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Nationwide MCO from April 12- June 7

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will again implement the movement control order (MCO) nationwide from Wednesday (April 12) to June 7 in an effort to curb the growing spread of Covid-19. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced the enforcement of the MCO after a Special National Security Council (MKN) Meeting on Management of Covid-19, which he […]

Japan PM says weighing coronavirus emergency for Tokyo area

TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Monday he was considering declaring a state of emergency in the greater Tokyo area over a “very severe” third wave of coronavirus infections. Speaking at a regular New Year press conference, Suga also said he hoped vaccinations would begin in Japan in late February, adding that he would […]

Ban gatherings but business hours stay

BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA & NIA NATASHA HASENAN KUCHING: The sudden spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country has everyone worried, with the numbers back in triple-digits. Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has again reminded the people to work together to break the infection chain. “We have now entered […]

Covid-19 Weekly Roundup October 3-9

BY MELATI MOHD ARIFF This is a round-up of Covid-19 related matters in Malaysia and globally from Oct 3 up to 12.30pm Thursday.  KUALA LUMPUR: This week, daily new Covid-19 cases rose in numbers never seen before in this country, with the highest – 691 – recorded on last Tuesday. Three states, Sabah, Kedah and Selangor, continued to […]

China reports virus spike as global cases pass 16 mln

BEIJING: China on Monday reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in three months, part of a worrying swell of second and third-wave infections that are hitting Asia and Europe. Australia has been rocked by its deadliest surge since the start of the pandemic, Hong Kong is experiencing record daily numbers and Spain’s caseload has […]

Let’s together stop the third wave

For the first time in history we can track the evolution of a pandemic in real time. Influenza viruses are notorious for their rapid mutation and unpredictable behaviour. – Margaret Chan, Chinese-Canadian physician who served as the WHO director-general  Crowded coffee shops, markets, supermarkets and streets. This is although we are in the middle of […]