CNY, Hari Raya and surge in grocery shopping won’t avert first retail contraction in 22 years
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): Malaysia is expected to see its first retail sales contraction in 22 years at 5.
The Edge: More PPEs on the way to hospitals
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): The Edge Covid-19 Equipment Fund will be delivering another batch of personal protective equipment (PPEs) to public hospitals in the country over the next two weeks.
No more finger or thumb scanning — how COVID-19 changes biometric, access card usage worldwide
Beyond the work-from-home orders to millions of office workers around the world, another major shift has impacted work trends following the Covid-19 health scare — the sudden avoidance and even abandonment of finger- and thumb-biometric scanning to mark staff attendance and ensure workplace security and hygiene.
'Empower' JMBs/MCs and building managers during MCO
PETALING JAYA (April 14): There are still grey areas when it comes to property management services for stratified properties as the country enters into its third phase of the Covid-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) which has been extended until April 28.
TA Global halts operations of six hotels due to Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): The outbreak of Covid-19 has prompted real estate developer TA Global Bhd to temporarily close six of its hotels.
Health DG: PPE supply can only last for another two weeks
KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): The Ministry of Health (MoH) currently has enough supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers who are in contact with Covid-19 patients to last for at least another two weeks, according to its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
COVID-19: MoH detects two sub-clusters in Kuantan with 20 infections including one death
KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): The Ministry of Health (M0H) has detected two sub-clusters in Kuantan, in which 20 individuals have contracted the Covid-19 virus and one has passed away.
Malaysia’s daily recoveries top daily infections for fifth time, with 168 cases against 134
KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): Malaysia’s daily recoveries from the Covid-19 outbreak have exceeded daily new cases for the fifth time, with 168 patients set to be discharged as of noon today, compared with 134 new infections discovered.
Malaysian scientists build robots to help out in COVID-19 wards
KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): Malaysian scientists have created mobile robots they hope will make the rounds in hospitals to check on COVID-19 patients, reducing health workers’ risk of infection, say reports.
COVID-19: Malaysia stays ahead of the curve with temporary winding-up protection for companies
Malaysia has now modified its existing winding-up laws which will provide temporary winding-up protection for companies.
