The cabinet has agreed to the implementation of an "emergency" to tackle the worsening Covid-19 pandemic situation.

The decision was reached during a special cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in Putrajaya this morning.

Following this, Muhyidddin met the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah for an audience that lasted two hours at Istana Abdulaziz in Kuantan.