GENEVA/ZURICH, Sept 26 — The global death toll from Covid-19 could double to 2 million before a successful vaccine is widely used and could be even higher without concerted action to curb the pandemic, an official at the World Health Organization said on Friday.

BOGOTA, Sept 26 — More than six months since the first coronavirus case was detected in Latin America, there is an excess of nine million cases and 330,000 deaths in the region, as of Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — The administrative enhanced movement control order (EMCO) that was imposed in Kota Setar district, Kedah on September 11 will end today, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

LONDON, Sept 22 — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell people on Tuesday to work from home where possible and will curb timings for bars and restaurants to tackle a fast-spreading second coronavirus wave, but the opposition accused him of losing control.

MOSCOW/BRASILIA, Sept 22 — Russia is so confident in its Covid-19 vaccine that it will shoulder some of the legal liability should anything go wrong, rather than requiring buyers to take on the full risk, the head of the state fund bankrolling the project told Reuters.

REUTERS, Sept 22 — The death toll from the spread of the coronavirus in the United States was approaching over 200,000 on Monday, by the far the highest number of any nation.

LONDON, Sept 22 — All pubs, bars, restaurants and other hospitality venues across the whole of England must start closing at 10pm from Thursday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson tackles a second wave of Covid-19 infections.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 22 — A new study that analyzed the coronavirus outbreak in Brazil has found a link between the spread of the virus and past outbreaks of dengue fever that suggests exposure to the mosquito-transmitted illness may provide some level of immunity against Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — Malaysia recorded 21 new Covid-19 cases today, comprising 16 local infections and five imported cases, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — Top Glove Corporation Bhd’s net profit for the fourth quarter and full-year soared to a record high of RM1.29 billion and RM1.87 billion respectively as demand for rubber gloves surges globally on the back of the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — The cumulative number of positive Covid-19 cases in Malaysia rose to five digits yesterday, reaching 10,031 after 62 new cases were recorded, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 11 — The government's decision to impose entry ban on citizens of 23 countries was made based on several factors including data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control as well as Our World in Data, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

YANGON, Sept 10 — Myanmar increased lockdown measures in its biggest city on Thursday after reporting another record daily rise in coronavirus cases, with 120 new infections taking its overall cases past the 2,000 mark.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — A total of 24 new cases were recorded yesterday, comprising 18 local transmissions and six imported infections, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 9 — The Covid-19 infection rate, Rt or R naught (R0) has increased to 1.72 in Malaysia from 0.72 two weeks ago, which clearly reflects a riskier situation with more transmissions in the community.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — The public is advised not to do the fist bump, a popular gesture of greeting these days when meeting someone, so as to curb the spread of the contagious Covid-19.

SEOUL, Sept 8 — The number of self-employed people in South Korea has fallen at a far faster pace in 2020 than last year in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, data showed Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — New positive Covid-19 cases reported remain in single digit with six cases involving three local transmissions and three import cases.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — Police personnel at the Lahad Datu district police headquarters (IPD) and their family members, totalling 76, have been tested for Covid-19, said Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani.

CANBERRA, Sept 2 — Australian gross domestic product (GDP) has fallen 7.0 per cent in the June quarter, the largest quarterly fall on record, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday.