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KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have both tested positive for COVID-19, the US actor said yesterday, AFP reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced today that about 10,000 people had taken part in a religious gathering at Masjid Seri Petaling, Selangor, between Feb 27 to March 1 where a Bruneian national infected with COVID-19 was also present.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 10): The whole of Italy has been placed under lockdown until April 3, say news reports.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 9): There are 18 new confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 as of noon today, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH), causing total number of confirmed cases to rise to 117, from 93 yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 9): Apple CEO Tim Cook told office employees across the world can work from home as COVID-19, Business Insider reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 9): The Prime Minister’s Office said today that Datuk Seri Azam Baki has been appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong as the chief commissioner of the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) effective today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 7): There are 10 new confirmed positive cases of Covid-19 as of noon today, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH), raising the total number of cases to 93 from 83 yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 7): Investor hopes have dimmed over Meridian Bhd “while its recent financial footing is raising a red flag”, reported The Edge Malaysia this week.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 7): The Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy chief commissioner (operations) Datuk Seri Azam Baki (pictured) “is tipped” to get the post as the agency’s chief commissioner, The Star reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 6): UDA Holdings chairman Datuk Hisham Hamdan — who is the 26th confirmed case of Covid-19 in the country and has been linked to 16 other infections — has issued a statement to explain the facts of his particular circumstance, following various news reports on his case.