Malaysian PM Muhyiddin announces RM15 billion economic aid package as COVID-19 cases soar

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has announced a new economic assistance package worth RM15 billion (US$3.7 billion) on ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has announced a new economic assistance package worth RM15 billion on Monday to mitigate the impact of COVID-19.

Malaysia's king Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah declared a state of emergency across the country last Tuesday, a day after the prime minister announced that five states, including Penang, Selangor, Melaka, Johor and Sabah, and the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan would come under a two-week movement control order again.

A ban on interstate travel is in force across the country until Jan 26 in an effort to curb the spread of the virus.READ: What you need to know about the state of emergency and tightening COVID-19 curbs in Malaysia

 

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