Cases rise to 12,366 nationwide today

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases in the country in the last 24 hours has risen again, with 12,366 cases reported today, said Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The new development brings the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia to 939,899. Selangor continued to record the highest number of […]

13,215 new cases – highest to date

KUALA LUMPUR: The daily number of Covid-19 infections in Malaysia continues to rise with a total of 13,215 cases reported today, the highest daily figure recorded since the pandemic hit the country. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the sharp increase brings the total number of cases to 880,782 so far.  Selangor remains the state with […]

Dine-in still too risky

KUCHING: Considering the current Covid-19 situation in Malaysia, particularly Sarawak, it’s no surprise that many are in favour of the ban on dine-ins at restaurants and eateries. Despite unable to enjoy their drinks and meals at their favourite eateries like the pre-pandemic days, they know that it’s for the best. Abdul Adzim Abdul Rahim, a […]

How to resuscitate a failed pandemic response

BY AWANG BOLKIAH ALI To determine an effective solution to our current predicament of a stubborn and sustained Covid-19 new case level, one must first have the humility to accept the fact that the hodgepodge strategy of misconceived half measures — adopted to date — has been a dismal failure. These decisions, sadly lacking any […]

5,803 new cases recorded today

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases in the country has surpassed the 5,000 mark for four consecutive days, with 5,803 cases reported over the last 24 hours. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said with the latest development, the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia now stood at 728,462. In […]

5,841 new cases reported today

KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s daily tally of Covid-19 cases continues to exceed the 5,000 mark for two consecutive days when 5,841 infections were reported today. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a tweet, said the figure showed and increase of 597 cases compared to 5,244 recorded on Wednesday. He said the daily new cases brought the […]

5,271 new cases nationwide, fourth straight day of drop

KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia dropped for the fourth consecutive day to 5,271 today, from 6,241 cases yesterday (June 6), said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. This is the first time daily cases have dipped below 6,000 after 19 straight days of surpassing that mark since May 19. Dr Noor […]

Covid-19 cases in Malaysia and selected countries

KUALA LUMPUR: The following are the updates on Covid-19 figures in Malaysia and selected countries across the world as at 10am today (June 7). Globally there have been 172,630,637 confirmed cases of Covid-19, including 3,718,683 deaths as reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) as at June 6.  Also a total of 1,638,006,899 vaccine doses […]

Covid-19 tally increases slightly to 7,703

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s daily tally of Covid-19 cases increased slightly to 7,703 cases today (June 2) from 7,105 cases reported yesterday (June 1), with Selangor still recording the highest number of new cases at 2,728. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brought the cumulative total of Covid-19 cases in the country […]