JPMorgan: Malaysia’s Covid-19 Infection Rate To Peak In Mid-April And Last For 2 Weeks

As worrying as Malaysia’s current 1,624 reported cases and 16 deaths may appear, this might be just the beginning of a bigger storm that’s brewing. Source: Free Malaysia Today Our country might be seeing an even bigger onslaught of Covid-19 cases recorded locally next month, say analysts from JPMorgan Chase & Co, who expect Malaysia to reach its peak...

Health Authorities Find Traces of Covid-19 In Cabins 17 Days After Passengers Leave Diamond Princess

For those who were keeping track of the news, you may probably have caught wind of the Diamond Princess cruise ship at some point, as for a period of time, the cruise ship suffered from an outbreak of the Covid-19 virus on-board, forcing passengers and crew to be trapped in isolation. Well, since then, members...

Tune Hotel Provides FREE Stay For HKL Workers Working Long Shifts, Breakfast Included

The front liners who are working tirelessly in the hospitals are Malaysia’s unsung heroes right now. Hospital staff are working through countless hours and shifts in a head on battle with the rising number of Covid-19 cases. Almost everyone can agree that hospital healthcare workers are the pillars in this fight against Covid-19. Therefore, these dedicated...

“If there is an exponential spike, we would have to choose who uses the ventilators,”- Health D-G

Today marks the 8th day of the Movement Control Order and there has been no spike in the number of positive cases of Covid-19. However, it might still be too early to tell. Source: Wikipedia According to The Star, Health director-general Datuk Seri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has said that if the number of Covid-19 cases surges, then...

Most Covid-19 Deaths Happen Because Of Late Treatment, Says M’sian Health D-G

Our best shot against this viral outbreak aside from prevention is early detection. Source: Malay Mail Most of the Covid-19 related deaths in the country happen because of late treatment, says Malaysian Health director-general, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah during a media briefing held yesterday (24th March), as reported by the Star. Patients only come to the hospital...

M’sians Are Finally Willing To Stay At Home During MCO Period, Raising Compliance Rate To 95%

After an arduous process of having to convince Malaysians to respect the Movement Control Order in hopes of controlling the Covid-19 outbreak in the country, it has been reported by The Star that the authorities are finally seeing the positive improvements that they have been hoping to obtain out of their enforcement efforts. Source: Malay Mail During a press...

Kedah Policeman Tragically Passes Away After Collapsing On Duty At MCO Roadblock

In a severely tragic turn of events, a police officer who was on duty at a Movement Control Order roadblock collapsed, before passing away later on in hospital, according to The Star. The deceased, Mohd Masri Maguni, was a police corporal attached to the Kepala Batas police station. At the time, he was assigned to work on...

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin Announces PTPTN Payments Suspended 6 Months Amid Covid-19 MCO

Amid the Covid-19 crisis and Movement Control Order, our newly appointed Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has recognised the struggles of our fellow Malaysians. In a press conference, he announced that starting today, the 23rd of March, PTPTN payments are hereby suspended in order to help Malaysians get by during the movement restriction. The deferment...

EPF Members Can Withdraw RM500 Per Month For 12 Months Beginning 1st April 2020

Today, 23rd March 2020, PM Tan SriMuhyiddin Yassin announced in a special media conference that several initiatives will be implemented to ease the people’s burden. One of them is that the government is allowing a monthly withdrawal of RM500 from people’s Employee Provident Fund (EPF) for up to 12 months. Source: Free Malaysia Today   https://twitter.com/bernamadotcom/status/1241957919848984581?s=20 This i-Sustainable production...