News about Covid

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The Ministry of Health is ordering 800 new units of medical ventilators for treatment of critical COVID-19 cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (March16): The COVID-19 outbreak has now come under the purview of the National Security Council (MKN), said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): All Celcom Axiata Bhd employees with non-critical operation roles will work from home starting tomorrow.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced that as at 12pm today, there were 125 new confirmed Covid-19 cases, bringing the tally to 553 in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The Malaysian Bar has called on the federal government to institute a lockdown of the nation due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Sarawak has recorded 34 confirmed cases of Covid-19 over the last three days, 29 of which are imported cases, the State Disaster Management Committee said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): We laughed at Singaporeans, Hong Kong people and Australians when they rushed to grab as much toilet paper as possible as the spectre of COVID-19 loomed over them but it looks like Malaysians are no different.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Owing to the spike in COVID-19 cases in the country, the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (MOTAC) today announced that a list of tourist attractions in the Klang Valley will be closed from today until April 30.

KUALA LUMPUR (Marc 16): Private hospitals are facing a shortage of face masks and personal protective equipment, the Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) said today, reported The Malaysian Insight.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Malaysia Airlines Bhd has warned that travel bans and plummeting demand around the world due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak have put many global airlines at risk of going bankrupt including the loss-making national carrier.