The government has added several categories of business to its list of ‘essential services’ which may operate during the nationwide Movement Control Order (MCO), which was implemented on March 18. - NSTP/ASYRAF HAMZAH
Bank’s credit transfers, such as Interbank GIRO (IBG) and Instant Transfer, which accounted for the bulk (62.4 per cent) of retail electronic payments, both achieved 100 per cent system availability. -- fotoBERNAMA (2020) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA
A group of scientists, physicians, funders and policymakers from over 70 institutions and 30 countries has launched an international coalition committed to finding a solution to Covid-19 in resource-poor countries. – AFP pic
North Korea remains totally free of the coronavirus, a senior health official in Pyongyang has insisted, despite mounting scepticism overseas as confirmed global infections near one million. – AFP pic
Datuk Madani Sahari says things can get even more confusing when parents are working from home, but seem to pay little attention to their children. NSTP/NIK HARIFF HASSAN
Civil Defence Force (APM) and People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) personnel distributing food aid to residents of Menara Plaza City One in Kuala Lumpur. - NSTP/AIZUDDIN SAAD
NCCIM president Tan Sri Ter Leong Yap said the government’s immediate intervention was vital to help keep the cash-strapped businesses and companies stay afloat in these hard times, following the unprecedented impact of the Covid-19 outbreak. NSTP/SAIFULLIZAN TAMADI.