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…
David Tollner gets text messages telling him when meals are placed outside the door of the family guest room, where he was banished after developing a cough. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-safe-sane-silicon-valley-virus.html Views: 0
LONDON: Football Association chairman Greg Clarke has reportedly told the Premier League he does not believe the domestic football season will be completed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Premier League suspended all fixtures at an emergency meeting on Friday. Matches in the English Football League, FA Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship are also…
KUALA LUMPUR: All 18 Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) officers, personnel and family members who have been placed under self-quarantine after showing symptoms of Covid-19 have tested negative so far for the virus. “Until today, the results we received were negative but the Health Ministry has directed them to be placed under self-quarantine,” Bukit Aman Internal…
Apple is closing all of its stores outside China until March 27 in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, CEO Tim Cook said. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-apple-china-due-virus.html Views: 0
GENEVA and Washington, D.C. – A new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Solidarity Response Fund will raise money from a wide range of donors to support the work of the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners to help countries respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund, the first-of-its-kind, enables private individuals, corporations and institutions anywhere in the…
It started with extra hand sanitizer and wipes for keyboards and headphones. Then came the directive for employees to lug their laptops home every night just in case. Finally, the memo arrived urging all employees to work from home—just not in their pajamas. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-employers-virus-pandemic-firm-guidelines.html Views: 0
Disney will close its giant theme parks in Florida, California and Paris and pull the releases of major blockbusters including “Mulan” over the coronavirus, it announced Thursday. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-disney-paris-theme-mulan-virus.html Views: 0
Norwegian Air Shuttle said Thursday it would temporarily lay off up to half its staff, following the US travel ban and the novel coronavirus outbreak. Read More Views: 0
Twitter has ordered all staff globally to work from home in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly new coronavirus epidemic. Read More Views: 0