News by Emir Zainul

Sabah continues to lead with 616 cases, representing 52.7% of the total positive cases today, while the Klang Valley recorded 275 new cases.

This means the ongoing CMCO in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, and Putrajaya will be extended as well. The same goes for Labuan and Sabah.

“[Malaysia’s] labour market [is] showing signs of recovery,” the MoF said.

Putrajaya is in the final stages of negotiations to participate in COVAX. 

Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun: On behalf of the Parliament of Malaysia, I would like to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude to the Health D-G, the Director of Health of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, and the officers and staff of the MoH who have worked hard to carry out screening tests and for the advice given to the MPs and staff of the Parliament

"This proposed access will be known as the Kota Seri Langat ‘Left-In and Left-Out Interchange’.

It has requested an extension of time to respond on the proposal to Jan 2 next year, from the initial deadline of Oct 30.  

Speculation has run rife since earlier today that a national emergency may be declared.

St Joseph's Institution International School Malaysia said in a letter to parents dated Oct 21 that the intern, who joined the school on Oct 12 for one day prior to the school's closure on Oct 13, has been in self-quarantine from Oct 14 when she started to feel unwell.

"Our idea is to reduce movement. Imagine, the one million people that are affected by the WFH directive will not go to the office, so they will not interact with each other. So when we reduce this possibility (of being infected among the one million people), it may be successful in breaking the chain of COVID-19 infection because fewer people can interact with each other."