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KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): As the number of Covid-19 infected healthcare workers in the country climbed to 181, Ministry of Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reiterated that none of their infections was due to the handling of patients who were tested positive for the coronavirus.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): The Ministry of Health (MoH) said a COVID-19 sub-cluster has been detected in Rembau district in Negeri Sembilan and is related to the tabligh assembly at the Sri Petaling mosque.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): The number of Covid-19 recoveries in Malaysia doubled to 166 today from 80 yesterday, bringing the total number of discharges to 1,487 or 36.

KUALA LUMPUR (Apr 8): Those in the federal territories could have their food cravings satisfied this Ramadan as the Ministry of Federal Territories has announced on its twitter page today that Ramadan bazaars in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan will proceed albeit via a few unconventional means namely via delivery, drive-thru and pick-up.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): The Movement Control Order (MCO) to combat the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted the country’s household spending patterns, recording a decrease of RM3,504 or 55%, reported The Malaysian Reserve (TMR) based on figures by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): The government is mulling to allow some of the non-essential businesses, especially those from manufacturing and services sectors, in green zones and areas with zero death cases to resume operations, Sinchew Daily reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Businesses, even some essential ones are finding it difficult to sustain amid the sluggish economy which is compounded by the COVID-19 virus outbreak and the ensuing Movement Control Order (MCO) imposed by the government.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): The government has enforced the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) at the Selangor Mansion and Malayan Mansion flats in Jalan Masjid India, Kuala Lumpur after 15 positive cases of COVID-19 were recorded at the two buildings on April 7, 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Sepang and Kota Samarahan have been added into the red zone areas, as the number of Covid-19 confirmed cases there breached 40, according to the Ministry of Health.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): The Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) has clarified that its member hotels taking part in the COVID-19 quarantine initiative are well aware of and have agreed to the government’s RM150 room rate subsidy for lending their spaces out to be used as quarantine centres.