Malaysia reports 7 new COVID-19 cases, lowest since March
09 June, 2020
Malaysian health authorities on Monday (Jun 8) reported seven new COVID-19 cases, the cheapest daily increase recorded because the movement control order (MCO) was imposed in March.
This brings the cumulative final number of COVID-19 cases in the united states to 8,329. No new deaths were reported, keeping total fatalities at 117.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 20 patients have recovered and were discharged on Monday, bringing the total number of recoveries to 6,694.
He added that Malaysia currently has 1,518 active infectivity cases, which have been isolated and given treatment.
"Among the seven new cases reported, two were imported while five were locally transmitted cases among Malaysians," Dr Noor Hisham said at the daily COVID-19 conference on Monday.
He said among the five locally transmitted cases, two were close contacts of another COVID-19 case in Sepang, Selangor.
One case was found at a workplace screening at the Immigration Detention Depot in Bukit Jalil. Another case was picked up during a surgery screening in Sabah Women and Children Hospital in Likas as the last one was a community screening case in Kota Kinabalu Sabah, Dr Noor Hisham said.
Currently, six cases are being treated at the intensive care unit (ICU), with one requiring respiratory assistance.
Dr Noor Hisham said the Health Ministry (MOH) would continue steadily to monitor the development of the infection in the united states and abroad through information acquired from the World Health Organisation (WHO).
“The persons will be informed of any latest development on the matter. MOH will ensure appropriate preventive measures and controls would continue being implemented,” he said.
Negotiations to allow Malaysians to commute to Singapore and back for work are under way, Malaysia's Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Monday.
He said the ministerial meeting on the implementation of the MCO has decided to allow Malaysians to commute travel between Johor Bahru and Singapore for work.
However, the implementation is only going to start following the two foreign ministries summary their negotiations.
“If we can, we will approve the conditions they propose, and only Malaysian workers who commute between Johor Bahru and Singapore can resume working again. We remain waiting,” said Mr Ismail Sabri.
Mr Ismail Sabri added that with industries in Singapore resuming businesses again, they have requested because of their Malaysian employees, who are in Johor Bahru, to commute to Singapore for work.
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