16 March 2020 Malaysia PM: Covid-19 Now National Security Issue Muhyiddin Yassin will announce tonight further government measures to manage the novel coronavirus outbreak in Malaysia.
16 March 2020 Malaysia MMA Slams Ministries’ Lax Attitude On Covid-19 The Malaysian Medical Association calls on the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) to step up.
16 March 2020 Malaysia Sarawak Imposes 14-Day Quarantine On Visitors, Halts Large Government Functions Relevant agencies will monitor those quarantined through random visits, phone calls, and apps.
16 March 2020 Malaysia Putrajaya Wants 10-Day Suspension Of Mosque, Surau Activities The federal government wants all mosque and surau activities, including Friday prayers, to be suspended from March 17-26.
16 March 2020 Malaysia Anwar: Raise MOH’s Budget For Covid-19 The previous PH administration had also announced a special RM400 monthly critical allowance for government doctors, but it is unknown if this has been given out yet after PN took power.
16 March 2020 Letter Act Now On Covid-19 — Malaysian Health Coalition A lockdown is too extreme and unnecessary.
16 March 2020 World Cancel Events With Over 50 People For Eight Weeks: CDC The CDC’s guidelines do not apply to day-to-day operations of schools, higher education institutions, or businesses.
16 March 2020 World Over 1,800 Die From Covid-19 In Italy More than 2,000 people in Europe have succumbed to the deadly new coronavirus.
16 March 2020 Letter Bottling The Genie of Covid-19: The Last Chance — Rais Hussin Malaysia must work with the international community to produce a vaccine.
16 March 2020 Letter Covid-19: Now Is The Time To Get Our Act Together — Dr Amar-Singh HSS Meeting in small groups is just as hazardous as large groups.