Italy has officially overtaken China for the most number of deaths due to Covid-19 with 5,322 new cases added in just one day. According to CNN, Italy now records a total of 41,035 cases, just about half the number of China’s 81,120. The country also records 3,405 deaths at the time of writing which is higher than China’s...
At such a time as this, we must stand in solidarity with our fellow ASEAN neighbours to fight against this deadly viral outbreak. https://twitter.com/KKMPutrajaya/status/1240492320224497669?s=20 The Ministry of Health recently announced that Indonesia is now the Southeast Asian country that has recorded the highest amount of Covid-19 deaths with 19 fatalities of the existing 227 cases. This is...
Mass gatherings all around the world are being cancelled to avoid giving the Covid-19 virus an opportunity to spread through large crowds. Examples as to why mass gatherings should be avoided are everywhere, such as the fact that the second Covid-19 related death in Malaysia was a patient who was infected after attending a tabligh gathering. Now, The...
On 16th March, PM Muhyiddin announced the provision of a RM600 monthly scheme that workers who were forced to go into unpaid leave could apply for during the Movement Control Lockdown (MCO). The scheme, which is part of the Employment Retention Program (ERP) under the PERKESO, also known as Social Security Organization (SOCSO), is said to last...
This is certainly great news! The Minister of Health has said that the Covid-19 cases in Malaysia may have hit plateau as almost everyone is obeying the advice given by health authorities. According to The Star, the minister, Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba has said that the plateau in the number of positive cases is caused by the public taking...
In the latest update from the Malaysian federal government, it has been reported by Free Malaysia Today and Malaysian Insight that a decision has been made to mobilise the army in order to help further enforce the current Movement Control Order that was set in place on 18th March 2020. Source: Malay Mail “We’re confident that with help from the army...
The authorities have begun to put their words into action as the police had arrested a man for not adhering to the Movement Control Order (MCO) on the 19th of March 2020. Prior to enforcement by law, the authorities were urging everyone to just stay at home during the span of MCO. However, now the...
As of today, there are a total of 24 imported new cases and 8 local new cases of Covid-19 in the island nation, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Health in Singapore, totalling 345 cases. According to a tweet by their MOH, one of the imported cases is a Malaysian man, aged 25, who has...
As many now know, authorities are coming down hard on Malaysians who aren’t taking the Movement Control Order (MCO) seriously. Aside from deploying PDRM task forces and possibly the army to enforce strict measures for the public to comply, medical experts have also come forward to share why the public needs to follow this Order...
In reports from The Star, Free Malaysia Today and New Straits Times, it has been revealed that former-Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has put himself under a two-week self-quarantine period after it was found that he had been in close contact with a Minister of Parliament that tested positive for Covid-19. Source: New Straits Times This quarantine period was necessitated...
