New Covid-19 cases hit triple digits again and 10 news from yesterday

KINI ROUNDUP | Key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

1. Covid-19 cases rose to 105, the highest in 16 days, with 94 cases being locally transmitted.

2. Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the responsibility to prevent new infections now lies on the public, who must practice social distancing.

3. Sarawak and Kedah have said they will not be implementing the conditional movement control order on Monday, while Selangor aims to slow down implementation. 

4. Malaysians planning to return from their hometowns for Hari Raya Aidilfitri can expect to begin their journey from between May 7 and May 10.

5. Foreigners who have overstayed in the country until 14 days after the end of the MCO are allowed to leave Malaysia without being blacklisted or issued a compound.

6. Deputy Federal Territories Minister Edmund Santhara explained why food could not arrive at lockdown areas immediately.

7. Nurulhidayah, the daughter of Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, will be charged soon for violating the movement control order. She says she is prepared to face the charges.

8. Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan declined a political appointment to helm Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB).

9. MCA vice-president Ti Lian Ker will be appointed as the deputy national unity minister according to sources.

10. Johor Bersatu information chief Ya'cob Atan warned of efforts to drive a wedge between his party and Umno in a bid to bring down the Perikatan Nasional government.

11. Negeri Sembilan Bersatu chief Rais Yatim said lessons should be learnt from the country's past experience in accepting other races when dealing with Rohingya refugees.