"KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's King Al-Sultan Abdullah on Tuesday (Jan 12) declared a state of emergency across the country to curb the spread of COVID-19, the palace said in a statement.” [https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/malaysia-king-declares-state-emergency-curb-spread-covid-19-13941968?cid=emarsys-cna_Mediacorp](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/malaysia-king-declares-state-emergency-curb-spread-covid-19-13941968?cid=emarsys-cna_Mediacorp)