Covid-19 death toll at 8, and 5 news from yesterday

KINI ROUNDUP | Here are key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.  

The death toll from Covid-19 is now at 8, with 1,183 people infected.

A Kedah hospital will be temporarily shut down after a pregnant patient hid the fact that she was a close contact to the tabligh cluster. A doctor who treated her said the experience was anguish.

Pakatan Harapan is willing to consider if there is a request for former health minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad to spearhead the war against Covid-19.

The Health Ministry distanced itself from its minister Adham Baba's claim that warm water can prevent Covid-19 infections.

Kota Kinabalu shops will have to close by 5pm, while eateries in Selangor must close by midnight.

Malaysiakini spoke to refugee workers, who were severely affected by the movement control order.