News about Covid

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): The Malaysia Shopping Malls Association (PPKM) is appealing to the government to provide urgent relief as it estimates that the shopping mall industry will lose more than RM750 million, excluding turnover statistics from the retail sector, during the 14-day movement control order (MCO).

PETALING JAYA (March 23): While the Malaysia Shopping Malls Association (PPKM) applauds Sunway Mall’s proactive move to grant free rent to its tenants from 18 to 31 March, 2020, PPKM reiterates that such decisions are entirely within the mall’s individual prerogative and circumstances, and does not represent the whole shopping mall industry.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): My EG Services Bhd (MyEG) said its COVID-19 rapid test kit has been qualified for emergency use by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), paving the way for the sale of the kits in the US, where the number of positive cases has surpassed 33,000, with 417 deaths.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): While some of us are working or resting in the comforts of our home during this Restricted Movement Order period from March 18 to March 31, our medical front liners are fighting day and night in the hospitals to aid the patients of the COVID-19 virus.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): Sunway Malls, the retail division of Sunway Group Bhd, is offering RM20 million rent free to non-essential retailers for the 14-day movement control order (MCO) period.

PETALING JAYA (March 23): Malaysia's Movement Control Order (MCO) currently taking place to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus outbreak in the country must include property management in its list of essential services.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd’s charitable arm Yayasan Kossan has pledged to donate two million pieces of medical gloves to support Malaysian authorities in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): Health director-general (DG) Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today announced one more death from COVID-19, bringing the total number of fatalities to 11.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): Malaysia needs to have the Movement Control Order (MCO) for at least six consecutive weeks to bring down the COVID-19 infections to a manageable level, the New Straits Times (NST) reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) said they will not send athletes to compete in Tokyo if the Games — set to begin July 24 — go ahead as scheduled, the CBC reported yesterday.