News about Covid

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) said today it will temporarily close all its offices and counters across Selangor, Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Labuan from tomorrow until further notice due to the enforcement of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) imposed by the government to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): Only a maximum of 10% of managerial or supervisory-level employees in selected fields will be allowed to work in the office for a restricted time and duration from tomorrow until the end of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): The decision announced yesterday that managers and supervisors of businesses in areas under the conditional movement control order (CMCO) must work from home, while other staff can work in the office but must pass a Covid-19 test, is both discriminatory and flawed.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): Thailand is starting to receive foreign tourists after a ban of seven months, according to a report by Associated Press (AP).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): The US authorities have issued guidelines for the reopening of theme parks on Tuesday (Oct 20), allowing smaller parks to reopen soon but large theme parks like Disneyland and Universal Studios Hollywood might take another few weeks or months to resume operations, foreign media and newswires reported.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): The Utama cluster is currently the largest active one in Selangor with 194 positive cases, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah revealed today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): More time is needed to determine if the conditional movement control order (CMCO) should be extended, Malaysiakini reported Health Ministry director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured) saying yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): Malaysia recorded 862 new COVID-19 infections today, marking the fourth consecutive day that new cases stayed above the 800-mark.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), KWEST Sdn Bhd and AREA Group of Companies (AREA) have entered into a joint venture (JV) for the development of COMPASS @ Kota Seri Langat (KSL), a freehold integrated industrial and logistic hub in Selangor.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): All workers, both in the public and private sector, in areas under Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) have to work from home starting Thursday (Oct 22), said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.