It is the ninth emergency that has ever declared in the country’s history.

CGS-CIMB said in a note today that based on its preliminary assessment, the MCO 2.0 could negatively impact brewers due to weaker on-trade sales, while consumer sales will be impacted by lower footfall, reduced dining-out activities and shorter operating hours.

“The economic sector will still be affected by the re-implementation of MCO, but the overall impact will be reduced as other states can still conduct their business activities as usual in compliance with the stipulated standard operating procedures.”

Face-to-face schooling sessions for educational institutions under the Ministry of Education (MoE) in areas placed under the Movement Control Order (MCO) will only involve students sitting for major local examinations in 2020 and 2021, as well as equivalent international examinations.

Proclaimed an emergency that will be enforced up to Aug 1 as a proactive measure to contain the worsening Covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia

Involving a traveller with a history of travel to the UK

Under this first clinical study conducted in Malaysia, 3,000 volunteers are expected to take part to test the inactivated Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Institute of Medical Biology Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, China.

Selangor reported today the highest daily number of new Covid-19 cases at 557.

In a national address today, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said these states and federal territories are considered high-risk areas following a risk assessment as well as the evaluation of health services by the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Only two people per household are allowed to head out to purchase groceries at nearby supermarkets or grocery stores.