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Even if the movement control order (MCO) comes to an end on April 14, Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Malaysians will now have to live with “new norms” to keep the disease at bay, reported the Malay Mail.

...due to a pronounced and prolonged mismatch between demand and supply. 

The supplies included 1,000 pieces of Rapid Test Kits, 10,000 pieces of 3-ply surgical masks, 1,000 pcs of surgical gowns and 2,000 pcs of N95 Masks worth RM125,000 exclusively for the use of healthcare personnel. These have been distributed to Tung Shin Hospital, Hospital Selayang, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) and the Penang General Hospital.

"... the government could not pay the hefty price at this moment."

“With every country taking aggressive and effective measures, I believe the pandemic can be brought under control."

Essential services, which include supply of utilities, cleaning, security, sewerage, mechanical and electrical, must not be disrupted.

Hence, industry stakeholders must be adequately armed with proactive measures to keep the risk of virus exposure to a minimum, especially in premises such as shopping malls and office buildings where the public will access for essential services.

The report said Tong Poh Kim, 44, was charged at the magistrate's court in Petaling Jaya today.

"It is estimated that 5.5 million sq ft of office space will be completed each year until 2021, far exceeding the average annual demand of 2.3 million sq ft per annum over the past three years."

MIPEAC wants the government to consider waiving the RPGT in 2020. 

The deferment package allows small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and individuals to delay their loan repayments up to six months from April 1. The deferment includes conventional loans and Islamic financing repayment obligations (including mortgage loan and hire purchase loan), except for credit card balances.