ISTANBUL, Aug 19 — Turkey's death toll from the coronavirus rose by 20 on Tuesday to 6,016, health ministry data showed, with the total number of identified cases rising to 251,805.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Despite the movement control order (MCO) being in place for 155 days, 71 of which have been under the more flexible recovery movement control order (RMCO), many individuals continue to defy directives.

ALOR SETAR, Aug 19 — The Consumers Association of Kedah (CAKE) representing more than 200 residents and traders affected by the spread of Covid-19 in Napoh, filed a suit in the High Court here today against Nasi Kandar Salleh owner, who is alleged to be the originator of the Sivagangga Cluster in the area.

WELLINGTON, Aug 19 — A New Zealand court on Wednesday found the first nine days of a hard lockdown put in place by the government earlier this year requiring people to isolate at home was justified, but unlawful.

GENEVA, Aug 19 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday that the world needs to prevent vaccine nationalism so as to guarantee the equitable access and fair allocation of Covid-19 vaccines, reported Xinhua news agency.

NEW YORK, Aug 19 — Global Covid-19 cases surpassed 22 million on Tuesday, reported Xinhua news agency based on data from the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

SEOUL, Aug 19 — South Korea reported the highest daily rise in coronavirus cases since early March on Wednesday as an outbreak in the capital Seoul appeared to intensify.

MANILA, Aug 18 — The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it was concerned that the novel coronavirus spread was being driven by people in their 20s, 30s and 40s, many of whom were unaware they were infected, posing a danger to vulnerable groups.

TAIPEI, Aug 18 — The Central Epidemic Command Centre (CECC) on Tuesday reported a new case of Covid-19 imported from the Philippines and provided updates regarding the test results of contacts of a Malaysian man who was confirmed to have the disease after he had already left Taiwan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — State governments have been asked to refer to the Special Ministerial Meeting on the Implementation of the movement control order (MCO) prior to implementing any standard operating procedure (SOP) related to the recovery MCO currently in force.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — The government will allow sports and co-curricular activities to be held outside of classrooms beginning Sept 1, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — Malaysians who want to return to the country must register on the website of the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

KEPALA BATAS, Aug 18 — Inspections were conducted by the Police and Ministry of Health (MOH) at restaurants in Kepala Batas from 5pm yesterday with several found to have disobeyed the Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP), including not having a contact log.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — A total of 286 individuals were detained yesterday for non-compliance of the movement control order (MCO), said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — Scams involving online sales of face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in losses amounting to RM18 million, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KEPALA BATAS, Aug 17 — Three self-service launderettes have been ordered to close for seven days for violating the standard operating procedures (SOP) under the recovery movement control order (RMCO).

TANJUNG MALIM, Aug 17 — The public can still appeal for a reduction of the RM1,000 compound issued on those caught not wearing face masks in crowded places.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — A total of 25 new cases was reported yesterday, nine of which were local transmissions while 16 more were imported.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — A total of 235 individuals were arrested for defying the recovery movement control order (RMCO) last Saturday, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — The number of new Covid-19 cases increased to 20 today, with 10 cases involving the Tawar Cluster in Baling, Kedah, and another from the Muda Cluster in the same state.