Rising relapse cases raise alert amid virus infection slowdown

SEOUL, April 14 (NNN-YONHAP) — The number of COVID-19 relapses in South Korea has steadily risen in the past few days, putting health authorities to the test again in the fight against the virus, though the country’s new infections have slowed, reported Yonhap News Agency. According to the Korea Centers…

Malaysia intensifies patrols at land, water borders

TUMPAT, April 13 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The General Operations Force (GOF) and the Marine Police Force have intensified land and water patrols as well as at ‘rat lanes’ following a directive by the Inspector-General of Police to thwart entry of illegal immigrants and to curb the spread of COVID-19. GOF Seventh Battalion commanding officer Supt Azhari Nusi said, following the…

Muhyiddin to join special Asean meeting Tuesday via video conference

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be participating at the Special ASEAN Summit on COVID-19 via video conference tomorrow morning (April 14). The Foreign Ministry, in a statement, said the summit will see the participation of all the leaders of ASEAN member…

Impact on COVID-19 if certain sectors allowed to operate

KUALA LUMPUR,  April 13 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Movement Control Order (MCO), which is entering its third phase in less than 48 hours, will see certain service sectors back in operation in stages. Last Friday, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, in announcing the third phase of the MCO, from April 15…

10 M’sians among new COVID-19 cases in S’pore

SINGAPORE, April 13 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday reported 233 new cases of COVID-19, with 10 of them Malaysians. Seven new clusters were also identified, thus, bringing the total tally for the republic to 2,532 cases, said the ministry in a statement issued late Sunday. A Malaysian…

Telcos ensuring connectivity during MCO – MCMC

By Farhana Poniman KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Telecommunications companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are working hard to reduce the strain that residential connections are experiencing due to the surge in internet demand from households during the Movement Control Order (MCO). The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)…

World Bank expects COVID-19 to leave quite an impact on Malaysia’s GDP

KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to contract by 0.1 per cent to 4.6 per cent this year amid negative impact brought by COVID-19, according to the World Bank. Its senior economist, finance, competitiveness, and innovation global practice, Smita Kuriakose, said the impact on Malaysia’ economy was…

COVID-19: Melaka Tengah becomes 26th red zone

PerakCasesHilir Perak66Kinta    97SelangorSepang59Petaling328Hulu Langat368Gombak123Klang159Hulu Selangor44Kuala LumpurCheras64Kepong114Lembah Pantai427Titiwangsa106Putrajaya49Negeri SembilanSeremban197Rembau52MelakaJasin61Melaka Tengah44PahangKuantan53Jerantut63JohorBatu Pahat50Kluang176Johor Bharu171KelantanKota Bharu86SarawakKuching209Kota Samarahan46SabahTawau67TOTAL3,279 KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Melaka Tengah district in Melaka is the latest to be categorised as a COVID-19 red zone, bringing the total number of red zones nationwide to 26, as of noon yesterday, according to…

French Embassy conveys appreciation to Malaysia

By Nur Ashikin Abdul Aziz KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Facing various challenges due to the effect of COVID-19, the French Embassy here thanked the Malaysian civil service and the government for assisting the Mission in various areas. French Ambassador to Malaysia Frédéric Laplanche said his side received the support of…

M’sia extends MCO to April 28

KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia will be extending its Movement Control Order period for another two weeks till April 28 this year. Announcing this through live broadcast from Putrajaya, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the extension will give room for healthcare workers to combat COVID-19 and…