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"Case numbers across the region continue to climb. In the past 10 days, the number of cases reported in Europe has nearly doubled to close to one million," the WHO's Hans Kluge told reporters in an online briefing.

Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa has since said on a Facebook livestream that the rental payment for booths at Ramadan bazaars will be carried forward to next year.

According to Noor Hisham, the three northern states would have to continuously record zero number of new cases in the next two weeks. This is needed to pass the 14-day incubation period.

“We just don’t want to allow any form of bazaars. This is because, for an example, if a bazaar has 50 stalls and even though the business can be done via e-hailing, the place will still be congested and crowded and this is what we want to avoid.”

"Since we set up the pocong roadblock, the environment of the village has become more conducive [to the idea of staying inside]."

Jason van Genderen: [Since the home isolation started], her routine has really been thrown and she is just trying to make sense of what the week is. It’s just blown to pieces for her.

NawawiTie Leung Property Consultants director and regional head of research and consulting Saleha Yusoff: The situation is uncertain for property investors, even if you have money, why should you buy now if you are not under pressure to buy?

A new study by the journal International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology found that smell and taste loss appear to be “common initial symptoms” in patients with mild infections.

Rita Wilson: My fever did break but the chloroquine had such extreme side effects, I was completely nauseous, I had vertigo and my muscles felt very weak

Policymakers must offer targeted support to households and firms hardest-hit by travel bans, social distancing policies and other measures aimed at containing the pandemic, said Changyong Rhee, director of the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department.