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KUALA LUMPUR (March 29): Malaysia has three types of registered medicine that can be used in the treatment of Covid-19, with supply readily available in the country, said Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): There are 5,084 participants at the tabligh assembly at Seri Petaling Mosque between Feb 27 and March 1 who have yet to be tested for the COVID-19 virus.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): The government is not discounting the possibility of a surge in new COVID-19 cases come mid-April, said Health Director-General (DG) Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): Malaysia has recorded 159 new COVID-19 cases at 12pm today, bringing the total to 2,320, said Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri reminded the public today that the movement control order (MCO) applies even within gated vicinities, the Malay Mail reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): Malaysians are reminded not to share fake news about the federal government escalating the Movement Control Order (MCO) to a full lockdown, said Senior Minister (Safety) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today.

PETALING JAYA (March 28): Passengers of a bus travelling from TBS Bus Terminal in Bandar Tasik Selatan on March 1, 2020, has been called to contact the Hilir Perak Health Office immediately.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): Kepong and Klang are now officially red zones or COVID-19 hotspots with more than 40 cases each, and Lembah Pantai continues to record the highest number of COVID-19 patients while Hulu Langat has overtaken Petaling Jaya in terms of COVID-19 case numbers, according to the Malay Mail today citing the latest data released yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): A patient suspected with COVID-19 infection has reportedly killed himself after being admitted to an isolation ward at Serdang Hospital, a China Press report said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): At least one New York hospital has begun putting two patients on a single ventilator machine, an experimental crisis-mode protocol some doctors worry is too risky but others deemed necessary as the COVID-19 outbreak strains medical resources, Reuters reported on Thursday.