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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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COVID-19: Patient under investigation was found dead
PUTRAJAYA: A patient under investigation (PUI) for COVID-19 was found dead in the toilet of a Serdang Hospital ward yesterday. Sepang district police chief ACP Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said, the body of the 62-year-old male patient was found
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MCO: Fate of Malaysians’ works in Singapore is uncertain
JOHOR BAHRU: The fate of more than 200,000 Malaysians who commute daily to Singapore for work is uncertain following the government’s move to extend the Movement Control Order (MCO) until April 14. Although some employers in Singapore are taking the
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U.S. virus cases exceed 100,000: Doctors decry scarcity of drugs and equipment
NEW YORK: Doctors and nurses on the front lines of the U.S. coronavirus crisis pleaded on Friday for more protective gear and equipment to treat waves of patients expected to overwhelm hospitals as the number of known U.S. infections surpassed
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MCO: Eleven men including foreigners were detained for jogging
KUALA LUMPUR: Eleven men were detained around Jalan Mont Kiara and Jalan Desa Kiara, here, for jogging and disobeying police instructions on the Movement Control Order (MCO). Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim said, through police patrol and
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MOH set up special committee to audit death cases of COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) has set up a special committee to carry out audit of COVID-19 patients who died in hospitals, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the National COVID-19 Mortality Review Committee would
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Eleven shops houses damaged due to fire in Tanjung Malim
TANJUNG MALIM: Eleven shop houses in Jalan Besar Behrang Stesen were damaged in an early morning fire today. A spokesperson for the Perak Fire and Rescue Department said, a fire team from the Tanjung Malim fire and rescue station rushed
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