PUTRAJAYA, Sept 15 — The temporary relief centres (PPS) for flood victims will now operate at full capacity, with the wearing of face masks will not be made mandatory but recommended, according to the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma).

SUNGAI BULOH, Sept 10 — The use of face masks on school premises, be it indoor or outdoor, is no longer mandatory, said Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin.

HANOI, Sept 8 — The Vietnamese Health Ministry has issued guidance on the wearing of masks in public places for Covid-19 prevention and control, clarifying to who and where it is a must.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — Registration of organ donation can be made through the MySejahtera application from Sept 6, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

WELLINGTON, July 14 — The New Zealand government on Thursday announced free masks and rapid antigen tests as it tries to stem the spread of Covid-19 and relieve pressure on the country's health system which is dealing with an influx of Covid and influenza patients.

RIYADH, June 14 — Saudi Arabia lifted all precautionary measures imposed to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic on Monday, including the requirement to wear face masks in closed places, reported Anadolu Agency.

JAKARTA, May 18 — Indonesia will drop requirements for people to mask up outdoors and for vaccinated travellers to show negative pre-departure tests, officials said on Tuesday, as Covid-19 infections decline in the Southeast Asian country.

SEREMBAN, April 23 — The government is discussing relaxing three key measures in the standard operating procedure (SOP) for the prevention of Covid-19 which will be announced soon.

PUTRAJAYA, April 22 — The government will announce further relaxation of the standard operating procedures (SOP) as the country moves towards the endemic phase, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — The police have opened an investigation paper regarding an incident involving a foreign man who got angry and swore and made lewd gestures at a security guard after he was admonished for not wearing a facemask at a shopping mall in Jalan Ampang.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — The MS Sirim certification and marking from Sirim QAS International Sdn Bhd for non-medical face masks will hopefully not affect the price of the product in the market.

SINGAPORE, March 24 — Singapore is easing more Covid-19 curbs including lifting most restrictions for fully vaccinated visitors arriving in the country and dropping requirements to wear masks outdoors, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a speech on Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — When Malaysia repeatedly recorded over 10,000 Covid-19 infections daily last year, thanks to the highly infectious Delta variant, some decided it was time to drop the surgical mask and go for a respirator.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 18 — Foreign nationals who violate standard operating procedures (SOP) of the Covid-19 preventive measures can be subject to having their passes and immigration privileges cancelled, said Immigration director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud.

BRUSSELS, Nov 9 — EU authorities say there is no conclusive evidence of cancer risk from synthetic face masks and have urged people to keep wearing them after a Belgian study warned last month they may contain carcinogens.

by Amin Ridzuan Ishak SHAH ALAM, Sept 27 — The Selangor Mentri Besar has urged the public to continue adhering to the standard operating procedures (SOP) even though the daily number of Covid-19 cases in the country has dropped to 979 cases today. Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said the wearing of...

PETALING JAYA, Aug 18 — Think of face masks as the latest trending accessory that can save your life and the lives of those you love.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — Police arrested an insurance agent for allegedly provoking and insulting a police officer by disputing a compound issued against him for not wearing a face mask at a petrol station in Sri Damansara yesterday.

AMSTERDAM, June 19 — Face masks will mostly no longer be required across the Netherlands and other restrictions will ease from next week, after a drop in Covid-19 cases, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday.

SHAH ALAM, June 16 — Sirim Bhd through its wholly-owned unit, Sirim QAS International Sdn Bhd, will be giving a 20 per cent rebate to face mask manufacturers under the product testing and certification services package from June 15 until year-end, subject to terms and conditions.