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11 Malaysian participants of Sulawesi tabligh rally detected in Tawau

PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health today confirmed that 11 Malaysians who had travelled to Sulawesi, Indonesia to attend the international tabligh gathering had been detected in Tawau, Sabah yesterday.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pix) said all of them had undergone Covid-19 screening and had been quarantined pending test results.

“It is true that we have been waiting for them in Tawau and we have detected 11 of them … the swab test has been carried out, we are just waiting for the result,“ he told a Covid-19 daily press conference here.

He said about 80 to 100 Malaysians had travelled to Sulawesi to attend the gathering based on an engagement session between him and the tabligh leaders.

Asked about the remaining Malaysians who attended the rally, he said they were likely still in the neighbouring country.

Local media reported that the Ijtimak Asia 2020 function planned for March 19 to 22 was cancelled in view of the worsening Covid-19 situation.

Meanwhile, Dr Noor Hisham said of the 1,306 cumulative positive cases in Malaysia as of noon today, 62% of the cases or 743 patients were linked to the to the tabligh gathering cluster at Masjid Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.

“This means that one in every 10 individuals who attended the tabligh gathering tested positive of Covid-19,“ he said.

He said based on his discussions with leaders of the tabligh group, the gathering in Sri Petaling involved 16,000 people.

Of the total, 14,500 were Malaysians while the rest were foreign citizens from 25 countries, he said.

Dr Noor Hisham added that so far, 11,000 participants had undergone screening.

He said there had been no Covid-19 cases from other gatherings in the country. – Bernama

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March 22, 2020
Domino’s Pizza delivers a safer way

KUALA LUMPUR: Domino’s Pizza is now keeping its distance from its customers – all for the benefit of everyone.

In a press statement issued today, Domino’s Pizza Malaysia’s chief executive officer Shamsul Amree said the company has implemented a “zero contact” delivery service.

He said that under the new process, the delivery man, whom the company refers to as a “delivery expert”, would place the order on a designated safe and clean surface and then step back two to three metres away.

The customer can then pick up the item and check to see if everything is in order. The rider will only leave once the process is completed.

Given that there will no longer be any physical contact between the delivery man and the customers, Shamsul said, Domino’s Pizza will only take orders through its mobile app or its website www.dominos.com.my.

Shamsul said pizza delivery will continue within the respective permitted hours in each state but dine-in service is still not permitted.

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March 22, 2020
Health Ministry can conduct 16,000 screenings a day by April

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry expects to be able to carry out 16,000 Covid-19 screenings a day by April compared to just 3,500 now.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that tests are currently being conducted by 18 Health Ministry and five private laboratories.

“The Institute for Medical Research will train several other laboratories, including in military and university hospitals, to enhance Malaysia’s ability to conduct Covid-19 detection tests,” he said at the Covid-19 daily press conference today.

Meanwhile, he said the ministry will deploy more nurses in states with a very high number of Covid-19 patients like at the Sungai Buloh Hospital in Selangor as well as recall retired specialist doctors and nurses.

Other than that, the ministry is also cooperating with private hospitals to jointly tackle the health problem. – Bernama

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March 22, 2020
Six PDRM personnel positive for Covid-19: IGP

KUALA LUMPUR: Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador (pix) today confirmed six police personnel have tested positive for Covid-19 while their 335 family members are waiting for test results.

He said the cases highlighted the risks the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) personnel had to face in carrying out their duties while the country was facing Covid-19 outbreak.

“To date, six of my men have tested positive for Covid-19 … (and) we continue to give the rest of them encouragement and motivation to carry out their jobs,” he said in an exclusive interview, aired on Astro Awani today.

In another development, Abdul Hamid said as the Movement Control Order (MCO) enters its fourth day today, people are beginning to adhere to the directive by restricting their movement.

He said police continued to advise those a few who were still doing outdoor activities.

“We are not giving up as we are still at a stage where we want to create awareness and we use various tactics and technics for the purpose,” he said.

Police had launched Op Covid-19 on March 18 by conducting hundreds of roadblocks among others to ensure people observe the MCO announced by the government to break the chain of Covid-19 infection. — Bernama

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March 21, 2020
Covid-19: Sabah imposes new restrictions

KOTA KINABALU: In a bid to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the Sabah government has issued several new restrictions today including a 14-day quarantine at the nearest quarantine centres for all individuals arriving from abroad.

State Secretary Datuk Safar Untong said in line with the decision of the National Security Council yesterday, the state government would implement the move from tomorrow until March 31 for all individuals entering the state by air, sea, river and land.

“In addition, the inter-district public jetties will be closed to the public.

“The state government has decided that inter-district public jetties in Kudat, Sipitang, Kota Kinabalu, Lahad Datu, Sandakan and Tawau will be closed from March 22 to 31, except for emergency cases,” he said in a statement here today.

He said the state government had also ordered all districts to impose roadblocks with immediate effect.

“Thus far, only 17 districts have implemented roadblocks to reduce the movement of vehicles carried out by the Royal Malaysia Police and the Road Transport Department,” he said. — Bernama

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March 21, 2020
Armed Forces will help police strengthen their operations: IGP

KUALA LUMPUR: The involvement of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) to assist the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) to enforce the Movement Control Order (MCO) beginning Sunday will make police operations more organised and strengthened.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador (pix) said the police welcomed the assistance from the MAF to ensure people’s compliance with the order.

“RMP and MAF need to stay united in this important mission (to ensure people’s compliance with MCO to prevent the spread of COVID-19) as the military has been helping the police in dealing with floods and terrorism,” he told Bernama.

