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Those businesses that can remain opened are utility, postage, telco, broadcast, banking, health, security, transport, cleaning, retail and food supply services.

This includes Friday prayers, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Matters) Datuk Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri.

Ventilators are vital in the treatment of patients whose lungs have been attacked by the infection, negatively affecting their breathing.

Muhyiddin said all ministries and relevant agencies will have a meeting this evening, to be followed by live broadcast by him at 9pm.

From the private sector, members of the council consist of The Edge Media Group chairman Datuk Tong Kooi Ong, MERCY Malaysia director Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood, Celcom Axiata Bhd group chairman Tan Sri Jamaluddin Ibrahim, Westports Malaysia Bhd chairman Tan Sri Gnanalingam and Sunway Bhd chairman Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah.

"For employees who have critical roles and are required to be physically present at the office or other facilities, Celcom will implement necessary measures and standard operating procedures based on business continuity management (BCM) guidelines, including resource planning, and continue with daily premise sanitisation works, workplace hygiene checks and safety measures on top of the telco’s ongoing precautions."

MOH said 12 COVID-19 patients have been placed under intensive care units (ICU), up from nine yesterday

"The Malaysian Bar is dismayed at the government’s delay in instituting a lockdown of the nation due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases."

State Disaster Management Committee: This will come into effect on March 18, 2020. The relevant agencies will monitor the SHN holders through random visits, phone calls and modern technology applications

Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) group chief financial officer Boo Hui Yee: Our immediate priority is to stem losses, save cash and sustain the business against the highly 'changeable' uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.