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KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The Bavarian authorities have cancelled this year’s world famous beer festival Oktoberfest owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, AFP reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The Ministry of Health announced today that Malaysia’s daily new cases rose to 57, which is higher than the number of recoveries at 54 cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): A group of Malaysian mothers based in Singapore have pooled their resources to send breast milk to their babies at home, reported Channel News Asia (CNA).

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): Tenaganita has expressed concerned that migrants are being made "scapegoats" during the Covid-19 pandemic and are being deprived of aid, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): Tadmax Resources Bhd has inked an agreement to sell a 25% stake in its Pulau Indah power plant project to Korea Electric Power Corp (Kepco) for RM41.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): Malaysia’s casino-to-hospitality conglomerate Genting Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The UK is starting investigations to see if “plasma transfusions” from recovered COVID-19 patients could “speed of recovery and chances of survival” of those still infected by the virus, Reuters reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The US debate over restrictions for fighting the coronavirus intensified on Monday, as protesters labelled mandatory lockdowns as “tyranny,” while medical workers and health experts warned that lifting them too soon risked unleashing a greater disaster, Reuters reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The government “will look into the possibility of deferring” the Hari Raya Aidilfitri public holidays in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Star reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The Selayang wholesale market (aka Kuala Lumpur wholesale market) has been closed to prepare for Covid-19 screenings of market traders and workers, the Malay Mail reported today.