News about recovery

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): Malaysia reported 260 new confirmed Covid-19 cases today — the highest daily count since June 4 when there were 277 infections — and the country's second daily highest on record since three cases were found on Jan 24,, according to Ministry of Health (MoH) director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, who described the spike as "worrying".

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 12): A gradual recovery is underway in the retail industry, which is signalling Malaysian real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the retail space are set to see light at the end of the tunnel after the pandemic-induced slump.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 25): Local malls are seeing a rise in activity again, with some experiencing a recovery in “footfall” a month into the Recovery MCO (RMCO), reported The Edge Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Malaysia’s borders may reopen as early as during the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO), which is slated to expire on Aug 31, said the Health Ministry’s director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 20): The number of active Covid-19 cases in Malaysia has dropped further to 289 as of noon today, the health ministry said.

PUTRAJAYA (June 19): Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were six new Covid-19-positive cases as of 12pm today, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 8,535.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 16): Malaysia reported its highest single-day jump in Covid-19 recoveries to 333 cases today, far outpacing the 11 new infections reported, lowering the number of active cases in the country to 651.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 13): Malaysia registered 43 new cases of Covid-19 infections today, of which 38 were local transmissions while five were imported cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 8): The Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) has denied a report on Astro Awani of a surge in hotel room bookings within an hour of the announcement of the recovery movement control order (RMCO) yesterday.

PUTRAJAYA (June 7): The Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) will be replaced by the Recovery MCO (RMCO) with more relaxed conditions from June 10 until Aug 31, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin (pictured).