This came after the Singaporean Multi-Ministry Taskforce has announced a set of elevated safe distancing or "circuit breaker" measures to pre-empt the trend of increasing local transmission of Covid-19.

With Cheras now categorised as a red zone, all four districts in Kuala Lumpur are now marked as red zones.

“We take great comfort that the banking system is well-positioned to absorb the potential damage from Covid-19."

The Bronx Zoo, in New York City, said the test result was confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Iowa.

Apart from revenue loss, they will be impacted by poor credit standings.

Johnson was taken to an unnamed London hospital yesterday after days of persistent symptoms, during which time he has been self-isolating.

Salerno said that he did not care about losing his rental income in April, nor did he care to calculate the amount that he would not be collecting from his apartments.

"... environmentally friendly online memorial services are gaining popularity in China especially this year ..."

One of those infected is now in critical condition and requires respiratory assistance in intensive care, said MoH director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statement yesterday.

“What has been forgotten in this clamour for more government assistance is that these very same companies employ 64% of the total workforce in the private sector.

“As such, the thrust of the government assistance should be on the SMEs and the workers as well,” MTUC secretary-general J Solomon said.