News & Reviews:   social distancing

As the Malaysia economy has begun to pick itself up in this Recovery MCO period, some of you might have encountered some odd-looking containers outside a supermarket. Call it a disinfection box/chamber/tunnel/booth/gate, it looks like it was done with a good intention on keeping a person hygienically clean but the Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) thinks it's not a good idea.

After weeks of what amounted to a lockdown for industries and businesses, companies like Proton are finally able to reopen again with the announcement of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) near the end of April 2020. In compliance with the CMCO that will extend to 9 June 2020, Proton has announced that it has come up with new operating procedures for its offices.

As many of you have already heard by now, the government is not keen on allowing the Ramadhan E-Bazaar plan to proceed. Initially planned by Grab Malaysia, the company have yet to make an official statement on that but on the other hand, foodpanda will be partnering with the Penang Halal International to launch the campaign in the state.

Ran out of games to play during movement control order (MCO)? No worries, Sony PlayStation has you covered once again. To encourage social distancing, the publisher will temporarily be giving away two games for free, so that you can camp at home where it's safe and game to your heart's content.

Local Authorities and grocery markets are now practicing social distancing and only allow a certain amount of shoppers to enter. This has caused others to queue at least 1 meter apart in long lines to wait for their turn. Yesterday, AEON Malaysia has started providing a personal shopper service to tackle that issue and help you shop with ease.

Previously, we wrote that the Royal Palace was integrated with thermal scanning to check for COVID-19 symptoms and we thought the airports should have it too. Today, it seems that our wish has come true. According to @MY_Airports, a few thermal scanners have been set up in KLIA main terminal for all passengers, staff and crew since yesterday (23 March). Here's how it works.

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.