199: Daily Dose @ 5: M'sia hits almost 7k COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, FB set up special centre to monitor Israel-Gaza conflict content

<div>AMONG the headlines for Thursday, 20 May, 2021, Malaysia's daily COVID-19 cases continue to surge, recording a new high of 6,806 cases in the last 24 hours.<br /><br /> The overall positive cases in the country soared to 492,302 infections recorded since the start of the pandemic.<br /> <br /> Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reveals that Selangor remains top of the list logging a total of 2,277 cases.<br /> <br /> This is followed by 655 cases in Kuala Lumpur and 615 cases in Johor.<br /> <br /> <br /> Also, Facebook has set up a "special operations center" to monitor content on its platforms about the escalating Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<br /> <br /> The special operations center has 24-hour capabilities and includes native Arabic and Hebrew speakers to help Facebook identify content that violates its policies, as well as restore content that was removed in error.<br /> <br /> Listen to the top stories of the day, reporting from Astro AWANI newsroom — all in 3-minutes.<br /> <br /> We bring you the headlines, weekdays at 5 pm.<br /> <br /> Stay informed on <a href="http://astroawani.com">astroawani.com</a> for these news and more.<br /> <br /> <br /> </div>