Covid-19 death toll rises to 10, and 5 news from yesterday

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

1. The death toll from Covid-19 rose to 10, with total cases at 1,306.

2. Authorities nabbed a group of tabligh members who attended a session in Indonesia (photo, above) trying to sneak back into Sabah.

The Health Ministry said it believes the Covid-19 outbreak among the tabligh members in Kuala Lumpur late last month may have been imported.

3. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Malaysia is currently moving towards the fourth phase - mitigation - for Covid-19.

4. The Health Ministry advised those returning home from grocery shopping or buying food to shower immediately, before interacting with their family members.

5. Economist Muhammed Abdul Khalid urged the government not to be stingy in facing the Covid-19 crisis.

6. The Election Commission’s (EC) Twitter account was temporarily hacked.