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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.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Mohd Zuki Ali today announced the appointment of four ministry secretary-generals at the same time, effective immediately, Astro Awani reported today.

PETALING JAYA (March 23): Malaysia's Movement Control Order (MCO) currently taking place to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus outbreak in the country must include property management in its list of essential services.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 22): Four locations in the city have been designated “COVID-19 red zones” and placed under “intensive” watch by the authorities during their Movement Control Order (MCO) enforcement, the New Straits Times reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 22): After spending almost a year on the market, a mansion perched atop the Hollywood Hills that was purchased by Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) for a record US$38.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Employers are required to provide official letters, or movement permits, for employees who are working during the Movement Control Order (MCO) to facilitate their movement in the event that they are stopped by patrol authorities during the restricted period, according to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Telemedicine service provider Doc2Us is urging doctors and healthcare professionals (HCPs) available to join the Doc2Us COVID-19 Task Force, a voluntary telemedicine service to help the public gain adequate information about the spread and management of the Covid-19 epidemic and reduce patient-medical healthcare specialist contact.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): PLUS Malaysia Bhd said the southbound Ebor toll plaza (entry) in the North–South Expressway Central Link (ELITE), where a toll operator tested COVID-19 positive on March 18, has resumed operations at midnight today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): Employers have to pay the full salary of all employees — including allowances — during the March 18-31 Movement Control Order period, said the Ministry of Human Resources (MoHR).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): The government is trying to track down about 2,000 Rohingya men who went for the Sri Petaling mosque gathering on Feb 27 to March 1, Reuters reported today.