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One of those infected is now in critical condition and requires respiratory assistance in intensive care, said MoH director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statement yesterday.

“What has been forgotten in this clamour for more government assistance is that these very same companies employ 64% of the total workforce in the private sector.

“As such, the thrust of the government assistance should be on the SMEs and the workers as well,” MTUC secretary-general J Solomon said.

The Federal Court chief registrar's office said in a statement today that it had taken note of the Prisons Department director-general Datuk Seri Zulkifli Omar's letter dated April 2, proposing that offenders to the Movement Control Order (MCO) be sentenced to community service instead of jail.

There were four deaths today, bringing the total 61.

This scenario, playing out in real time in front of our eyes, raises an important and very real question — can a person suspected of being infected with the COVID-19 virus, or someone who has had contact with an infected person, be compelled to be tested for the virus despite his reluctance or outright refusal?  

Death toll increased to 57, with four new cases.

Meanwhile, 10.1% or 14 cases have Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) and mild symptoms, but they did not know of or had not made known their status previously. Of this group, two had not revealed that they had attended the tabligh gathering.

BNM said in its Financial Stability Review for Second Half 2019 that the ratio of overall household debt-to-GDP rose to 82.7% as at end-2019 amid slower GDP growth, and remained elevated relative to regional peers.

The committee’s aim is to strike a balance between the nation’s economic priorities and the effective enforcement of the MCO.

BNM estimated that capital spending on major transport infrastructure projects of about RM15 billion is expected to lift 2020 gross domestic product (GDP) by 1 percentage point (ppt).