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Malaysia records surge in COVID-19 cases

Sep 07, 2020

62 new COVID-19 cases were reported today, raising Malaysia's number of active infections to 207. 

56 were local transmissions, including 50 from the Benteng cluster in Lahad Datu, Sabah.

Meanwhile the Health Ministry says the spike in cases there was due to crowded lockup facilities in Lahad Datu. 

According to the Health Director General, the cluster can be traced back to two undocumented migrants who were then held in custody at the Lahad Datu police HQ last month. 

In addition, the Ministry has also detected a new cluster in Kedah, called the Sungai Cluster. 

The death toll still stands at 128. 

Immigration Dept releases list of countries whose citizens barred from entering Malaysia

The Immigration Department has listed over 20 countries whose citizens are not allowed to enter Malaysia,, as part of ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19. 

They include the US, Britain, Indonesia, and India. 

The ban, which comes into affect today,  affects countries who have a high number of COVID-19 cases. 

Two factory workers linked to Rawang river pollution remanded by police

Police have remanded two workers from a factory that's said to be responsible for polluting a river in Rawang, Selangor. 

This, after cops remanded four of the factory's senior officials over the weekend. 

The pollution forced the shutdown of four water treatments plants along the Selangor River last week, leaving over a thousand areas in the Klang Valley without fresh water supply.