News by Syafiqah Salim

Dr Noor Hisham said undocumented migrants who tested positive for Covid-19 are isolated and quarantined for 14 days, and made to undergo second and third tests. "Through the repeat tests, the ministry detected more Covid-19 cases and the patients were transferred to hospitals for treatment."

HLIB analyst Nazira Abdullah wrote in note today that the research firm increased its MQREIT earnings forecast by 6% for financial year ending Dec 31, 2020 (FY20) and FY21 on lower expenses and contribution from new tenancy.

This means the rate of recovery from Covid-19 in Malaysia stood at 90.9% or 7,733 cases, while the number of active cases fell to less than 10% of total confirmed cases of 8,505, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah: Two positive cases were detected on May 17 through screenings at the home involving 12 staff and 26 residents. All staff and other 24 residents tested negative for the virus.

Of the 41 new cases today, 38 were local transmissions, with 32 of them involving foreign workers while the six remaining cases involved Malaysians.

This is the second time Malaysia has recorded a single-digit number of new infections since the Movement Control Order was enforced on March 18.

Based on the data provided by the MoH’s Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC), from May 26 until noon yesterday, the number of active cases in Sepang, Selangor dropped to 32 from 58 previously, while cases in Lembah Pantai in Kuala Lumpur fell to 34 from 80.

One new death was reported, bringing Malaysia's Covid-19 death toll to 116.

This is the highest ever daily figure recorded in the country; the second highest was on March 26 with 235 cases.

Of the 275 local transmissions, 271 cases involved foreign nationals with 270 emerging from repeat testing of detainees at the Bukit Jalil Immigration Depot Centre, while another case was detected at a construction site in Pudu.

The group had in February this year announced the proposed disposal. Subsequently, on March 10, it said pursuant to the disposal, Berjaya Kyoto Development Kabushiki Kaisha (BKD) which is another subsidiary of Berjaya Corp had entered into a leaseback agreement of the hotel.