Ismail Sabri: Govt to distribute face masks to all households in the country
KUALA LUMPUR (May 5): The government plans to deliver up to 32.
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Society urges govt to encourage the use of face masks
KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): The Malaysian Thoracic Society is urging the authorities to “encourage the use of face masks” as restrictions are eased with the conditional movement control order (CMCO), Malay Mail reported today.
Flip-flops in govt policies on worker screening leave many confused and frustrated, says MMA
KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) says there have been flip-flops in government policies with no clear-cut guidelines given for workforce testing before businesses resumed operations under the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period.
MoH aims to lower daily new Covid-19 infections to single-digit in two weeks
KUALA LUMPUR (May 10): The Ministry of Health (MoH) aims to bring the number of daily new Covid-19 infections, which it has largely kept within the double-digit range since mid-April, down further to single-digit figures within the next two weeks.
EMCO declared on PJ Old Town and the surrounding areas
PETALING JAYA (May 10): The PJ Old Town market along Jalan Othman and the surrounding areas have been placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) from today.
Retail, hospitality sectors may see 15-20% closure
KUALA LUMPUR (May 9): The retail and hospitality sectors were among those that have been badly hit as travel had come to an almost complete halt due to Covid-19, The Edge reported today.
Covid-19 testing puts construction players in difficulty
KUALA LUMPUR (May 9): Construction companies are eager to get back to work after seven weeks of inactivity but are uncertain as to how they will meet Putrajaya’s requirement that the sector’s estimated 1.
Covid-19: Pegasus halts F&B expansion, commercial space revamp
KUALA LUMPUR (May 9): Loss-making Pegasus Heights Bhd, which is involved in leasing out commercial properties, has postponed its plans to expand its new F&B business and revamp its Seremban shopping mall in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Covid-19: Number of green zones in KL rises to seven, says Health Ministry
KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): The number of green zones in Kuala Lumpur rose to seven — Alam Damai, Bangsar, Bukit Damansara, Datuk Keramat, Kepong, Mont Kiara and Connaught — from six previously, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Covid-19 Bill will become meaningless after the twilight period
While Parliament in the Republic of Singapore has promptly passed an Act titled: Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act, 2020 (ACT) and was immediately assented to by the President and gazetted on April 9, 2020 and operational April 7, 2020, Malaysia is deferring the tabling of the bill to the 2nd Parliamentary sitting between July 27, 2020 to Sept 10, 2020.
