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Panic buying causes temporary suspension of online grocery deliveries

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian consumers’ panic buying has resulted in the temporary suspension of online grocery delivery services amid fears of the Covid-19 outbreak and the 14-day Movement Control Order (MCO). Panic buying began on Sunday, a day before Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced the MCO from March 18 to 31. Local supermarkets have experienced a […]

Malaysians stranded in Indonesia told to check flight schedules

JAKARTA: Malaysians who travelled to Indonesia before the enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MCO) on March 18, are told to directly contact Malaysia Airlines (MAS) or AirAsia for information on flight schedules. Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta, in a statement today said following the MCO implementation by the Malaysian government from March18-31, both airlines had reduced their flight frequencies between Malaysia […]

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 […]

Death toll in China climbed to 723

BEIJING: The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak climbed to 723, reported Anadolu Agency, quoting the country’s National Health Commission (NHC) Saturday. Authorities said 34,546 confirmed cases have been reported and 86 people have died and more than 3,000 new cases have been detected in the last 24 hours. The number of […]

Sharing utensils a no-no

Wuhan Virus Watch KUCHING: Those undergoing self-quarantine at home for coronavirus symptoms must not share eating utensils with anyone, says Sarawak Operations Room. Apart from eating separately and not sharing utensils, they must also isolate themselves in the room, put on a face mask when going into a common area of the house and maintain […]