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KUALA LUMPUR (March 26): 80 Malaysian healthcare workers have tested positive for COVID-19, according to health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): There has been another death due to COVID-19 this evening, bringing Malaysia's death toll to 20, said Health Ditector-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): The health director-general (DG) Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has confirmed that Teluk Intan Hospital in Perak has been shut down because 37 staff have tested positive for COVID-19.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): UDA Holdings Bhd has donated over RM100,000 worth of supplies to assist hospitals and the frontliners in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): The government has identified several places to be temporarily used as isolation and quarantine centres should the number of COVID-19 cases exceed the current bed capacity at the 34 designated hospitals nationwide.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): The Health Ministry has designated a total of 33 hospitals nationwide, to treat COVID-19 patients.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) is temporarily closing about 130 branches and service centres out of a total of more than 350 until March 31 during the movement control order (MCO).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced several measures following the Economic Action Council (EAC) announcement earlier yesterday, including a tax deduction for donations and contributions made to the COVID-19 Fund and the Ministry of Health (MOH).

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KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): My EG Services Bhd (MyEG) said its COVID-19 rapid test kit has been qualified for emergency use by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), paving the way for the sale of the kits in the US, where the number of positive cases has surpassed 33,000, with 417 deaths.