Seven apartments and flats in Bayan Lepas and Batu Maung have reported at least one positive Covid-19 case in their premises, linked to the Bayan cluster. As of today, the cluster has recorded 47 active cases, with seven new cases in the past 24 hours. Bayan Lepas state assemblyman Azrul ... Read More

A resident in Block B of Woodsbury Suites at Butterworthth was diagnosed with COVID-19 yesterday. The apartment management issued a notice today confirming the matter. The apartment also followed the instructions of the Ministry of Health to implement epidemic prevention measures, including using disinfectant to disinfect public areas in the apartment and ... Read More

More hotels in Penang are expected to cease operations soon in the aftermath of the Covid-19 global pandemic. After Jazz Hotel announced yesterday that it is shutting its doors, NST has learnt that two more major hospitality establishments here will follow suit. The two businesses are Penaga Hotel and Jerejak ... Read More

After four days without new Covid-19 cases, the Penang government is hopeful the whole state could be declared a green zone state by April 27 if no new cases are reported in all of its districts for 14 days. Seberang Perai Selatan could be the first district to be a ... Read More

Kedah, Perlis and Penang can be the first states in the country to be declared as Covid-19 green states, according to Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a Malaysiakini report yesterday. However, there is a catch to it. According to Noor Hisham, the three northern states would have ... Read More

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an infectious disease, was first identified to have spread to Malaysia on January 2020. One of the key preventive measures to reduce the chances of infection includes staying at home. Let us all stay at home to stay safe! #stayathome #staysafe As COVID-19 creates a critical ... Read More

Twenty days into the movement control order (MCO), hardware shops, spare part shops (agriculture and industrial machinery), pet shops and shops that sell agriculture inputs have finally been allowed to open twice a week in Penang starting from yesterday. The MCO, which took effect on March 18, has been extended from ... Read More