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KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): It has been reported today that the first human trial of a vaccine to combat COVID-19 has started in the US.

PETALING JAYA (March 17): Deputy Women and Family Development Minister Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff has apparently closed down her Twitter account after sparking an uproar over a tweet she had made on COVID-19, Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): Food delivery platform FoodPanda will be have a Contactless Delivery service starting tomorrow, according to a report by website SoyaCincau.

PUTRAJAYA (March 17): The Malaysian government will ensure the implementation of the 2020 economic stimulus package as announced previously with additional measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The government has imposed a restricted movement order nationwide from March 18 to March 31 to address the COVID-19 outbreak, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (March16): The COVID-19 outbreak has now come under the purview of the National Security Council (MKN), said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): All Celcom Axiata Bhd employees with non-critical operation roles will work from home starting tomorrow.

PETALING JAYA (March 16): 1 Utama Shopping Centre has launched a RM1 million Retail Stimulus Package last Friday, its next marketing initiative to continually boost and stimulate shoppers spending in the mall.

The year 2020 began with the emergence of a new bug — the now infamous novel coronavirus or COVID-19, which has caused global panic and heightened vigilance because of the unprecedented speed of its transmission.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, wife of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, had tested positive for COVID-19, the BBC reported citing a statement from the prime minister's office today.