Singapore to stay in touch with Malaysia as it goes under movement control order
Tuesday, 17 Mar 2020 12:10 AM MYT
“Our priority is to ensure that our people and our businesses are able to continue with their lives and their livelihoods,” he said in an immediate response after Malaysia declared a two-week movement control order to battle Covid-19 starting Wednesday. A total of 125 new positive cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Malaysia as of noon today, bringing the total to 553 cases.
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