News about COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR (July 17): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has discovered four new clusters today namely PUI Pitakwa, PUI Shirala, Kuching medical centre and Jupiter, with a total of six new infections from all these clusters.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 17): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced 18 new Covid-19 cases as of noon today — the highest daily figure since June 21 when 16 new cases were reported.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 17): The Civil Aviation Administration of China has imposed a temporary ban on Thai AirAsia X’s Bangkok-Tianjin flight, after several passengers tested positive for Covid-19 on recent flights.

One of the side effects of the Covid-19 pandemic is that companies now realise that having their employees working from home is a viable option.

The unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic will continue to have an adverse effect on global markets and Malaysia’s economic growth.

PETALING JAYA (July 17): Genting UK, a subsidiary of entertainment and gaming conglomerate Genting Malaysia Bhd, is mulling to shave over 1,600 jobs in the United Kingdoms owing to unprecedented losses over the past few months’ of lockdown, reported Sky News today.

The Covid-19 pandemic has caught everyone off guard and while we lament the changes that it has brought to our lives, it has also on the other hand, given us new options in the way we choose to work and live.

PETALING JAYA (July 16): Developers should rethink their building strategies for high-rise strata properties especially in terms of density in relation to safety and disaster management issues.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): A new Covid-19 cluster has been detected in Mambong, Sarawak with two positive cases originating from a company located there, the Ministry of Health said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): Three new Covid-19 cases were reported by the Ministry of Health today, raising the total number of infected patients nationwide slightly to 8,737 with 77 active cases.