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Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit: We’ve seen some data from a number of countries across Europe where people of younger age have died. Some of those individuals have had underlying conditions, but some have not.

Taking over Hulu Langat in Selangor as the top red zone

Joint memorandum: “It is definitely without a doubt that property management is an essential service for these strata buildings which are mostly condominiums, apartments and serviced apartments occupied by more than 12 million of the population.

“We urgently appeal to the minister to enable property management services to be confirmed as essential service by Majlis Keselamatan Negara (MKN) for the MCO.”

"These can be attributed to generally prudent loan affordability standards applied by banks when extending loans to households." 

Even if the movement control order (MCO) comes to an end on April 14, Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Malaysians will now have to live with “new norms” to keep the disease at bay, reported the Malay Mail.

...due to a pronounced and prolonged mismatch between demand and supply. 

The supplies included 1,000 pieces of Rapid Test Kits, 10,000 pieces of 3-ply surgical masks, 1,000 pcs of surgical gowns and 2,000 pcs of N95 Masks worth RM125,000 exclusively for the use of healthcare personnel. These have been distributed to Tung Shin Hospital, Hospital Selayang, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) and the Penang General Hospital.

"... the government could not pay the hefty price at this moment."

“With every country taking aggressive and effective measures, I believe the pandemic can be brought under control."

Essential services, which include supply of utilities, cleaning, security, sewerage, mechanical and electrical, must not be disrupted.

Hence, industry stakeholders must be adequately armed with proactive measures to keep the risk of virus exposure to a minimum, especially in premises such as shopping malls and office buildings where the public will access for essential services.