Should Malaysia extend MCO?
KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): A day before the government is due to decide on whether to extend the movement control order (MCO) beyond April 14, two medical bodies have taken different positions on the matter.
Malaysia will need vaccine from more advanced countries: Covid Research Centre
KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): A vaccine for Covid-19 can only be expected in about 12 to 18 months and Malaysia will have to rely on the more medically-advanced countries to develop the treatment, the Covid Research Centre (CRC) said.
Covid-19: Malaysia says 4,228 cases include 416 foreigners
KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): There were 416 foreigners among the 4,228 Covid-19 cases in Malaysia as at noon yesterday, according to the Health Ministry.
Covid-19: Village Grocer to cleanse M City branch after customer tests positive
KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): Grocery store chain Village Grocer will sanitise yet another outlet, after a customer of its outlet at Jalan Ampang here tested positive for Covid-19.
Covid-19: For the third time, daily recoveries topped new confirmed cases with 121 against 109
KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): For the third time, the number of daily Covid-19 recovered cases in Malaysia outpaced the number of new positive cases, with 121 recovered cases against 109 new confirmed cases today.
Education Ministry will not hastily reopen schools once MCO ends
PETALING JAYA (April 9): The Education Ministry will not reopen schools immediately right after the Movement Control Order (MCO) period ends, without considering students' safety first, Deputy Education Minister Senator Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon told Sinchew Daily.
Many Malaysians say not financially prepared for an extended MCO: DOSM survey
KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): Many Malaysians are not financially prepared if the Movement Control Order (MCO) were to be extended, according to a new survey released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
Kedah allows certain necessary service providers to resume operation today
ALOR SETAR (April 9): Kedah state government permits selected non-essential businesses to start operation during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period, these include car and machinery repair workshops, fishing nets repair shops, selected construction activities and rubber products procurement companies, as reported in China Press today.
MCMC: Bandwidth usage surge causes 4G download speeds to drop by a third in Week 2 of MCO
KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): A spike in bandwidth usage has caused 4G download speeds to drop by a third during the second week of the Movement Control Order (MCO), revealed the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
No healthcare workers in Malaysia infected from handling Covid-19 patients, says Health D-G
KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): As the number of Covid-19 infected healthcare workers in the country climbed to 181, Ministry of Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reiterated that none of their infections was due to the handling of patients who were tested positive for the coronavirus.
