Malaysia reports 852 new COVID-19 cases, total infections top 40,000
09 November, 2020
Malaysia reported 852 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday (Nov 8), taking the country's tally to 40,209 infections, as the federal government ordered schools nationwide to close from Monday.
Of the brand new cases recorded over 24 hours up to noon on Sunday, 13 were imported cases. They involved eight Malaysians and five non-Malaysians, authorities said. The rest of the 839 cases were locally transmitted infections.
The country also recorded four more fatalities from COVID-19, raising its death toll from the pandemic to 286.
Malaysia on Saturday announced it had been reinstating its conditional movement control order (CMCO) across all but three states in peninsular Malaysia for a month, as the united states continues to fight a resurgence of COVID-19.
The CMCO, that will run from Nov 9 to Dec 6, will affect the states of Kedah, Penang, Negeri Sembilan, Johor and Terengganu. The three states not influenced by the restrictions are Kelantan, Perlis and Pahang, said Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Saturday.
CMCO measures for Sabah, Selangor, Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur, which were originally scheduled to get rid of on Nov 9, are also extended to Dec 6.
Mr Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Sunday that lots of people continue to defy the government's directives despite the country facing its third wave of COVID-19.
A complete of 519 persons were detained on Saturday for disobeying the CMCO. Of those detained, 209 didn't practice social distancing, while another 126 were caught not wearing face masks, he said.
Other offences include business owners not providing registration facilities for customers and operating beyond permitted hours.
Of these detained, 511 received compound notices, four were remanded as the rest were released on bail, he said.
Source:
TAG(s):