PM pleads for M'sians to stay at home and 9 news from yesterday

KINI ROUNDUP | Here are key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

1. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has pleaded for Malaysians to stay at home for the duration of the two-week movement control order, warning that it would need to be extended if the Covid-19 continues to spread.

2. Confusion in the run-up to the start of the nationwide movement control order have led university students to join a mass exodus from cities before they were told to stay put.

3. Malaysiakini gives a blow-by-blow account of how a series of missteps in implementing the movement control order led to mass gatherings of people – the very thing it was supposed to prevent.

4. The National Security Council has given a list of services that may operate for the duration of the order, while newly gazetted regulations stipulate fines and jail terms for those who violate the order. Segments of the manufacturing sector are also allowed to operate, but with conditions.

5. Many ordinary Malaysians have hatched a growing list of initiatives to help vulnerable communities and hospitals to get through the duration of the movement control order.

6. Malaysiakini journalist Ramieza Wahid shared her experience as a patient-under-investigation for Covid-19 after becoming ill following close contact with a confirmed patient.

7. Thousands of Muslim pilgrims across Asia have gathered for a tabligh gathering in Indonesia, despite a similar event in Malaysia leading to over 500 coronavirus infections. Among them are some 80 participants from Malaysia.

8. Meanwhile, in Europe, Italy is mulling to extend its lockdown and tighten its restrictions if the incidence of new Covid-19 cases doesn’t slow down, while Switzerland’s healthcare system faces the possibility of collapse within as the new cases outpace the country’s ability keep an accurate tally.

9. The Perikatan Nasional-led government will review the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) Bill drafted by the previous government before deciding its next course of action.

10. Veteran trade unionist GV Kathiah, 82, has passed away due to old age. He was also the editor of Malaysiakini’s Tamil edition.