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Indonesian capital Jakarta to close schools, workplaces to curb coronavirus outbreak
JAKARTA: Authorities in the Indonesian capital Jakarta will impose large-scale social restrictions including closures of schools and workplaces to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in the hardest hit area of the country. President Joko Widodo has sought to limit transmission of the highly contagious COVID-19 respiratory disease through social-distancing policies but has resisted
WhatsApp tightens limit on forwarding of messages to curb spread of misinformation
SINGAPORE: WhatsApp is imposing tighter restrictions on how many times users can forward a message, in its latest effort to minimise the spread of misinformation. For any message that is deemed “highly forwarded”, users will now only be able to forward it to one chat (person or group), announced the Facebook-owned instant messaging service on Tuesday
Most workplaces to close for one month from Apr 7 to curb spread of COVID-19
SINGAPORE: All workplaces except for those providing essential services and those able to operate remotely will be suspended from Apr 7 to May 4 during a month-long “circuit breaker” campaign to curb further spread of COVID-19, said Manpower Minister Josephine Teo on Friday (Apr 3). Previously, employers were still allowed to have some employees work physically
Thailand to announce nationwide curfew starting Friday to curb spread of COVID-19
BANGKOK: Thailand is to announce a nationwide curfew between 10pm and 4am starting Friday (Apr 3) to try to curb the spread of COVID-19, the government said in a statement on Thursday. The curfew will have some exceptions, including for the transport of medical supplies, movement of people into quarantine, patients and travel of medical personnel, according to
Indonesian President Jokowi announces large-scale social restriction and emergency status to curb COVID-19
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday (Mar 31) that he has signed the regulations needed for cities and provinces to enforce what the government described as “large-scale social restrictions” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The president said he signed a government regulation on “Large-Scale Social Restrictions” and a presidential decree on “Public Health Emergency
India goes under 14-hour lockdown to curb coronavirus spread
MUMBAI: Hundreds of millions of Indians stayed indoors on Sunday (Mar 22), heeding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to citizens to self-isolate as authorities battled to contain the fast-spreading epidemic. At least 324 people have so far contracted the disease and four deaths were reported in India due to coronavirus, according to official data on
New Zealand shuts border to all foreigners to curb spread of coronavirus
WELLINGTON: New Zealand will close its borders to all foreigners from midnight on Thursday (Mar 19), as it steps up efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told a press conference that citizens and permanent residents can still return, but their options are running out as many
Schools in Thailand to close for two weeks to curb COVID-19 spread: PM Prayut
BANGKOK: All educational institutions in Thailand including local and international schools, universities and tuition centres will be closed from Mar 18 to Mar 31 as part of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday (Mar 17). “Regarding venues where people regularly gather to conduct activities together and could thus
Malaysia bars citizens from going overseas, foreigners from entering country for 2 weeks to curb COVID-19 spread: PM Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will bar citizens from going overseas and foreigners from entering the country for about two weeks starting Wednesday, said Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in a televised address on Monday (Mar 16). The rules are part of a “restricted movement order” established by the Malaysian government to prevent further spread of the COVID-19,
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