News about infection

PETALING JAYA (Oct 23): There has been speculation since early today about the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government will very soon declare a state of emergency in Malaysia to combat the daily spike of Covid-19 infections.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): Malaysia recorded 862 new COVID-19 infections today, marking the fourth consecutive day that new cases stayed above the 800-mark.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): Two siblings who are pupils of the Wesley Methodist School Kuala Lumpur (International) school (pictured) have tested positive for Covid-19, said a report today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): Since Sept 26, the number of active Covid-19 cases in Malaysia has been on an upward climb, more so as the country registered triple-digit jump in daily infections since the start of this month, which far outpaced the number of patients who recover from the illness each day.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases dropped to 489 today, from 691 reported yesterday, bringing cumulative cases in the country to 13,993.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7):  Sime Darby Property has temporarily closed its HQ (pictured) in Petaling Jaya after one of its staff working in the building tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 24): Covid-19 infectivity remains a concern in Malaysia with the R0 (R-nought) value yet to stabilise, said Health director-general (D-G) Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): Malaysia's new Covid-19 cases soared to 95 today — from 21 reported yesterday — with one new fatality in the country as at noon today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 30): The Ministry of Health reported 17 new cases today, the highest daily infection number in two weeks, since the 25 cases reported on Aug 16, bringing the total number of cases in Malaysia to 9,334.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): Ten new Covid-19 infections were reported in Malaysia today, eight of which were imported cases, while the remaining two were local transmissions under the Tawar cluster, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).