Archive - 19 April 2020

CORONAVIRUS | S'wak PKR info chief says many qualified recipients have not received the cash aid.

CORONAVIRUS | The former deputy minister says Razman Zakaria's apology is not enough.

CORONAVIRUS | DAP veteran describes Adham Baba's explanation on WHO's 500 participants as 'unbelievable'.

CORONAVIRUS | Association president asks the government to appoint contractors to disinfect their buses.

Police say 70 percent are essential services personnel travelling to work.

CORONAVIRUS | As digital disparity runs across state and class lines, the students, parents and teachers struggle to migrate education online.

The country recorded four to five less deaths a day during the partial lockdown period.

UPDATED 6.54PM | CORONAVIRUS | The first clinical trial will test the effectiveness and safety of Remdesivir, a drug originally developed for Ebola patients.

CORONAVIRUS | It says wearing gloves risk triggering 'a false sense of security' to a point that other safety precautions are ignored.

CORONAVIRUS | The vast majority of the cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories.

Many had given the excuse that they wanted to withdraw money from 24-hour ATMs in order to go out especially late at night, says Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

UPDATED 6.38PM | CORONAVIRUS | Health DG says the development showed the importance of quarantining returnees.

CORONAVIRUS | UPDATED 6.35PM | This brings the total to 5,389 infections, says Health DG Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

CORONAVIRUS | Seven accused are charged with social gathering in an area of infection at a house on April 15.

CORONAVIRUS | Najib points to Dzulkefly's comments a day before gathering was approved saying there was no need to postpone activities.

UPDATED 4.37PM | CORONAVIRUS | Batu Pahat MP Rashid Hasnon doing good job distributing aid, but not so great at maintaining distance.

CORONAVIRUS | UPDATED | 5.10PM | They are however urged to seek advice from the police on the do’s and don’ts when doing these initiatives.

CORONAVIRUS | This is after Ismail Sabri revealed 17 positive cases detected among citizens who came back from overseas.

CORONAVIRUS | Big gatherings and big banquets are not allowed, says Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

Confirm ‘bangang’, tweets Bung Moktar Radin over a picture showing Deputy Health Minister Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali having a meal with a group of people.

CORONAVIRUS | It recorded only 8 new infections of which 5 are imported ones.

CORONAVIRUS | The aircraft bringing M'sians home from Peru and Bolivia also carried passengers from 11 other nations.

CORONAVIRUS | People urged to cooperate and to not be scared of quarantine possibility, dept director says.

KINILENS | Trained to sew, refugees take to their machines to make much-needed PPE suits for frontliners.

CORONAVIRUS | It is important for depressed students to be given support if they are stuck on campus during MCO, says psychiatrist.

CORONAVIRUS | Move follows detection of 11 Covid-19 cases in the area.

An urgent 'virtual' Dewan Rakyat proceeding is needed so MPs can air constituencies' concerns, especially on stimulus.

UPDATED | 12.40PM | Activist group Edict says that top official has the power and the duty to act against errant VIPs.

CORONAVIRUS | France will ease lockdown from May 11 and hand sanitiser will also be placed on streets, pools and nurseries.

CORONAVIRUS | The global 'One World' special features music, comedy and stories by top celebrities filmed from home.

CORONAVIRUS | Additional requirement during phase 3 has caused interruption to logistics companies, says Chiong.

Covid-19 should not be a pretext for any gov't to deny refugees the right of asylum.

CORONAVIRUS | Former health minister says Covid-19 management was hijacked by Sheraton Move, new cabinet formation.

Let us learn from the failures and successes of the US and UK to not only beat this pandemic but also recover from it.

CORONAVIRUS | Health minister says decision is to facilitate the process of granting the money to qualified frontliners.

CORONAVIRUS | In total, 92 Malaysians have been infected with coronavirus in the republic.

CORONAVIRUS | US president has criticised China for lack of transparency but did not say what kind of action he would take.

COMMENT | This MCO has brought to the forefront the extent of urban poverty in our midst.

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