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UPDATED 8.26PM | List of locations affected by Covid-19 (Jan 15) Modified15 Jan 2021, 3:26 pm A - Below are verified locations that are reported to be affected today. Malaysiakini will continue adding to the list as more locations are announced. If you know any locations which were announced today but are not listed here, please send an email to [email protected] For a list of locations affected in the past 14 days, please visit the Kini News Lab s Covid-19 tracker. BUSINESSES Village Grocer M-City Ampang, Kuala Lumpur The management said a cashier from its M-City outlet had tested positive for Coivd-19 on Jan 13. The staff last reported for work on Jan 7. Close contacts will be sent for screening and home quarantine. ....
THE response from Umno to the Emergency declaration has been muted and cautious. The war cries and sabre-rattling from the party has come to a sudden halt and the political temperature has come down. It seems like Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has clipped the wings of Umno and put all political parties in a tight corner. Everyone had been so swept up by rumours about the appointment of a deputy prime minister that they were almost blindsided by the Emergency move. Umno, unlike Pakatan Harapan leaders, has not opposed the state of emergency. “The decree comes from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Umno will abide by it but with a caveat – it must be focused on containing Covid-19. ....