Archive - 18 March 2020

Our request now is for them to hold the gathering for one day, says Gowa's administrative head Adnan Purichta Ichsan.

CORONAVIRUS | Rapid rise of cases outstripped the state's ability to record new cases in real-time, says Koch.

CORONAVIRUS | If press conferences must be held, CIJ moots strict sanitation and social distancing measures.

CORONAVIRUS | The post is a reminder that staying home curbs the spread of Covid-19, lightens the burden of medical personnel.

CORONAVIRUS: Due to the movement control order the ministry had to freeze many tourism-related services, says Nancy Shukri.

CORONAVIRUS: Both gatherings in Indonesia and Malaysia were organised by members of Tablighi Jama'at.

This is done to ensure the people in the state adhere to the 14-day movement control order.

CORONAVIRUS | He also explains Putrajaya's game plan with the control order which he first announced on Monday night.

CORONAVIRUS | An official at one of the country's worst-hit regions mulls tighter restrictions if the situation doesn't improve by Sunday.

CORONAVIRUS | Students are not allowed to return to their home towns, villages or countries during the movement control order period, says Higher Education Ministry.

CORONAVIRUS | PKR president says those who earn a daily living will go hungry without assistance.

COMMENT | It is not a Harapan or a PN problem, rather our system makes it difficult for politicians to be prepared for ministerial positions.

LETTER | Panic and paranoia are not the way.

A total of 117 new cases were recorded as of noon today.

CORONAVIRUS | Factories producing critical goods such as rice, sugar and bread allowed to operate but with only 50 pct workforce.

COMMENT | Crucial for the gov't to think through the next plan, ensure ministries not causing even more harm.

MP SPEAKS | We have to adjust, adapt and improve along the way as the pandemic evolves.

COMMENT | 'Anti-epidemic measures cannot be by trial and error. For each error will promote the transmission of the infection to more people'

The previous Harapan gov't wanted to table the bill for its second and third readings in the first Dewan Rakyat sitting of the year.

CORONAVIRUS | Netizen urges the ministry to take action against the errant trader and monitor the price of goods around the country.

CORONAVIRUS | King urges Malaysians to pray with him for God's mercy to curb the spread of the deadly virus.

CORONAVIRUS | This includes visits by family members, lawyers, police, embassies and NGOs to all prisons nationwide.

COMMENT | The man was full of passion when talking about the working class or defending them.

Two professors believe e-learning during the Movement Control Order period can help students cope with anxiety.

CORONAVIRUS | They are among those who attended the tabligh event at Sri Petaling Mosque along with six Cambodians who also tested positive.

CORONAVIRUS | Rina Harun says it will be operating 24 hours as usual after her ministry earlier tweeted it was to close until March 31.

CORONAVIRUS | It has already signalled a chance of a recession this year and cut its growth forecasts.

CORONAVIRUS | Hotels, car workshops and homestays are among those listed by the National Security Council, with conditions.

CORONAVIRUS | Pandemic is not a 'political issue', says Chow after Penang was excluded from a special Covid-19 meeting.

CORONAVIRUS | The continuing spread of Covid-19 is triggering social restrictions unseen in many Western countries since World War Two.

Focus Malaysia reports that they were seen as 'political appointees' of the previous Harapan government.

COMMENT | Leaders can ruin nations but leadership is for all times and situations.

As the movement control order comes into effect, many Malaysians ironically risk crowds to get out of the city.

'The man was full of passion when it comes to talking about the working class or defending them.'

CORONAVIRUS | Certain restaurants secretly cater to dine-in customers while some markets other than those allowed continue to operate.

CORONAVIRUS | Hanna Alkaf has taken to Twitter with #kitajagakita and has compiled a growing list of various available assistance for the community.

CORONAVIRUS | The gov't will have the power to close off cities or regions, impose curfews and quarantine to contain the spread of Covid-19.

CORONAVIRUS | State governor Andrew Cuomo, however, doubts that such measures will work.

CORONAVIRUS | 36-year-old patient's village has been placed under lockdown for 28 days.

COMMENT | Doctors and nurses work longer hours due to the growing number of patients at Sungai Buloh Hospital.

CORONAVIRUS | As Covid-19 tightens its grip on the nation, Noor Hisham Abdullah says failure is not an option.

COMMENT | 'The real problem is that we do not know what the scale of the problem is going to be and how long will it last.'

LETTER | This is to cover SMEs, self-employed entrepreneurs and the workforce that has been laid off.

CORONAVIRUS | Oversight of such magnitude during a time of public health crisis is unacceptable, says Cenbet.

CORONAVIRUS | Mahdzir says NSC should not be ashamed to correct instructions while Asyraf Dusuki says public cannot be blamed for confusion.

UPDATED 5PM | CORONAVIRUS | Over 270 Malaysians are stranded in India, the majority in Chennai.

CORONAVIRUS | It's vice-chief Shazni says this is such a huge crisis, yet gov't seems to have lost its direction.

CORONAVIRUS | Action has been taken in 11 cases under Section 505 (b) of the Penal Code for causing fear or alarm to the public.

CORONAVIRUS | Among the restrictions are restaurants only for takeaways and drive-through, while pasar malam not allowed to operate.

This is what US scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases discover.

CORONAVIRUS | After spending hours treating ICU patients, Dr Faiqah Sam must shower repeatedly before going home to her young son and baby girl.

CORONAVIRUS | Thousands rushed to go back to their hometowns before the movement control order went into effect.

Another viral video of a woman who fainted did not happen at the mall, says Sunway Pyramid.

COMMENT | While the media in the West concentrates on how Covid-19 is ravaging the US, UK and Europe, two-thirds of the world population are languishing in poverty, starvation and disease.

CORONAVIRUS | Gazette bars individuals from travelling to a place designated an infected area except for essential services, official duty.

COMMENT | This is not the time to indulge in political or racial posturing but to find ways to help the state deal with the pandemic.

CORONAVIRUS | Spain unveils an 'unprecedented' $200 billion euros coronavirus package

All four water treatment plants affected by the pollution were back at work by 10.30pm yesterday.

Also, the Euro 2020 soccer championship, due to start in June, was also put off for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic fears.

This intensifies the bitter fight between the world's top two economies over the spread of coronavirus and press freedoms.

CORONAVIRUS | NSC only revised the order at 7.30pm, giving students the choice to stay in the campus.

KINI ROUNDUP | Key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

CORONAVIRUS | Poor implementation of the movement control order results in many unintended mass gatherings in a day.

CORONAVIRUS | Many are purportedly stranded without lodging and funds, after their return flights to Kuala Lumpur were cancelled.

Many want to avoid being slapped with a 14-day quarantine order.

The plan is still in its proposal stage and members of the public can still submit objections.

CORONAVIRUS | Shoppers should go alone, as the purpose of the movement control order is to reduce the movement of people.

This is the facilitate the submission of tax returns affected by the movement control order.

CORONAVIRUS | Supermarket manager says there's adequate stock, while workers are busy replenishing the shelves.

The post-mortem was conducted by a forensic team at the Sultan Ismail Hospital.