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Hisham: Five type medicines use to treat COVID-19
PUCHONG: There are currently five types of medicine will be used in treating COVID-19 infection in the country. In a Facebook post, Health Ministry director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the medicines are called Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine, Favipravir, Remdesivir
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4 men arrested for alleged defying MCO, public intoxication
KLANG: Police arrested four men for alleged drunkenness in public as well as not complying with the movement control order (MCO) in Klang, Selangor, yesterday (27 March). It was the tenth day of the partial lockdown ordered by the Malaysian
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A tale of Malaysia’s rubber gloves, condoms & palm oil
KUALA LUMPUR: Rubber is a blessed word in these difficult times as its transformation into gloves has proved life-saving with even the world’s largest economy singing praises of Malaysia’s gloves. The US Embassy here via its official twitter handle trumpeted the fact that
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Child’s cries, the most challenging ordeal during self-quarantine – Bernama DJ
KUALA LUMPUR: The cries of her only child, a 7-year-old daughter, at the door wanting to be hugged, was the most challenging ordeal for Bernama Radio’s deejay when she opted to voluntarily quarantined herself having been in close contact with a COVID-19 positive patient.
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M’sian in London hopes for a safe travel home as scheduled on April 15
KUALA LUMPUR: It’s the fifth day of a lockdown in the United Kingdom in its fight against the COVID-19, and for Malaysian Maznah Khalil, who is currently with her family in London, the feelings are mixed – apprehension on one
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Four men to be charged on Monday for defying MCO
SEPANG: Four men will be charged in court in Sepang on Monday, for defying the Movement Control Order (MCO) imposed by the government to contain COVID-19. Sepang district police chief ACP Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said, all suspects, aged
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Health Ministry: ‘Bidara Ruqyah’ hand sanitiser not approved
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has advised the public not to purchase or use a liquid hand sanitiser product, called the ‘Hand Sanitizer Bidara Ruqyah Al-Amin Al-Baghdadi’, as it has not been approved by the ministry. In a statement on
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COVID-19: Australia tighten social distancing rules
MELBOURNE: Australia stepped up enforcement of social distancing rules today to contain community transmission of the novel coronavirus, implementing fines, closing beaches and threatening stricter measures if people defy pleas to stay at home. The death toll from the virus
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Teachers’ conducting 21st century learning activities due to MCO
KUALA LUMPUR: The closure of schools with the enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MCO) which has been extended until April 14, has indeed caused anxiety among parents as their children are far behind in the education syllabus. It is
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Moratorium for a trader is only a ventilator
Well articulated but pls bear with me , a layman’s opinion … A lot of one off goodies more for B40 , yes it will pump prime the economy temporarily and we all understand the challenges of balancing Budget and
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