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KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The Malaysian Bar has called on the federal government to institute a lockdown of the nation due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (Marc 16): Private hospitals are facing a shortage of face masks and personal protective equipment, the Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) said today, reported The Malaysian Insight.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Malaysia Airlines Bhd has warned that travel bans and plummeting demand around the world due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak have put many global airlines at risk of going bankrupt including the loss-making national carrier.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): A group of local medical experts representing seven professional societies has urged Putrajaya to implement “quick and firm measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak and avoid an uncontainable surge in cases”, reported The Malay Mail today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Selected stores in the Klang Valley saw record sales as people stocked up over the weekend after the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak a pandemic on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 15): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced that there are 190 new confirmed Covid-19 cases, bringing the tally to 428 in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): Thailand’s biggest agribusiness conglomerate, Charoen Pokphand Group, faces daunting challenges in Malaysia after winning the bid to buy the Thai and Malaysian businesses of British retailer Tesco Plc last week, The Edge reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): The new government estimates that the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will contract by 0.

PETALING JAYA (March 13): Three churches in the Klang Valley have suspended services for at least two weeks owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Free Malaysia Today (FMT).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): The Ministry of Health (MOH) today announced 39 new cases of COVID-19, raising the total number of confirmed cases TO 197 in Malaysia.