WHAT IS CORONA VIRUS?

HOW DID THE VIRUS START?

HOW DID THE VIRUS SREAD?

Corona Virus is a new pandemic that has been introduced by the entire world in late of 2019. Coronavirus (CoV) is a virus that can cause respiratory tract infections. There are several types of coronavirus such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Coronavirus infection causes a spectrum of symptom from the flu common to serve pneumonia.

Central of Chinese City of Wuhan played role in the outbreak of Corona Virus. Chinese authorities have previously speculated that the virus might infect humans from animals at a market that sells wildlife in Wuhan Wholesale Seafood market. In Wuhan there are 211,000 people that has killed.

The virus starts to spread from individual to other individual through nose or mouth of someone infected with COVID-19 when they coughing or sneezing. This drop goes through objects and surfaces around it. Corona Virus able to stay in someone's body within 14 days and the virus could cause someone death.

HOW TO PREVENT ON CORONA

VIRUS?

CORONA VIRUS SPREAD AROUND THE WORLD

CORONA VIRUS

ATTACKED MALAYSIA

World Health Organization encouraged human around the world to

Clean your hands often, wash with soap or use hand sanitizer.
Wear mask to cover your nose and mouth whenever go outside.
Maintain a safe distance from anyone who is coughing or sneezing.
Cover your nose and mouth with elbow or a tissue when cough or sneeze.
If you have fever or difficulty to breathing, seek medical attention, call in advance.
Stay Home.
Follow the directions of your local health authority.

Corona Virus became a serious case when a Researchers in Britain looked at mutations in the virus and found evidence of quick spread. Currently, Italy is the worst country that has been fighting with those Virus.

Malaysia become one of the country that has been attacked with Corona Virus. The virus was so active and was finally confirmed have reached in Malaysia. However, Malaysia now is the Leader in the battle against Corona Virus pandemic.

MOVEMENT CONTROL ORDER IN MALAYSIA

The Government of Malaysia has conducted an Movement Control Order to prevent Corona Virus effectively on 18 March. People has been stopped from working for a while, shops in the mall are closed, educational institutions are closed, any convocation, wedding reception, aviation need to be cancelled or postponed. People are not allow to travel outside of the country or travelling from the city to their hometown. This is because, the Government of Malaysia believe that in the absence of treatment or a vaccine, ceasing most human contact is really the only way to stop the spread of the virus.

BANTUAN PRIHATIN

NASIONAL (BPN)

About nine million Malaysians will receive a one-off cash payment under the Bantuan Prihatin National (BPN) scheme as part of the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package. Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin unveiled the package on 27 March 2020 as part of measures to safeguard the welfare of Malaysians and the local economy amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO).

The disbursement will be as follows :

RM1,600 to almost four million households with monthly incomes of RM4,000 and below, with RM1,000 being deposited in April and RM600 in May.
RM1,000 to almost 1.1 million households earning between RM4,000 and RM8,000 monthly, with RM500 being deposited in April and RM500 in May.
RM800 to three million 21-year-old individuals earning RM2,000 and below, with RM500 being deposited in April and RM500 in May.
RM500 to 400,000 21-year-old individuals earning between RM2,000 and RM4,000 monthly, with RM250 being deposited in April and RM300 in May.

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the government has allocated RM10 billion for BPN, which also applies to 40 per cent of middle-income earners (M40).

Get to know the latest update on COVID-19

data cases in Malaysia, do take a look on

https://covid19.who.int/region/wpro/country/my