PUTRAJAYA: The Federal government will cooperate with state governments, specifically in Sabah and Sarawak, to ensure all assistance announced under the people-centric economic stimulus package (Prihatin) reaches them as quickly as possible. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pix) said he was aware that those living in longhouses in Sarawak, Orang Asal settlements and in…
Olabisi Deji-Folutile Olabisi Deji-Folutile Google The world is facing its most trying and unprecedented times as the last few weeks have been most challenging for almost everybody. What started in Wuhan, China, as an epidemic, has put the entire world in disarray. Major streets across the globes have become empty. Both the rich and…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended its activities in the country over the outbreak of Coronavirus in Nigeria. Festus Okoye, National Commission and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, in a statement said the commission in line with directives of the Nigerian Center for Disease Control and the social distancing advisory of the…
File photo Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has permitted all corps members to travel to their homes. The decision, according to the DG, was coming on the heels of the closure of all schools in the country due to the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country. In a memo…
Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has ordered the immediate closure of all government offices in the state. The move was to contain the spread of Coronavirus in the state. No case of COVID-19 is yet to be confirmed in the state. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control had on Monday morning confirmed 36 cases of the…
The Lagos State Government has asked public officers to stay at home for 14 days as part of measures to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the country. The stay-at-home order affects officers from Grade level 1 to 12. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave the order on Sunday during a statewide address. Nigeria has recorded 28…
Psychologists say that closing schools and restricting movement too early could lead to “crisis fatigue”, meaning people begin ignoring rules designed to stop the coronavirus spreading Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237123-why-isnt-the-uk-taking-more-drastic-action-to-tackle-the-coronavirus/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0
To really reduce the potential coronavirus death toll, modelling suggests that the UK needs to bring in stricter social distancing and perhaps close schools Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237755-analysis-suggests-uk-still-not-doing-enough-to-prevent-covid-19-deaths/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0
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…
GENEVA/NEW YORK – The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) today issued new guidance to help protect children and schools from transmission of the COVID-19 virus. The guidance provides critical considerations and practical checklists to keep schools safe. It also advises national and local authorities on how to…