KUCHING, April 11 — The Sarawak government will consider the suggested scrapping of the 14-day compulsory quarantine for entry into the state if the Covid-19 situation in Malaysia improves, says Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Fifty-four people were detained for violating movement control order (MCO) standard operating procedures (SOP) yesterday with all of them issued compound fines.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in force at Rumah Sewa Anong and Rumah Sewa Beverly Hills in Bintulu, Sarawak, due to Covid-19 was lifted today, two days earlier than scheduled.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) latest poll reveals that people are becoming more confident to travel, with the majority believe that they will be more likely to travel once vaccinated.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Failure to provide equipment for customers to record their details was the highest recorded offence in violation of the standard operating procedures (SOP) under the movement control order (MCO) yesterday, with 108 individuals detained.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The Ampang Jaya police station has suspended all operations dealing with the public from today until March 1 after 11 police personnel tested positive for Covid-19.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 10 — Cabinet Ministers going on official visits overseas must comply with strict conditions in order to obtain an exemption to reduce their quarantine period to three days, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) calls for urgently needed improvements in the Ministry of Health (MOH)’s handling of mild cases of Covid-19 (category 1 and 2) and their close contacts.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — A thorough cleaning and disinfecting work was carried out at the Bandar Tasik Selatan station and KLIA Transit Platform in KL Sentral yesterday after one of the Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd (ERL) ticketing officers was found positive for Covid-19.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 12 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has established that levels one and two Covid-19 patients will undergo treatment and quarantine at home while being monitored strictly by health workers, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — The Health Ministry will fully bear the costs of Covid-19 screening for teachers, lecturers and their family members who are returning to Sabah and Sarawak for duty, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 29 — The Health Ministry has advised Covid-19 positive individuals to remain at home until medical personnel from district health centres arrive to take them to their designated hospitals.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates this morning.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 24 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is monitoring the new Covid-19 mutation that was detected in Sabah from various angles, including its infectivity and impact on the people.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 — A total of 81,240 individuals who returned to Malaysia had been placed at 75 hotels and 17 Public Training Institutes and private institutions of learning throughout the country for quarantine since July 24, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

BANGKOK, Nov 30 — Thailand was racing to track down about 200 people in its northern provinces on Monday to stop a potential coronavirus outbreak after three Thai nationals entered the country illegally from Myanmar and tested positive days later.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 26 — The consistent decrease in the number of Covid-19 positive cases in Sabah is one of the factors, which the Health Ministry (MOH) had considered when relaxing the standard operating procedure (SOP) for inter-state travel.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) are hoping for a special standard operating procedure (SOP) for the national team who will be preparing for the second round of the 2022 World Cup/2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers scheduled to begin next March.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — Foreigners who wish to enter the country to meet their spouses need to provide enough money for the cost of their quarantine, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — Petaling Jaya district police chief Assistant Commissioner Nik Ezanee Mohd Faizal is undergoing a two-week quarantine after coming into contact with a Covid-19 positive person.