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KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Malaysia’s approach of isolating positive Covid-19 infected patients, even though they are asymptomatic or show mild symptoms, may have contributed in the low fatality rate and high number of recovered cases, says Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured).

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): The Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce (MCCC) wants the government to give optical shops the option to continue operations during the third phase of the Movement Control Order (MCO).

NEW DELHI/KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): India has agreed to sell hydroxychloroquine tablets to Malaysia for use in the treatment of Covid-19 patients, Malaysia's Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar told Reuters on Wednesday, with New Delhi partially lifting its bar on exports of the anti-malarial drug.

KUALA KANGSAR (April 15): Eight employees from a funeral service company were fined RM8,000 (RM1,000 each person) for defying the Movement Control Order (MCO), Sinchew Daily reported today.

PETALING JAYA (April 15): Norfarrah Syahirah Shaari was born without arms but that has not prevented her from doing her part in helping to stem the COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Malaysian actor Ashraf Muslim tested positive for COVID-19, after filming a serial drama "Demi" in Inverness, Scotland, late last month, Berita Harian reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): A US congressman has publicly stated that saving the economy is more important than a halting a “new wave” of COVID-19 deaths, reported NBC News today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Lembah Pantai continues to be the worst-hit coronavirus hotspot in the country with 572 new cases or 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Some lawyers feel that stiff punishments given out to those breaching movement control order (MCO) regulations to stem the COVID-19 spread are unduly harsh ad could even be counter-productive, The Malaysian Insight (TMI) reported today.