Covid-19: Malaysia says 4,228 cases include 416 foreigners
KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): There were 416 foreigners among the 4,228 Covid-19 cases in Malaysia as at noon yesterday, according to the Health Ministry.
Covid-19: Village Grocer to cleanse M City branch after customer tests positive
KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): Grocery store chain Village Grocer will sanitise yet another outlet, after a customer of its outlet at Jalan Ampang here tested positive for Covid-19.
Policeman on MCO duty wins social media praise after he rescues puppy from monsoon drain (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): A policeman who was on duty for the Covid-19 movement control order went beyond his call of duty and saved a puppy that fell into a monsoon drain, the Malay Mail reported today.
Covid-19: For the third time, daily recoveries topped new confirmed cases with 121 against 109
KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): For the third time, the number of daily Covid-19 recovered cases in Malaysia outpaced the number of new positive cases, with 121 recovered cases against 109 new confirmed cases today.
Education Ministry will not hastily reopen schools once MCO ends
PETALING JAYA (April 9): The Education Ministry will not reopen schools immediately right after the Movement Control Order (MCO) period ends, without considering students' safety first, Deputy Education Minister Senator Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon told Sinchew Daily.
Many Malaysians say not financially prepared for an extended MCO: DOSM survey
KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): Many Malaysians are not financially prepared if the Movement Control Order (MCO) were to be extended, according to a new survey released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
MCMC: Bandwidth usage surge causes 4G download speeds to drop by a third in Week 2 of MCO
KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): A spike in bandwidth usage has caused 4G download speeds to drop by a third during the second week of the Movement Control Order (MCO), revealed the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
Take slight pay cuts, property sector workers urged
PETALING JAYA (April 9): An association of property developers has urged workers in the construction industry to accept pay cuts to help the companies employing them stay afloat, Free Malaysia Today reported today.
No healthcare workers in Malaysia infected from handling Covid-19 patients, says Health D-G
KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): As the number of Covid-19 infected healthcare workers in the country climbed to 181, Ministry of Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reiterated that none of their infections was due to the handling of patients who were tested positive for the coronavirus.
Covid-19: Daily recoveries double to 166, new cases total 156
KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): The number of Covid-19 recoveries in Malaysia doubled to 166 today from 80 yesterday, bringing the total number of discharges to 1,487 or 36.
