By Nadiah Zamlus KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — A total of 18 district health offices (PKD) and government clinics (KK) in Selangor are providing health screening for the Covid-19 infection. Its Menteri Besat Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said among the PKD involved include those in Kuala Selangor,...

SINGAPORE, March 17 — Government agencies and trade associations in Singapore are ready to help local employers to provide temporary accommodation in the republic for their Malaysian workers.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — The capital market, a critical component of Malaysia’s financial sector, will operate as usual within normal trading hours, according to the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — The ringgit continued yesterday’s downtrend to open lower against the US dollar today, as fears over the fast-spreading Covid-19 pandemic curbed traders’ risk appetite, said a dealer.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — The government has agreed to provide special relief from duty or permission to work from home enabling department heads to manage staff suspected of Covid-19 infection, in reducing the spread of infection.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — The government’s decision to place the country under nationwide movement control order will strengthen the Health Ministry efforts in the fight against the Covid-19 outbreak in the country, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

NEW YORK, March 17 — Coronavirus fears led to a historic drop in US stocks, shut borders and disrupted daily life around the world, as governments took increasingly drastic measures to try to reduce the severity of the global outbreak.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — All activities at mosques and suraus, including Friday and congregational prayers, will be suspended for 10 days from March 17 as decreed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah due to the latest Covid-19 situation in the country.

JAKARTA, March 17 — President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said yesterday that Indonesia had no plans as yet to introduce lockdown measures in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — All athletes, coaches and officials who came into close contact with national hammer thrower Jackie Wong Siew Cheer, who tested positive for Covid-19, will be quarantined for 14 days in a bid to curb the spread of the virus.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) will place 830 nurses in government hospitals in tackling the spread of Covid-19 in this country, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.

SHAH ALAM, March 16 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has declared that Malaysia will be placed under nationwide movement restriction order from March 18 to March 31, 2020, in efforts to contain the Covid-19 outbreak.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — A total of 125 new Covid-19 cases were reported as at noon today, bringing cumulative cases in the country to 553, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — National hammer thrower Jackie Wong Siew Cheer is the first national athlete to test positive for Covid-19, according to the Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF).

PUTRAJAYA, March 16 — All organisations are prohibited from holding programmes, including annual general meetings until June 30 following the spread of Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The police have set up a special task force to monitor developments in the Covid-19 situation in the country.

PUTRAJAYA, March 16 — A total of 127 Malaysians in Iran and Italy is expected to be flown home within this week as the two countries have been severely affected by the Covid-19 outbreak.

PUTRAJAYA, March 16 — In an effort to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the National Science Centre (PSN) and the National Planetarium (PN) have been temporarily shut down until further notice.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 ― The ringgit opened easier against the US dollar today, extending last Friday’s losses amid rising fears on Covid-19 outbreak as well as a decline in global crude oil prices, said a dealer.

SYDNEY, March 16 — Australia's capital and the country's second most populous state declared states of emergency today while large, non-essential gatherings were banned in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus after the national death toll rose to five.