Dr Mahathir quarantined and 9 news from yesterday

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

1. Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been quarantined after coming into close contact with a patient confirmed to have coronavirus.

2. The government is mulling tougher enforcement action after many flouted the movement control order on its first day, including mobilising the army. However, there are signs that compliance might have improved on the second day.

3. The Malaysian Medical Association has urged Malaysians to take the movement control order seriously to avoid suffering Italy’s fate, where cemeteries in parts of the country are full and crematoriums can’t keep up with despite working round-the-clock.

4. A man has been arrested after refusing to comply with an order to disperse. Malaysiakini has produced a guide listing the do’s and don’ts under the movement control order when heading out from home.

5. In an FAQ for workers affected by the movement control order, the Human Resource Ministry urged workers to report employers who flout the movement control order.

6. The number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia has climbed to 900 with 110 new infections, but there are signs that the number of new cases has reached a plateau.

7. Authorities are having trouble tracking about 4,000 participants of a tabligh gathering in Sri Petaling that has become the epicentre of a Covid-19 outbreak, about half of whom are Rohingya who may be reluctant to identify themselves even if they become ill.

8. Blood banks are pleading for donors as supplies dwindle and the movement control order derails its blood donation campaigns.

9. Malaysians stranded in Singapore have resorted to sleeping rough near MRT stations, but an NGO there is reaching out to help find accommodation for them.

10. Amnesty International is urging the government to halt any review of the Pakatan Harapan-era plans to introduce the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC).