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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): Malaysia reported 957 new Covid-19 cases today with two new clusters found, while its most populous state of Selangor recorded a spike in infections to a new record daily high of 225 cases, contributing 23.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 28): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced a temporary halt of the use of two influenza vaccines, namely SKYCellflu Quadrivalent and VaxigripTetra, after a number of deaths following flu shots in South Korea.

PUTRAJAYA (Oct 26): Malaysia has recorded 1,240 new COVID-19 cases today, the highest daily tally so far, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 26): The conditional movement control order (CMCO) enforced in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Putrajaya will be extended for another two weeks, until Nov 9, 2020, according to the National Security Council (MKN) announcement.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 24): Malaysia reported seven Covid-19-related deaths today as the number of daily new cases tops 1,000 for the first time at 1,228.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): Daily new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia dropped to 710 — from 847 reported yesterday — taking total infections in the country to 24,514.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 22): Malaysia recorded another 847 cases of Covid-19 and five deaths related to the virus today, said the Ministry of Health (MoH).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): An employee of a tenant in Wisma Mont Kiara (pictured) has tested positive for Covid-19 on Oct 16, according to a statement by the building’s management to tenants yesterday.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 16): It is a must for close contacts of positive Covid-19 cases to be quarantined for 14 days even if they tested negative on the first day, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): The number of new COVID-19 cases jumped above the 600-level again to 629 today, compared with 589 yesterday.