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Agong declares emergency in Batu Sapi, Sabah

Nov 18, 2020

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has declared a state of emergency in Batu Sapi, Sabah due to the country’s current COVID-19 situation.

This means the Batu Sapi parliamentary by-election which was due to take place next month will not go on.

It has instead been postponed to a later date.

The Agong acknowledges that the previous Sabah state election is a factor in the country’s third wave of COVID-19 infections.

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New COVID-19 cases back to triple digits

Malaysia’s number of new COVID-19 cases returned to triple digits today, with 660 infections.

Sabah continues to record the highest tally with 387 cases, followed by 141 in Selangor.

The Health Ministry also detected eigh new clusters nationwide.

Meanwhile four more people have died due to the coronavirus, raising the death toll to 322.

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CMCO in several states could end soon

The Conditional MCO in several states could be lifted earlier than scheduled.

The Defence Minister says the decision will depend on the Health Ministry's risk assessment.

Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob adds that an announcement will be made this Friday.