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Tweaks on the MCO, Sarawak asserts its right to make MCO decisions for itself and veteran newsmaker calls for everyone to accept belt-tightening to save jobs. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan look at the top conversations of the day.

The Ministry of Health has announced that Malaysia will take a targeted testing approach, to use our medical resources optimally. However, this approach has been questioned by some medical practitioners - especially in seeing the success of mass testing in countries like South Korea. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dr Nirmala Bhoo Pathy, Public Health Medicine Specialist & Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya.

If the number of those infected isn’t an adequate gauge of whether we are headed in the right direction, what is? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dr Nirmala Bhoo Pathy, Public Health Medicine Specialist & Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya.

The first phase of efforts to allow more than one-thousand-100 students in public and private universities to return to their hometowns, will begin tonight. The exercise will involve students from nine universities, travelling in 50 busses to 17 destinations. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan bring you the top news of the day.

Cendana, through MyCreative Ventures, is owned by MoF Inc, and reports to MCMC. It conducted a survey recently with 519 respondents about the impact of COVID-19 on the Arts. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Izan Satrina Mohd Sallehuddin, founder, Cendana, the Cultural Economy Development Agency.

Observing physical and social distancing is going to be a part of our daily lives long after the MCO is lifted. What impact is this going to have on the making and consumption of the Performing Arts? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Tiara Jacquelina, Founder, Enfiniti Group.

The pandemic has hit the tourism industry hard. With high profiles cases in the aviation industry grabbing the spotlight, are there less hidden effects of Covid-19? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture.

Many arts and cultural workers are dependent on events which draw large audiences, and with social distancing as a practice that is likely to continue with long after the MCO is lifted. How will this segment of Malaysian life survive the pandemic? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture.

The Visit Malaysia Year 2020 campaign has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead there will now be more emphasis on domestic tourism or Cuti-Cuti Malaysia. Will this be enough to fill the gap? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture.

Sabah's size and demographic complexities poses specific challenges for both the State and Federal level public health response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan to the Chief Minister of Sabah, Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal, Member of Parliament for Semporna and ADUN for Senallang, Sabah.