News about pandemic

KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): Malaysia has yet to identify the particular strain of novel coronavirus that caused the spread of Covid-19 in the country, said Ministry of Health (MoH) director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): Malaysia is expected to see its first retail sales contraction in 22 years at 5.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): The outbreak of Covid-19 has prompted real estate developer TA Global Bhd to temporarily close six of its hotels.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): A vaccine for Covid-19 can only be expected in about 12 to 18 months and Malaysia will have to rely on the more medically-advanced countries to develop the treatment, the Covid Research Centre (CRC) said.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Malaysians occupied 12 spots on Forbes’ 2020 Billionares List, compared to 13 in 2019.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): The World Health Organization has revealed that more young people are becoming very ill and dying from the COVID-19 pandemic, CNBC reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): Most businesses will not be able to qualify for the wage subsidy scheme in the government's Prihatin stimulus plan, said research firm Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research in a Malaysiakini report .

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): In line with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s promise of a more inclusive and comprehensive economic stimulus package, the government has unveiled some financial assistance targeted at those working in the gig economy.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The government has announced several measures aimed at assisting the B40 given the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO), ranging from one-off cash handouts to rental exemptions.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The government has teamed up with telecommunication companies (telcos), to provide free internet service to Malaysians from April 1 until the end of the Movement Control Order or MCO.