[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Negara Bank Governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus said today that the Covid-19 pandemic “will severely affect” the country’s economic growth in the first half of this year, particularly the second quarter , given the sudden and almost complete halt to economic activities in the …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON, May 12 (Xinhua) – Allegations about China’s alleged early failures related to COVID-19 are largely misplaced, a recent report by the expert group said. “There were no major deficiencies on the part of China in alerting the US and the international public health community,” said a report by …
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[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The reduction in the infectivity rate of Covid-19 (R0 value) from 3.5 to 0.3 is due to the success of the Malaysian movement control order (MCO), says the Ministry of Health. R0, which is pronounced “nothing”, refers to the infectivity rate of a virus within a community during …
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[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is expected to report its first quarterly economic contraction in 42 quarters or the first since the global financial crisis today. Economists told StarBiz that the weak private consumption and trade activities, battered by the Covid-19 pandemic and the movement control order (MCO), may have likely …
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[ad_1] KOTA KINABALU (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A total of 396 passengers who flew on two AirAsia Kuala Lumpur-Tawau flights in Sabah have received a new Covid-19 test after six passengers tested positive for the disease . Tawau Area 2 Health Officer Suzalinna Sulaiman urged passengers on …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: A second wave of Covid-19 infections will strike if some segments of society become complacent and do not take protective measures seriously, says Datuk Dr Amar Singh. The Ipoh-based senior consultant pediatrician estimated some 32,000 people in Malaysia are infected with Covid-19. Dr Amar, who has been …
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[ad_1] TAWAU: All 402 AirAsia AK5742 and AK5740 passengers to Tawau Airport on May 1 and 4 were asked to visit the nearest health clinic for a second evaluation after Covid-19 cases were detected among individuals in both flights. Dr. Suzalina Sulaiman, Tawau Area II Health Officer, said that at …
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[ad_1] Asia 37 new cases of COVID-19 and 2 more deaths were announced Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Medical workers wearing protective suits pass through barbed wire in the red zone under an improved blockade, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, May 11, 2020. REUTERS / Lim …
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[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Pasir Salak’s deputy, Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, was named president of Prasarana Malaysia Bhd, effective May 11. He replaces former Malayan chief judge Tan Sri Zaharah Ibrahim, who resigned on May 7 after serving as president since November 11 of last year. “The Prasarana Group’s board …
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[ad_1] KAJANG: A businessman believed to be drunk when he crashed into an obstacle at the Kajang Selatan toll plaza here, killing one police officer on duty earlier this month, was slapped with four counts in two courts here today. In session court, K. Kalaichelvan, 44, pleaded not guilty to …
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