13 August 2020 Malaysia MOH Confirms Baling Cluster With 10 Covid-19 Cases The index case of the Tawar cluster in Baling, as well as two other community transmissions reported today, were unlinked.
13 August 2020 Malaysia Bipartisan Petition Demands Face Mask Fine Lowered To RM250 For First Offence The petition by Opposition and government MPs wants RM250 fine for first-time offenders, RM500 for second offence, and RM1,000 for repeat offenders.
13 August 2020 Malaysia Keep Practicing SOPs, Vaccine Not Silver Bullet: Minister Russia has approved a Covid-19 vaccine, but scientists have expressed concern about the opaque development of the Sputnik V vaccine and the lack of mass testing.
13 August 2020 World Coronavirus May Have Been Spreading In Auckland For Two Weeks New Zealand reports 13 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the recent number of cases to 17.
13 August 2020 Malaysia MP: Kedah Has 10 New Covid-19 Cases, Eight In Baling Baling MP Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim wants MOH to provide enough personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontliners in rural areas.
13 August 2020 Opinion Face Mask, Face Shield, Selendang, Or Purdah? Which Best Protects Against Covid-19? It is not the case that any mask is better than nothing, according to a professor.
13 August 2020 Malaysia Wearing Purdah May Not Prevent Covid-19, Masks Still Better: Experts Doctors also say face shields should not be used as a substitute for face masks.
12 August 2020 Malaysia MOH Reports Three Local Transmissions Among 11 New Covid-19 Cases Three community cases were reported today -- two in Kedah and one in Sabah.
12 August 2020 World Auckland Under Lockdown After Four Covid-19 Cases End New Zealand’s Three-Month Streak New Zealand authorities are investigating the possibility of freight as the source of a new Covid-19 cluster in Auckland.
12 August 2020 Malaysia How MySejahtera Protects Your Data And Does More Than Contact Tracing MySejahtera has reached almost 60% of the Malaysian population with mobile phones.