Update - The COVID-19 Information Centre has rolled out to Malaysia!

While businesses are either closing temporarily or minimizing human contact with "Contactless Delivery", Facebook has announced a new Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information Centre on their mobile app. The new update will take some time to roll out, but here's what we know about the feature so far.

MyEG recently released a statement which was spotted on the Friends of MyEG Facebook page, stating that the COVID-19 rapid test kits that they’re offering on their official website are not fake and it's currently pending on approval from the Ministry of Health. Not only that, but they have also stated that the aforementioned kits are currently in use in regions such as China, as well as Europe.

The Movement Controls or restrictions in Malaysia are starting from today till 31 March 2020 due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Most employees are now advised to work remotely from home which may seem to be enjoying but if you are working at home for the first time, there might be some challenges you will be facing from it.

Due to the fact that Shopee is considered e-commerce which falls under the retail category, Shopee will continue business as normal during the Restricted Movement Order which is happening from 18 March until 31 March 2020. With that said, you could easily get more than 10000 types of products from more than 7 partner retailers such as Mydin, Tesco, Nestle, Aeon Big, Vinda and more.

Due to the Movement Restriction Order, Astro has officially announced that they will be offering free movie channels for all Astro customers from now until 31 March 2020 at 11:59PM. All these movie channels will also be available for viewing on the Astro Go app which can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or the iOS App Store.

Based on an official statement by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, Malaysia will go under movement controls or restrictions from 18 March until 31 March 2020 due to COVID-19. This is largely due to the rise in numbers of cases in the past few weeks globally and the recent mass gatherings locally. 

It seems that MyEG’s official website has recently started offering the COVID-19 Rapid Test Kit, which can be purchased for only RM99. Not only that, but their website also shows you how to properly use the aforementioned kit.

Today, we had the opportunity to sit down with Google Malaysia and they shared with us some interesting insights on how Malaysians are using Google. In this year's Year in Search Insights for Brands report, there are five new trends that Malaysians are showing through the search engine - Convenience, More informed, Ecommerce growth outside of cities, Local content demand, and more conscious towards the environment.

With the continued threat of the covid-19 pandemic, companies and businesses in Malaysia have begun to take active precautionary measures. Among them, MBO Cinemas will be implementing several measures to help prevent the spread of the virus, including social distancing.

HONOR Malaysia recently showcased the HONOR MagicBook, which is a 14-inch laptop on a 13-inch body. While not much is known in regards to the pricing and availability window of the aforementioned laptop, we do know that it comes in Space Grey and it comes with the Magic Link feature, which is similar to Huawei’s One Hop technology.