to 5,072 cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): A now-deleted political Facebook post on the Health Ministry's official page has caused a storm, with many saying the ministry should remain neutral and apolitical, Malaysiakini reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): Malaysia’s daily recoveries from Covid-19 have topped 200 cases for the third time, with 202 patients discharged as of noon today, against 170 new infections.