US to decide on travel ban for countries with high Coronavirus cases
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump told reporters he will soon decide whether to impose a travel ban on countries with high cases of the novel coronavirus, Sputnik news agency reported. “Well we’re looking at that right now, we’re looking at a couple of countries, a few countries that have a little bit disproportionately high number […]
Hubei reports 423 new confirmed cases
WUHAN, China: Hubei Province, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 423 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 45 new deaths on Friday, the provincial health commission said Saturday. The latest report brought the total confirmed cases in the hard-hit province to 66,337, China’s Xinhua News Agency reported. Global infected cases in 60 […]
Indonesia temporarily shuts down embassy in S. Korea
JAKARTA: Indonesia has temporarily shut down its mission in South Korea due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country, Anadolu Agency quoted local media as saying on Friday. According to Indonesian daily Republika, Indonesian Ambassador in Seoul Umar Hadi said the embassy and Indonesia Investment Promotion Center are temporarily closed as of Friday, as a coronavirus […]
Cash flow constraints in Malindo Air?
AIRLINES-COVID-19 KUALA LUMPUR: As countries close their borders for passengers especially from the influenza Covid-19 hit nations, airlines have started to feel the shivers with Malaysia’s Malindo Air citing cash flow constraints. Some have announced cost-cutting measures such as salary cuts for management and cabin crew, while others reduced growth and passenger target. In Malaysia, Malindo Air seems to be the first to […]
Postpone umrah, visit and tourism to Saudi Arabia
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysians are advised to temporarily suspend travel to Saudi Arabia for purposes of umrah (minor haj), visit and tourism, following its government’s move to temporarily suspend the entry of foreign nationals including from Malaysia, in the light of the Covid-19 outbreak. Wisma Putra, in a statement today, said it was to avoid any complications after official confirmation of […]
Osaka Covid -19 patient tests positive after apparent recovery
OSAKA: A bus tour conductor in her 40s tested positive for the Covid -19 coronavirus after what appeared a recovery from the disease, the Jiji Press reported the Osaka prefectural government as saying on Wednesday. The resident of Osaka, the capital of the western Japan prefecture, may have been reinfected, or the virus may have regained […]
Businesses in Asia Pacific battle to maintain operations
KUALA LUMPUR: Businesses in the Asia Pacific are struggling to maintain operations amidst the Covid-19 outbreak with almost 50 per cent of them stating they will be forced to restructure business operations to stay afloat if the situation worsens. This is according to the Tricor Group Covid -19 Business Sentiment and Resilience Barometer Report released recently. […]
14-day quarantine for second batch arriving from Wuhan
SEPANG: A total of 66 individuals, comprising 46 Malaysian citizens and 20 of their non-citizen family members, who arrived from Wuhan, China this morning, are being housed at the monitoring centre at the Higher Education Leadership Academy (AKEPT) in Nilai for the 14-day quarantine period. They are among Malaysians stranded in Wuhan, Hubei province, following […]
Covid-19 claims 71 lives, 508 new confirmed cases
BEIJING: Chinese health authority said Tuesday it received reports of 508 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 71 deaths on Monday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, reported Xinhua news agency. Among the deaths, 68 were in Hubei Province, two in Shandong Province and one in Guangdong Province, […]
US Congress gets $2.5 bln request to fight coronavirus
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is sending a request to US Congress for $2.5 billion in funding to fight the coronavirus, Sputnik news agency quoted a report from Politico. More than $1 billion of the funding would target vaccine development and the rest will be used on a range of needs including stockpiling masks to paying […]
