Date: 14 May 2020
Source: Malaysian Reserve
Monthly Visitors: 203,340
Summary:
In order to exit the MCO, a Malaysian economist believes that implementation of mass mobilisation or wartime economy is necessary.
Aside from offering a mass testing plan for migrant workers in high-risk zones, the government still does not have a decisive action plan for these workers.
The new norms adopted by the country are: working from home, practising social distancing, and utilising standard operating procedures set by the government.
Date: 14 May 2020
Source: The Edge Markets
Monthly Visitors: 708,630
Summary:
LYC Healthcare partners with local IT company, Forwen Tracker, to market a COVID-19 contact tracing app.
The Forwen tracker app is a centralised Big Data System with a combination of web application, including Android and iOS application for data collection relating to the Coronavirus outbreak.
If the app user is infected with the Coronavirus, the app functions to identify all other users within the vicinity of the infected user.
The other users within the vicinity will be informed via push notification, SMS, and email regarding the infected user's contraction of the virus.
Date: 14 May 2020
Source: Asia One
Monthly Visitors: 1,330,320
Summary:
The Health Ministry advises against Malaysians buying plasma from dubious sources such as cybercriminals.
The Director General (DG) said buying plasma on the dark web is dangerous because the criteria selection of the plasma donor is unknown.
Moreover, the blood collection, screening and processing is not monitored and may not be done according to the expected standards.
The DG also said there is currently an adequate number of convalescent plasma (CP) to be supplied to hospitals managing COVID-19 patients.
CP donations from recovered COVID-19 patients are also underway at the National Blood Centre (PDN), collaborating with the Infectious Disease Department of Sungai Buloh.
The CP donations at the PDN follows a strict safety procedure to ensure the wellbeing of donors, its recipients, and the CP's quality.