Malaysia shows spirit of Asean solidarity by bringing home Singaporeans, Indonesian
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has again shown its concern and ability in managing the welfare of its stricken citizens overseas after successfully repatriating 46 people stranded in Tehran, Iran following the Covid-19 pandemic. This is its third successful mission after evacuating Malaysians from Wuhan, China on Feb 4 (133 people) and Feb 26 (66 people) due […]
Italy further tightens lockdown rules, closing all non-essential businesses
ROME: In an unexpected announcement made via Facebook, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said late on Saturday that all commercial activities in the country would be shut down unless they performed an “essential” role for the country in its battle against the spread of coronavirus, reported Xinhua news agency. With his declaration, Conte further tightened […]
Turkey restrains older citizens from going out
ANKARA: Turkish citizens who are older than 65 and suffering from chronic illnesses will be restricted from leaving their homes amid coronavirus measures, Anadolu Agency quoted the Interior Ministry as saying on Saturday. “As of midnight today, the citizens aged 65 and above and also people who suffer from chronic illnesses are restricted to go out of […]
Singapore to bar short-term visitors
SINGAPORE: In view of the heightened risk of importation of Covid-19 cases, Singapore will bar all short-term visitors from anywhere in the world, to enter or transit through the republic. “It will take effect from March 23, 2020 at 2359 hours,” said Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) in a statement here today. MOH noted that the republic […]
Another death recorded in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has recorded another death, bringing the Covid-19 death toll in the country to nine to date. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the patient was the Health Ministry’s medical doctor with a travel history to Turkey. The case was suspected to be related to the history of travel abroad and not from […]
Why-rus attack
Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears. – Rudyard Kipling, English journalist, poet and writer The war waged by an almost invisible microbe is baffling, belittling and embarrassing governments. Governments and their militaries are humbled, silent and impotent since there is no known cure for it as yet. […]
Europe reports over 17,000 new Coronavirus cases in 24 hrs
GENEVA: Europe reported 17,506 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours as of midnight Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the region to 104,591, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Friday in a daily situation report. A total of 4,899 patients in Europe had died of Covid-19 as of 23:59 […]
Chinese reports 41 newly imported Covid-19 Cases
BEIJING: The Chinese mainland reported 41 newly imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) Friday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 269, according to the National Health Commission. The commission said it received reports of 41 newly confirmed cases on the mainland Friday, all of which were imported, China’s Xinhua News Agency […]
Singapore records first two Covid-19 deaths
SINGAPORE: Singapore today reported its first two Covid-19 related deaths. The republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH) said the first patient was a 75-year-old female Singaporean and the second case was a 64-year-old male Indonesian. MOH said the elderly Singaporean was admitted to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) on Feb 23 for pneumonia and was […]
Sarawak to announce economic aid package on Monday
KUCHING: The Sarawak state government says it will introduce a special economic stimulus package in order to assist sectors affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the package would be announced on Monday. “We call it the Economic Aid Package,” he told reporters after chairing a Sarawak State Security Council meeting […]
