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Friday, April 3rd, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA GEORGE TOWN — The Penang government has cancelled all Ramadan bazaars in the state this year to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow (picture). He said the decision was made at the State Special Security Committee (JKKN) meeting…

Friday, April 3rd, 2020 at , Technology by AFP / pic by AFP Google says it will publish users’ location data around the world from Friday to allow governments to gauge the effectiveness of social distancing measures, brought in to stem the COVID-19 pandemic. The reports on users’ movements in 131 countries will be made…

Friday, April 3rd, 2020 at , News by AFP / pic by AFP From being a killer in the shadows, to having its own international day and UN programme, HIV’s emergence into a global reality can offer many lessons in how to respond to COVID-19, the head of the International Aids Society told AFP Thursday….

Friday, April 3rd, 2020 at , World by AFP / pic by AFP Prince Charles opened a new 4,000-bed temporary hospital in a conference centre in east London on Friday, the first of several being built in Britain to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. The new state-run National Health Service (NHS) Hospital is named after…

Friday, April 3rd, 2020 at , News BY AFIQ AZIZ / pic by BERNAMA MALAYSIA recorded its second highest number of new Covid-19 positive cases today at 217. The highest number was recorded on March 26 with 265 positive cases, while March 23 saw 212 new cases. Health DG Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (picture) said as…

Friday, April 3rd, 2020 at , Business | News by BERNAMA / pic by TMR FILE PIX The retail prices of RON95 and RON97 petrol will be eight sen per litre lower, at RM1.30 and RM1.60 respectively, for the week beginning April 10. The Ministry of Finance, in a statement today, said the price of diesel will also…

Friday, April 3rd, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA KUCHING  —  As of today, two Deputy Chief Ministers and two Sarawak Cabinet members have been directed to undergo 14-day home self-quarantine after they had been found to have contacts with an individual who had been diagnosed COVID-19 positive. Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister I, Datuk…

Friday, April 3rd, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by MUHD AMIN NAHARUL The decision on congregational tarawih prayers during this Ramadan depends on the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO), said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri. “Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin…

Friday, April 3rd, 2020 at , Business | News by BERNAMA  / pic TMR FILE PIX Beginning Monday, April 6, all banking institutions and PayNet will waive the RM1 charge for interbank cash withdrawals through the automated teller machine (ATM) using the Malaysian Electronic Payment System Sdn Bhd (MEPS) network. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail…

Friday, April 3rd, 2020 at , Breaking News COVID-19: 217 new cases as at noon April 3, bringing tally to 3,333  |  Three more deaths in Malaysia, death toll rises to 53  |  60 more patients discharged, total recovered so far 827 – Health DG ￩ ￫ x × Previous Next Share this Related News…

Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA All 121 Malaysians stranded in Saudi Arabia due to the coronavirus-related measures are in good health and well taken care of as the Malaysian Embassy is working on ways to bring them back home safely. Malaysian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Datuk Abd Razak Abdul Wahab said the…

Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA The Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) Regulations 2020 that takes effect today until April 14 stipulates that any travel for reasons allowed is restricted to a 10km-radius from the person’s residence.  According to regulations under subsection 11(2) of the Prevention and…

Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 at , World By AFP Personal data protection is a thorny subject in privacy-loving Germany, but the country is nevertheless considering using a smartphone app to help manage the spread of the new coronavirus. Even Chancellor Angela Merkel — who often refers to her youth in surveillance-ridden communist East Germany —…

Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 at , World By AFP The use of face masks in Asia during the coronavirus outbreak has been far more widespread than in the West, where governments have urged people to reserve supplies for frontline medical staff, so have they helped limit infections? Experts agree that the ordinary surgical masks commonly…

Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA In the Gombak district, nine roads will be closed in phases, while roadblocks have been mounted in five locations following the extension of the Movement Control Order (MCO) from today until April 14.  Gombak district police chief ACP Arifai Tarawe said these measures served as a…

Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 at , World by AFP / pic by AFP China on Wednesday said it has more than 1,300 asymptomatic coronavirus cases, the first time it has released such data following public concern over people who have tested positive but are not showing symptoms. Health officials also reported the first imported case…

Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 at , Breaking News | News by BERNAMA The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has announced the appointment of Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (picture) as the chairman of Khazanah Nasional Bhd. In a statement today, the MoF said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz as well as Datuk Mohammed Azlan Hashim have been appointed as its…

Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 at , Sports by AFP / pic by AFP Wimbledon looks certain to be scrapped for the first time since World War II by tournament chiefs on Wednesday as the coronavirus wreaks further havoc on the global sporting calendar. The cancellation of the only grasscourt Grand Slam tournament at the All…

Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 at , News by BERNAMA A total of 142 new positive COVID-19 cases were recorded in the country as at noon today, bringing the total to 2,908. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (picture) said two more deaths due to the disease were recorded today, which brings the total number of fatalities to 45 or 1.55 per cent of the total cases. He…