KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — Police will call the organisers involved in the gathering at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex yesterday, for breaching the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO).

PUTRAJAYA, July 29 — The movement control order (MCO) or the conditional movement control order (CMCO) will be re-enforced if Covid-19 local transmission positive cases escalate.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — A total of 2,491 illegal immigrants, 596 skippers as well as 144 smugglers were held under Op Benteng from May 1 to yesterday, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 —Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today announced the extension of loan repayment moratorium by three months for those who have lost their jobs in 2020 due to the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic and have yet to secure employment, while a targeted approach will be undertaken for the rest.

GENEVA, July 29 — A World Health Organisation official on Tuesday described the Covid-19 pandemic as "one big wave" and warned against complacency in the northern hemisphere summer since the infection does not share influenza's tendency to follow seasons.

HONG KONG, July 29 — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has warned the city is on the brink of a large-scale outbreak of the coronavirus and urged people to stay indoors as much as possible as strict new measures to curb the disease's spread take effect on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has detected two more new clusters, the Sivagangga PUI (persons under investigation) cluster in Kedah and the Satok cluster in Sarawak, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — “It is sad to see this situation grew without self-control,” wrote Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in reply to a tweet posted by Bernama @bernamadotcom at 3.10 pm on a news item titled ‘MP concern over emergence of new cluster’.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — The daily tally of new positive Covid-19 cases surged again to 39 today, from a one digit number, which was only seven cases, yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — A total of 1,776 inspections was carried out on individuals who were undergoing mandatory home quarantine yesterday, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — Lawmakers have expressed their concern about the risk of Covid-19 infection and the emergence of a new cluster due to the large gathering by supporters of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex today.

NEW YORK, July 28 — Global Covid-19 deaths surpassed 650,000 on Monday, reaching 650,029 as of 2pm (1800 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — The government today decided to tighten the standard operating procedures (SOP) for ship crew members’ signing-on and signing-off process to prevent the spread of Covid-19, especially to the locals.

SYDNEY, July 27 — Countries around Asia are confronting a second wave of coronavirus infections and are clamping down again to try to contain the disease, with Australia recording a record daily rise in cases and Vietnam locking down the city of Danang.

HONG KONG, July 27 — Hong Kong on Monday will announce further restrictions to curb the surge in coronavirus cases, including a total ban on restaurant dining and mandated face masks outdoors, media reported.

HANOI, July 27 — Vietnam is evacuating 80,000 people, mostly local tourists, from the central city of Danang after three residents tested positive for the coronavirus at the weekend, the government said on Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, moderation is the key to the launch of the National Month Celebrations and Fly the Jalur Gemilang Campaign.

BANGKOK, July 24 — Thailand's exports in June dropped by a bigger-than-expected 23.17 per cent from a year earlier, the weakest pace since July 2009, as the coronavirus pandemic hit global demand, the commerce ministry said on Friday.

HANOI, July 24 — Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a directive to ban the Southeast Asian country's wildlife trade with immediate effect in order to reduce the risk of new pandemics, a government statement said.

NEW YORK, July 24 — Fitbit and other wearable devices typically linked to exercise are being studied as ways to identify people who are potentially infected with Covid-19 before symptoms appear, when they can unknowingly spread the disease.