News about COVID-19

The series of unprecedented events that Malaysia is experiencing have stressed the need for the government, businesses and consumers to be nimble and agile to come up with quick and new solutions in order to maintain some measure of normalcy.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Eleven members of the Association of Banks Malaysia (ABM) will contribute RM10 million to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 26): Businesses in Malaysia are expected to record losses of between 40% and 80% during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period, according to a survey by the EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EUMCCI).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 26): Ministry of Health's director-general (DG) Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah is confident that most COVID-19 infected patients in the country will recover, given the mortality rate of the disease in Malaysia is considered low at 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 26): Health director-general Datuk Seri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said another 235 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, bringing it to a total of 2,031 cases as of noon Thursday (March 26), the Star reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 26): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced yesterday that the movement control order (MCO) was being extended from March 31 to April 14 to curb COVID-19 spread.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 26): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, along with all federal ministers and their deputies, are taking a two-month pay cut, with the savings to be donated to Putrajaya’s COVID-19 Fund, the Malay Mail reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 26): 80 Malaysian healthcare workers have tested positive for COVID-19, according to health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 26): Another death from COVID-19 was reported to the Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) today, bringing the tally to 21, said health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 26): The tough operating environment amidst the COVID-19 outbreak will make it a challenging year for Tiong Nam Logistics Holdings Bhd’s property segment as property purchases will be delayed by businesses to conserve more cash, said MIDF Research.