In a coordinated effort to combat the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed to work closely to ensure the latest and most reliable information and tailored guidance reaches the global business community. The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health and societal emergency that requires […]
World Water Day 2020 is about water and climate change – and how the two are inextricably linked. This year’s campaign shows how our use of water will help reduce floods, droughts, scarcity and pollution, and will help fight climate change itself. By adapting to the water effects of climate change, we will protect health
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PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has declared that Malaysia will be placed under a nationwide movement restriction order from Wednesday (March 18) to March 31, 2020, due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The order, the first in the country’s history, was announced by the prime minister in a live broadcast over national television
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PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today any Cabinet member holding a new portfolio would require time to study the ministry and manage it well. Commenting on women’s groups concerns with the Women and Family Ministry’s new appointments, Muhyiddin said he had briefed the newly-minted minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun about what
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The UK’s stance, to try to manage the spread of immunity among people while protecting those most at risk, appears at odds with the World Health Organization’s call for urgent action Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237385-why-is-the-uk-approach-to-coronavirus-so-different-to-other-countries/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0
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Air France said Monday it will slash flight capacity by 70-90 percent over the next two months due to the coronavirus outbreak, joining a host of other airlines taking similar action. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-air-france-capacity-months.html Views: 0
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JOHOR BARU: The government will convene a special Covid-19 meeting tomorrow to discuss further measures needed to contain infections, following the spike in cases to a total of 428 recorded until noon today, since the beginning of infections in the country. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba (pix) said apart from Health Ministry representatives,
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LUMUT: The Perak Health Department has urged the management of mosques and ‘surau’ in the Manjung district to carry out disinfection activities following the classification of two individuals from the area as Covid-19 Patients-Under-Investigation (PUI). “They are only suspected cases but preventive action must be taken,” department director Datuk Dr Ding Lay Ming said in
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KUALA LUMPUR: A Bangladeshi man was arrested for attempting to bribe a police personnel with RM5,000, as an inducement to free his friend who is in police custody for having smuggled cigarettes. Hulu Selangor district police chief Supt Arsad Kamaruddin said the 32-year-old suspect, was detained at the Hulu Selangor district police headquarters (IPD) at
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It is almost five years now since the Nutrition Decade was declared. It is time to reflect back on its achievements so far. FAO and WHO are convening an open and inclusive dialogue with stakeholders for the mid-term review of the Nutrition Decade. This review follows the ECOSOC Resolution 1989/84 regarding international decades, which provides
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