Govt holds meet as cases rise

Taking extra care:Dr Adham (second from right) in a discussion with a Health Department staff member on Covid-19 watch duty at the Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Building in Johor. Looking on is (third from right) Johor Health and Environment Department Taskforce director R.Vidyananthan and Johor State Health director Dr Aman Rabu (fourth from right). — Bernama

Reports by MOHD FARHAAN SHAH, HANIS ZAINAL, MUGUNTAN VANAR, IVAN LOH, VENESA DEVI and ANDY CHUA

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s number of Covid-19 cases has hit 428, prompting the government to hold a special meeting today to discuss the next course of action.

The country recorded its biggest increase with 190 new cases as at noon yesterday.