Tiger at US zoo tests positive for Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): A four-year-old female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo had tested positive for the Covid-19, the BBC reported today.
Boris Johnson admitted to hospital with Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital due to Covid-19 after suffering 10 days of symptoms including a high fever, the Guardian reported yesterday.
Online tomb-sweeping helps Chinese honor deceased
KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): More Chinese are choosing online services to mourn their deceased loved ones on Tomb-sweeping Day, Xinhua reported on Saturday.
Covid-19: Italy-trip cluster widens, with 37 confirmed infections
KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): The Ministry of Health has detected a cluster of 37 confirmed Covid-19 infections – five of whom have died – whose source of infection is an individual who had travelled to Italy (patient No.
Aid to SMEs must come with worker protection conditions, says MTUC
KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): The extra assistance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to be announced by the government must come with adequate conditions to ensure the SMEs do not retrench workers or cut their salaries and leaves, the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) said today.
Consider risk of spreading COVID-19 in jails, CJ tells courts
KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): Chief Justice (CJ) Tan Sri Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat (pictured) has urged judicial officers to consider the risk of contagion when sentencing offenders to jail during the COVID-19 pandemic.
179 new COVID-19 cases in Malaysia, tally rises to 3,662
KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): The Ministry of Health (MoH) reported 179 new Covid-19 positive cases, bringing the total to 3,662 confirmed cases as at noon today.
Extension of MCO: Health Ministry to provide data on April 10
KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): Will the movement control order (MCO) be extended beyond April 14? The Health Ministry will have to provide data on April 10 to help the government make a decision, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah revealed today during a media conference on the latest COVID-19 situation in the country in Putrajaya today.
Compelling COVID-19 screening
The COVID-19 outbreak continues to dominate our everyday lives, with the Movement Control Order (MCO) announced on March 16 severely restricting our capacity to carry out tasks that, until so recently, seemed commonplace and mundane.
150 new COVID-19 cases in Malaysia, tally at 3,483
KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced 150 new confirmed Covid-19 cases as at noon today, bringing the tally to 3,483 in Malaysia.
