Facebook on Monday began enlisting outside developers to create ways its Messenger service can help health organizations battling the novel coronavirus.
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Facebook aims its Messenger at coronavirus battle
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Nadma clarifies eligibility for Covid-19 fund
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian workers who have lost their source of income or are not being paid throughout the duration of the Movement Control Order are eligible to seek assistance from the Covid-19 Fund, said National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma).
In a statement uploaded on its official Facebook page today, Nadma said Malaysian workers who lost their source of income or are not being paid throughout the duration of hospitalisation due to Covid-19 are also eligible to apply for the assistance.
“The assistance is RM100 per day throughout the duration of the Observation and Surveillance Order for Covid-19 Contact under Section 15 (1) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) or treatment in a hospital ward authorised by the Ministry of Health for Covid-19 (warded),” said the statement.
However, Nadma explained that non-Malaysians and those who are unemployed before the Observation and Surveillance Order period are not eligible to apply.
Those eligible will need to download the document from Nadma website at www.nadma.gov.my and mail the complete application to the following address:
Ketua Pengarah Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara (NADMA) Jabatan Perdana Menteri
Aras 7, Blok D5, Kompleks D Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan
62502 Putrajaya
(u.p. : Sekretariat KWABBN)
For more information, log on to www.nadma.gov.my. – Bernama
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Brands Await Facebookâe(TM)s Auto-play
About a fifth of the world?s population uses Facebook. The social networking site is one of the biggest enterprises in the world today. Now, sources say that a major change in the interface is evident. It is rumored that the company has been testing auto-play video through the network?s news feed. Even if the test group is just one percent of the population that uses Facebook, the company has a trial group of a whopping 12 million…
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BREAKING: Two more Covid-19 deaths bring total to 8
PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has reported two more deaths due to Covid-19 that occurred today, bringing the death toll to 8 cases.
This comes after the Health Ministry reported 4 deaths over the past week, and two more deaths today announced by the Sarawak state disaster management committee.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the seventh death was of a 57-year-old Malaysian citizen with a travel history to Vietnam and had contacts with Covid-19 positive cases from the tabligh cluster.
The patient was admitted to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital on March 18 after a week of fever, cough and sore throat.
“The next day, the patient’s health deteriorated and he was in need of respiratory assistance. The patient was pronounced dead at 3.22pm on Mar 21,“ he said in his Facebook posting today.
The eighth death was of a 69-year-old Malaysian citizen also from the tabligh cluster. The patient was admitted to Tumpat Hospital on Mar 16 after having symptoms of fever since Mar 12.
“The patient was transferred to the King’s Hospital of Zainab II, Kota Baru on Mar 18, after which their deteriorating health condition prompted need of respiratory assistance the next day. The patient was pronounced dead on March 21, 2020, at 4pm,“ he said, while expressing his condolences to the immediate family members of the deceased.
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Berjaya donates RM1 million to Covid-19 fund
PETALING JAYA: Berjaya Group today donated RM1 million to the Covid-19 fund, bringing the fund’s total to more than RM3 million.
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, in a Facebook posting, shared the heart-warming news which was attached with pictures of Berjaya Group CEO Datuk Seri Robin Tan Yeong Chin presenting the cheque to him.
I Berhad chairman Tan Sri Lim Kim Hong also donated RM1 million today.
The Covid-19 fund now has a total of RM3.125 million which includes a RM1 million grant from the government and RM125,000 in donations from several government-linked companies and individuals.
The fund was launched by Muhyiddin on March 11 and is aimed at easing the burden faced by those infected by Covid-19.
The fund will provide RM100 daily to those who have no fixed income or are not being paid throughout the duration of the quarantine period and treatment.
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Third casualty from Covid-19 as 58-year-old-man from Tawau dies
PETALING JAYA: Sabah’s first Covid-19 patient, a 58-year-old man from Tawau who had been admitted to Hospital Tawau after attending the Seri Petaling mosque tabligh gathering, has died today.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah confirmed this in a Facebook post, saying the man had died at 6.27pm today.
He said the man, who is case 152, is a Malaysian who was admitted to Hospital Tawau on March 9 after experiencing Severe Acute Respiratory Infection symptions.
“He was given the assistance using the ventilator and was admitted into intensive care unit on the same day. His health deteriorated day by day and he was confirmed dead on March 20, 6.27pm,“ he said, while expressing his condolences to his immediate family.
This makes the death toll rise to 3 cases, after a 60-year-old pastor from Sarawak and a 34-year-old man from Johor had died due to Covid-19 infections. The 34-year-old man had also attended the same tabligh gathering.
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Facebook Comes Up With a Noble Gesture
In a move that would surprise many, Facebook has come up with a very noble gesture by introducing a ‘Donate Now’ button that directs you to pages of non-profit organization which are in need of finances. It is indirectly encouraging people who use Facebook on a regular basis and have enough money to spare to donate to these non-profit organizations. Facebook is especially targeting those people who spend money on the upgrades of the number of games that they play on Facebook…
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