Today, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said military service would begin this Sunday to help police monitor MCO compliance and that the people were staying put at homes in an effort to contain Covid-19.

On March 16, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced that the MCO would be enforced from March 18 to 31 to curb the spread of Covid-19. — Bernama

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March 20, 2020
Mahathir in self-quarantine

GEORGE TOWN: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is in self-quarantine after he came into close contact with Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kevin Yii Lee Wuen, who had contracted the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).

The 94-year old was believed to have posed for a selfie with Yii before it was learnt that the latter had tested positive for the virus.

Mahathir, who is also Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) chairman, confirmed this during an exclusive interview with TV3 at his home.

“I will follow (the quarantine). It is important in addressing this issue, to be disciplined. We must self-quarantine at home for 14 days. If we do that, there will be less possibility of it spreading to others,“ Mahathir said.

“I cannot go out and I cannot meet people. I cannot shake hands, and others. It is however not so hard for me,“ he added.

An aide with the statesman said Mahathir had undergone a test for the virus but the results have not been relayed yet.

The aide also confirmed that Mahathir’s wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali has also undergone the test.

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March 19, 2020
Govt to bear RM662m electricity bill discount

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will bear the cost of an electricity discount for selected sectors amounting to RM662 million, of which RM122.5 million is for Sarawak and RM37.2 million for Sabah, this year, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said.

He said the cost would be borne through the Kumpulan Wang Industri Elektrik’s (KWIE) fund for Peninsular Malaysia, and by the federal government for Sabah and Sarawak, he said in a statement today.

The electricity discount of 2% and 15% for six months beginning April was specified under the Economic Stimulus Package 2020, which was aimed at reducing the cash flow problem faced by tourism-related businesses, as well as commercial, industrial and agriculture users affected by Covid-19.

A discount of 15% is given to six selected business sectors under the Trade Tariff category and is expected to result in a reduction of electricity bills for the period amounting to RM40 million in the Peninsula, RM20 million in Sabah and RM8.5 million in Sarawak.

Shamsul Anuar said the 15% discount would involve 10,000 accounts in the six sectors, namely hotel operators, travel and tourism agencies, shopping complexes, convention centres, theme parks, and local airlines offices.

On the other hand, commercial, industrial and agriculture users would get 2.0% discount.

“This would benefit about 1.6 million Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) account holders with electricity bill savings estimated at RM370 million for the six-month period,” he said.

For Sabah, it would benefit 99,322 account owners with an estimated cost of RM11.5 million, while for Sarawak, it involves an estimated cost of RM107.2 million for 100,000 account owners.

Shamsul Anuar said domestic or residential category users would enjoy electricity bill savings through a 2% discount on the electricity consumption for the April 1-Sept 30, 2020 period.

“This means that the people will enjoy a 2% discount during the period, in addition to the 6% discount already enjoyed by domestic consumers for the Jan 1-June 30, 2020 period,” he said.

This is expected to provide estimated electricity bill savings of RM92 million to about 7.5 million TNB account holders for the six-month period.

“For Sabah, it will benefit 520,378 domestic consumers at an estimated cost of RM5.7 million, while for Sarawak, it will benefit 585,637 domestic consumers at an estimated cost of RM6.8 million,” Shamsul Anuar said. – Bernama

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March 19, 2020
Mercy Malaysia launches Covid-19 fund

KUALA LUMPUR: Mercy Malaysia launched the Covid-19 Pandemic Fund today to support the severely strained healthcare system due to the outbreak of the disease and implementation of the movement control order that took effect today.

The non-profit organisation’s executive director, Amran Mahzan said the fund would also go towards supporting medical services and the essential needs of marginalised groups.

“We have been reinforcing preventive measures such as hand-washing, eating well-cooked food and correct use of face masks at our mobile clinics for refugees and migrants since last month.

“These marginalised communities cannot be left out of the pandemic containment plan as they can potentially be hot spots for the virus to spread rapidly,“ he said in a statement today.

Amran said to support Mercy Malaysia’s initiatives, the donation could be made through www.mercy.org.my or direct to MERCY Humanitarian Fund (5621 7950 4126) or MERCY Malaysia (CIMB 8000-7929-08). All donations are tax-exempted.

The movement control order was declared by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday night. So far, Malaysia has recorded 790 Covid-19 positive cases with the first fatalities yesterday involving two local residents. – Bernama

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March 18, 2020
Gov’t cancels ‘Visit Malaysia 2020’ campaign over Covid-19

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has cancelled the Visit Malaysia 2020 campaign due to the Covid-19 situation, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri announced tonight.

She said Covid-19 has had a detrimental effect on the tourism sector in Malaysia in particular and the world in general.

Due to the movement control order from March 18 to 31 to check the spread of Covid-19, the ministry had to freeze many tourism-related services, she said in a statement.

The services include all counter and online services at the Tourism Licensing Division and ministry offices in the states, such as licensing of tour companies, tour guides, tourism accommodation, spas and foot reflexology centres, she added.

Nancy said in line with the Movement Control Order, all tourist accommodations are allowed to operate at a minimum level.

“All guests at the accommodation premises must remain in their respective rooms during the quarantine period and order their meals through room service.

“Check-ins at tourist accommodation will also be permitted, but on a small and limited scale,” she said.

However, new domestic tourists wanted to check-in at the premises would not be allowed, she added.

VM2020 was launched on Dec 31, targeting 30 million visitor arrivals and RM100 billion tourist receipts. – Bernama

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March 18, 2020

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