Lotteries operators have announced that its outlets will be closed and draws will be cancelled between March 18 and 31 following the government’s announcement of a movement control order (MCO). Read More (thestar)
Malaysia recorded two deaths from Covid-19 on Tuesday (March 17), the first fatalities due to the pandemic in the country. Read More (thestar)
The total number of cases in Malaysia so far is 673 with 49 recovered and 2 deaths Read More (facebook)
A 60-year-old pastor from Sarawak has become the first patient with COVID-19 to die in Malaysia, the secretariat for Sarawak's state disaster management committee said on Tuesday (Mar 17). Read More (channelnewsasia)
Workers who are issued a quarantine order for Covid-19 cannot be forced to take their annual leave, says the Human Resources Ministry. Read More (thestar)
Malaysians working in neighbouring countries of Singapore and Thailand will not be allowed to commute to work beginning Wednesday (March 18). Read More (thestar)
Sarawak has recorded eight positive Covid-19 cases as of 11am today, said the State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN). Read More (theborneopost)
The government’s decision to place the country under nationwide movement control order from March 18 to March 31 due to the Covid-19 outbreak is an apt move, says a political scientist. Read More (thestar)
Singapore will continue to stay in touch with Malaysia as it goes under movement control order to see how the situation evolves, the republic’s Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing said. Read More (malaymail)
Traffic on the Johor Causeway has started to build up, an hour after Malaysia imposed a movement control order following the rise in Covid-19 cases in the country. Read More (thestar)
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin says the government will impose a restricted movement measure from March 18 until March 31, 2020 to deal with the rise in Covid-19 cases. Read More (thestar)
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pic) will be outlining the government's measures to address the Covid-19 outbreak at a special address on Monday (March 16) night. Read More (thestar)
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today called for calm, reassuring Malaysians that there is enough food for all, amidst reports of panic buying in parts of the country in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. Read More (malaymail)
The total number of cases in Malaysia so far is 553 with 42 recovered and 12 in ICU. Read More (facebook)
Mahathir Mohamad, the former premier who steered Malaysia’s recovery from the 1997 Asian financial crisis, expects the current coronavirus pandemic to hit the global economy even harder. Read More (thestar)