PUTRAJAYA, Aug 25 — A total of 11 new Covid-19 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, with five of them involving the Tawar cluster, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

REUTERS, Aug 25 — Kentucky Fried Chicken is temporarily suspending its long-time advertisement slogan "it's finger lickin' good", calling it inappropriate in the current Covid-19 pandemic situation where personal hygiene has become top priority to stem transmission.

AMSTERDAM/BRUSSELS, Aug 25 — Two European patients are confirmed to have been reinfected with the coronavirus, according to regional public broadcasters, raising concerns about people's immunity to the virus as the world struggles to tame the pandemic.

SEOUL, Aug 25 — South Korea on Tuesday ordered most schools in Seoul and surrounding areas to close and move classes back online, the latest in a series of precautionary measures aimed at heading off a resurgence in coronavirus cases.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Banks in Malaysia are Southeast Asia’s most committed financial institutions in terms of helping businesses as well as individuals during the Covid-19 pandemic, with up to 55 per cent of the total loan book in the country under moratorium support, a fund manager said.

KINGSTON, Aug 25 — World-record sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus and is self-isolating at his home in Jamaica after last week celebrating his 34th birthday with a big bash mask-free.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — Police arrested 515 individuals for violating the recovery movement control order (RMCO) yesterday and, of the total, 440 were issued compounds, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

HO CHI MINH CITY, Aug 24 — As visitor numbers slump during the pandemic, Vietnam's oldest zoo has scrambled to survive, such as holding fundraising drives, cutting pay and growing fruit and vegetables to feed the animals.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — A new Covid-19 cluster, known as Maju cluster, has been detected originating from a restaurant in Titiwangsa, here, involving two workers of the restaurant.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — Another nine new Covid-19 positive cases were recorded until noon today, of which five were local transmissions and four imported, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.

BANGKOK, Aug 21 — Thailand will extend the country's state of emergency until the end of September – its fifth extension – as the Covid-19 situation across the globe remains a concern.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — A total of 86 individuals were detained yesterday for violating the recovery movement control order (RMCO), with 77 of them being compounded and nine remanded, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

BANGKOK, Aug 21 — Myanmar has locked down the state capital of conflict-torn Rakhine state after an outbreak of a coronavirus strain that officials said was more infectious than that previously seen in the country.

BEIJING, Aug 21 — Health authorities in China's capital Beijing have removed a requirement for people to wear masks outdoors, further relaxing rules aimed at preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus after the city reported 13 consecutive days without new cases.

DUBAI, Aug 21 — The United Arab Emirates could reintroduce a de-facto overnight curfew in some areas of the country if there are a high number of Covid-19 infections there, a government official said.

KEPALA BATAS, Aug 21 — The Malay Chamber of Commerce Malaysia (DPMM) will meet with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to discuss a loan Rescheduling/Restructuring (R&R) programme to assist entrepreneurs affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — A total of 14,048 individuals have returned to Malaysia through the international border entrance and placed under quarantine at 67 hotels and five public training institutes (ILA) since last July 24 until Wednesday.

KUCHING, Aug 21 — A new cluster called ‘Alam’ was proclaimed in Sarawak yesterday after four crew members on board a ship anchored at Bintulu Port tested positive for Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — Only five new Covid-19 positive cases have been recorded until noon yesterday, all of which are imported cases, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

GEORGE TOWN, Aug 19 — The Penang government has appealed to the federal government to consider a temporary suspension of the entry of medical tourists into the state.