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China’s Wuhan reports no new infections for first time, imported cases surge
BEIJING: The central Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, reported no new infections for the first time, while imported cases surged by a record, led by new infections in the capital of Beijing. The new
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Drive-thru coronavirus test sites popping up slowly across America
DANBURY: Drive-thru coronavirus testing sites are starting to pop up across the United States but few if any are at the major retail stores that pledged last week to provide parking lot space for them. On Wednesday, many Americans with
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Movement control order: ‘Just stay at home’, says Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR: The implementation of the Movement Control Order entered the second day today, with the people continued to be advised to stay put at home to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Indeed, the implementation of the
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HTC Conducts Its First Virtual “VIVE Ecosystem Conference” (V²EC) fully in VR Allowing Global Attendees to Join Virtual Sessions
BEIJING, March 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today, HTC VIVE® held its fifth annual XR industry conference, now renamed the Virtual VIVE Ecosystem Conference (V²EC), but this time in VR. It marks the first major physical industry event that has been replaced
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COVID-19: Singapore reports 47 new cases, tally at 313
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Health Ministry (MOH) yesterday reported 47 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the republic, bringing the tally to 313. Of the cumulative total, 33 are imported cases with 30 are returning Singapore residents infected overseas, said MOH’s director
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MCMC assures continued access to communication services
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has assured that Malaysians will be able to continue to have access to the broad range of communications services during the Movement Control Order from March 18 to 31. MCMC in a
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COVID-19: ‘Caremongering’ to help exposed groups
KUALA LUMPUR: A good samaritan has started a ‘caremongering’ group on social media site, Facebook, to help the vulnerable groups of people following a nationwide Movement Control Order, in Malaysia from March 18 to 31 to combat COVID-19. An expatriate
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Malaysians believed to be among thousands at tabligh rally in Sulawesi
JAKARTA: Malaysians are believed to be among thousands of tabligh participants at the Ijtima of Asia 2020 event in Indonesia. A Malaysian Embassy spokesman in Jakarta said although the embassy had issued an order banning Malaysians from attending the programme, scores of Malaysians are believed
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Strong earthquake hits south Bali, no tsunami threat to Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on the Richter scale, occurred near South of Bali, Indonesia at 1.45am. Malaysian Meteorological Department, in a statement, said that the epicentre of the quake was located 302 kilometres (km) south from
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Movement control order: People are not serious and taking lightly
KUALA LUMPUR: A large group of civilians is still defying and not taking the movement control order seriously following its enforcement, today. Dang Wangi district police chief, ACP Mohd Fahmi Visuvanathan Abdullah said, most of them had given absurd reasons
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