WASHINGTON, Oct 16 — A new ensemble forecast published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday projects up to 240,000 Covid-19 deaths in the United States by November 7, reported Xinhua news agency.

NEW YORK, Sept 29 — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the 1 million global death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) "an agonising milestone," reported Sputnik news agency.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 — Two trailer drivers were killed when their vehicles grazed, causing them to lose control of the machines which then plunged into a ravine in an incident at Kilometre 421.4 of the North South Expressway (south bound) today.

NEW YORK, Sept 25 — Global Covid-19 cases surpassed 32 million on Thursday, reported Xinhua news agency.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 22 — The number of new Covid-19 cases in the country remained at two digits today, with 82 cases reported, of which 60 were recorded in Sabah, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

ANKARA, May 31 — The total number of global confirmed Covid-19 cases surpassed six million late on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reported according to a running tally by the US-based Johns Hopkins University.

ANKARA, March 30 — The number of coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 704,000 on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported based on data compiled by the US-based Johns Hopkins University.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Two Covid-19 fatalities were reported today, bringing the death toll in Malaysia so far to 10.