Europe is new epicentre of Coronavirus pandemic
GENEVA: Europe has become the “new epicentre” of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief said Friday. According to Anadolu Agency, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addressed journalists from the WHO headquarters in a virtual press conference with only himself and other WHO officials present. “Europe has more coronavirus cases being reported every day than were reported […]
Trump declares national emergency in Coronavirus fight
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Friday in an attempt to thwart the spread of the new coronavirus in the US, reported Anadolu Agency. Taking the action, Trump said, will allow him to “unleash the full power of the federal government”, including freeing up to $50 billion to assist state and local efforts. There […]
Avoid huge gatherings
KUALA LUMPUR: The non-governmental organisation, Alliance of Safety Community (Ikatan), has called on members of the public to give their full cooperation in preventing the spread of Covid-19, by staying away from huge gatherings. Ikatan chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said the public could and should play important roles in slowing down the spread […]
Participants of ‘Wacana Fatwa Halal’ in Labuan told to go for screening
LABUAN: The Labuan Health Department today urged those who attended the “Wacana Fatwa Halal” programme held here last March 5 to come forward for health screening. Labuan Health director Dr Ismuni Bohari said this was necessary after one of the participants at the programme were found to be one of the two positive Covid-19 cases detected […]
No Malaysian students in US with Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR: No Malaysian students in the United States (US) have been reported to contract Covid-19, said the Malaysian Embassy in Washington DC. The embassy, in a statement emailed to Bernama, said two Malaysian students in the US are undergoing self-quarantine due to possible exposure to a faculty member who was found to be Covid-19-positive. It said […]
All motorsports activities postponed
KUALA LUMPUR: All motorsports activities have been postponed until further notice due to the Covid-19 outbreak, said Motorsports Association of Malaysia (MAM). MAM, in a statement today, said the decision was made upon consultation with the Malaysian government, International Automobile Federation (FIA) and Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). “MAM will continue to proactively monitor the situation and advice our motorsports […]
Malaysia bars entry of cruise vessels
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will not to permit entry of cruise vessels to its ports with immediate effect due to the Covid-19 outbreak until the overall situation improves and the spread of the virus is contained, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said in view of the recent resurgence of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia and around […]
Conference postponed
KUCHING: Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the International Conference on Responsible Tourism and Hospitality (ICRTH2020), which was slated for Aug 12-14, has been postponed to July 2021. “We deeply regret any inconvenience caused as a result of this postponement, but the safety and health of our conference speakers, delegates, sponsors and friends are our utmost […]
Relief packages to mitigate Covid-19 impact to Islamic finance
KUALA LUMPUR: Relief packages introduced by banks and the government are set to help soften the Covid-19’s near-term effects to the Islamic banking, according to Fitch Ratings. The credit rating agency in its latest report, “Malaysia Islamic Banks Dashboard 2020” said, the Covid-19 outbreak poses some downside risk to growth and asset quality of the banking sector, including […]
Asia’s largest defence and security exhibition postponed
KUALA LUMPUR: Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2020 and NATSEC Asia 2020, Asia’s largest defence and security exhibition, have been postponed to August due to the Covid-19 outbreak. DSA Exhibition & Conference Sdn Bhd said the events, which were initially to take place from April 20 to 23, have been rescheduled to Aug 24 to 27. “The postponement was decided […]
