S Korea bans export of face masks
KUALA LUMPUR (March 6): The South Korean government has today banned the the export of face masks, The Korea Times reported.
COVID-19 case No. 26 issues statement to explain what happened
KUALA LUMPUR (March 6): UDA Holdings chairman Datuk Hisham Hamdan — who is the 26th confirmed case of Covid-19 in the country and has been linked to 16 other infections — has issued a statement to explain the facts of his particular circumstance, following various news reports on his case.
Five new COVID-19 cases confirmed, travel ban on visitors from seven cities
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): There are now five new Covid-19 cases in the country, bringing the total positive cases to 55, according to health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
IRB to conduct temperature tests on those entering premises
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Visitors, contractors and officers entering the premises of the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) will have to undergo body temperature tests as a preventative measure amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
1 Utama Shopping Centre's footfalls unaffected by COVID-19 outbreak
PETALING JAYA (March 5): The footfalls at 1 Utama Shopping Centre in Bandar Utama, PJ has not been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, according to 1 Utama Director Tan Sri Teo Chiang Kok.
SEMICON Southeast Asia 2020 postponed to August
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): US-based Semiconductor Equipment & Materials International (SEMI) is postponing SEMICON Southeast Asia 2020, the region’s premier event for the global electronics manufacturing supply chain, from May 12-14, 2020 to Aug 11-13, 2020.
Another OPR cut likely, say economists
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Economists are not discounting another cut in Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) key interest rate down the road, amid the various internal and external headwinds from the COVID-19 outbreak to weak global trade.
Three COVID-19 cases found at SJMC
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care (RSDH) says three COVID-19 cases were discovered at its Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC) in Subang Jaya, Selangor.
COVID-19: Autogates shut down at all entry points into Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): The Immigration Department announced today that it has shut down the operations of all auto-gates at all entry points into the country effective immediately, as a measure to contain the spread of COVID-19.
COVID-19 cases in Malaysia rises to 50 with 14 new confirmed infections
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): The total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malaysia now stands at 50, said Director-General of Health Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
