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YOURSAY | Don’t act as if there is already a vaccine

YOURSAY | Don’t act as if there is already a vaccine

‘That’s the paradox of a pandemic. Do too much and it works, but then everyone says you’re overreacting…’

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A testing time

A testing time

Healthcare workers in personal protective equipment screen local residents near Jalan Raja Bot in Kuala Lumpur.

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LETTER | SME dilemma: Not getting paid by their big clients

LETTER | SME dilemma: Not getting paid by their big clients

The failure of SMEs is not an option for Malaysia. They must endure.

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Trump to wind down coronavirus task force as focus shifts to reopening

Trump to wind down coronavirus task force as focus shifts to reopening

'We can't keep our country closed for the next five years,' he says.

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Asia coronavirus cases hit 250,000 but pace much slower than US, Europe

Asia coronavirus cases hit 250,000 but pace much slower than US, Europe

But experts worry that unreported infections are masking the true extent of the pandemic.

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Ousted whistleblower says Trump’s health official played down coronavirus threat

Ousted whistleblower says Trump’s health official played down coronavirus threat

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the US Congress, called Bright’s disclosures 'very damaging'.

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YOURSAY | Little time for businesses to prepare for conditional MCO

YOURSAY | Little time for businesses to prepare for conditional MCO

‘I simply find it amazing in Azmin’s wordy statement, not once did he mention Health Ministry.’

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YOURSAY | Three-day notice too short for plan to reopen economy

YOURSAY | Three-day notice too short for plan to reopen economy

‘If it is a well-thought-out decision, it would not have been just a three-day notice.’

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France's early Covid-19 case may hold clues to pandemic's start

France's early Covid-19 case may hold clues to pandemic's start

CORONAVIRUS | Researchers have determined that a man could have been infected with Covid-19 as early as Dec 27.

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Masked and standing apart, the world tiptoes out of lockdown

Masked and standing apart, the world tiptoes out of lockdown

Italy, among the world’s hardest-hit countries, allowed about 4.5mil people to return to work after nearly two months at home.

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Bangkok reopens with plastic screens between diners, hair stylists in scrubs

Bangkok reopens with plastic screens between diners, hair stylists in scrubs

Businesses reopening in Bangkok on Monday after weeks of near lockdown were taking intense precautions to prevent new outbreaks of the coronavirus.

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Global coronavirus deaths exceed quarter of a million

Global coronavirus deaths exceed quarter of a million

North America and European countries accounted for most of the new deaths and cases reported in recent days.

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World leaders pledge US$8bil to fight Covid-19 but US steers clear

World leaders pledge US$8bil to fight Covid-19 but US steers clear

The fund is for research, manufacture and distribute a possible vaccine and treatments for Covid-19.

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COMMENT | Little time for businesses to prepare for opening up of economy

COMMENT | Little time for businesses to prepare for opening up of economy

Are businesses ready to implement the SOPs and guidelines to reopen? Can enforcement be done?

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Johor agrees to implement federal govt's conditional MCO

Johor agrees to implement federal govt's conditional MCO

Modifications to the SOP could be made if the local authorities found there was a need to do so.

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Two buildings where enhanced MCO lifted record new Covid-19 cases

Two buildings where enhanced MCO lifted record new Covid-19 cases

UPDATED 6.50PM | CORONAVIRUS | Three new cases were detected at the Selangor Mansion and Malaysian Mansion buildings.

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Pandemic slams Asia's factories, activity hits financial-crisis lows

Pandemic slams Asia's factories, activity hits financial-crisis lows

CORONAVIRUS | Policymakers are worried about the socially destabilising effects of massive unemployment.

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'Mass arrests of migrants amid pandemic could lead to a culture of fear'

'Mass arrests of migrants amid pandemic could lead to a culture of fear'

A collection of NGOs warn undocumented migrants will now choose to hide at all cost.

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Thailand to allow alcohol sales after three-week ban

Thailand to allow alcohol sales after three-week ban

The ban has been in effect since April 10 in a bid to discourage social gatherings.

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LETTER | Set up an independent oversight mechanism for GLCs

LETTER | Set up an independent oversight mechanism for GLCs

50 NGOS and 23 individuals endorse an open letter to the PN gov’t.

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Right-wing groups advise White House to push fast reopening, not testing

Right-wing groups advise White House to push fast reopening, not testing

Trump is expected to go to Arizona next week, after a month without travel.

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Ease lockdowns slowly and be ready for virus to jump back, warns WHO

Ease lockdowns slowly and be ready for virus to jump back, warns WHO

Even if the virus is coming under control, communities must know to still follow physical distancing and hygiene measures.

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Trump now says he hopes US coronavirus deaths less than 100,000

Trump now says he hopes US coronavirus deaths less than 100,000

This is a higher upper limit than the 60,000 to 70,000 deaths he discussed on Monday.

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YOURSAY | Ismail Sabri’s ridiculous justification for VVIPs’ flaunting of MCO

YOURSAY | Ismail Sabri’s ridiculous justification for VVIPs’ flaunting of MCO

‘Eating in a group in public is a clear breach of MCO.’

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