PARIS, March 26 — More than three billion people have been asked to stay at home in almost 70 countries and territories as governments battle the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe.

By Nadiah Zamlus SHAH ALAM, March 26 — A total of 9,026 participants of the tabligh assembly at the Jamek Seri Petaling Mosque had undergone health checks, said Health Ministry. The Ministry via its official Twitter account today said out of the total, 1,057 tabligh participants were tested...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — A total of 695 police reports nationwide have been lodged with regard to violations of the government’s Movement Control Order (MCO) to contain Covid-19, which came into effect on March 18.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — Those empowered to enforce the movement-control order (MCO) can use whatever means necessary, including force, to ensure compliance with the directive, said Takiyuddin Hassan.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — This July’s Malaysia Games (Sukma) in Johor have been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

ZURICH, March 26 — Countries that have locked down their populations to prevent the spread of coronavirus need to put a premium on finding new cases and doing everything they can “to suppress and control” the virus, the World Health Organisation said yesterday.

LONDON, March 25 — Prince Charles, the 71-year-old heir to the British throne, has tested positive for coronavirus but is in good health and is now self-isolating in Scotland with mild symptoms.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — Ninety-five per cent of the participants who attended the tabligh gathering at the Sri Petaling Mosque recently have come forward to undergo Covid-19 tests and screenings, according to Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — The Covid-19 pandemic will not have a large impact on the nation’s oil palm industry as it continues to be supported by local and international demand, commercialisation of downstream products, exploration of new markets as well as government initiatives.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — Individuals and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that do not wish or need to avail of the flexibilities of loan and financing repayments can continue with their current repayment structures, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — Malaysia’s aggressive testing strategy: ‘test per million capita’ for Covid-19 has far exceeded its Asean peers and even several European nations, which could result in higher reported infection numbers and has given the confidence of milder development and mortality, JP Morgan said.

MOSCOW, March 25 — The number of people infected with the new type of coronavirus worldwide has exceeded 372,000, over 16,000 have died, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in its daily coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) situation report.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) today announces a number of regulatory and supervisory measures in support of efforts by banking institutions to assist individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and corporations to manage the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — Malaysia has recorded another Covid-19 related fatality, bringing the death toll in the country to 16.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — There were tighter checks at roadblocks over a longer duration by police and armed forces personnel on the seventh day of the Movement Control Order (MCO) enforcement.

SINGAPORE, March 25 — Singapore yesterday reported 49 additional positive cases of Covid-19, bringing the tally to 558, according to the Ministry of Health's director of medical services, Associate Professor Kenneth Mak.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) has urged all passengers who had boarded the No.

ANKARA, March 25 — As the coronavirus pandemic slows down in China, one person has died in the country from hantavirus, another infectious disease, Anadolu Agency quoted local media as reporting on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — The Health Ministry (KKM), the Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM), and the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry have agreed to use artificial intelligence (AI) and big data analytics (BDA) to control the spread of Covid-19 infection.

PARIS, March 25 — Business activity collapsed from Australia, Japan and Western Europe to the United States at a record pace in March as measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic hammer the world economy, cementing economists’ predictions of a global recession.