mid-May

The implementation of the first phase of the BMTKM programme involving 5,000 heads of households (KIR) in 80 localities nationwide is expected to begin in the middle of this month.

Malaysia will experience a transitional phase of the monsoon beginning Monday (March 14) until mid-May, thus marking the end of the Northeast Monsoon that began on Nov 3 last year.

Infections on a seven-day average have now exceeded 25,000 a day, more than 10 times the level in mid-May.

The surge in India is expected to peak in mid-May with the daily count of infections reaching half a million.

Amirudin said the goal could be achieved with the anticipation that the country was able to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The current monsoon transition phase until the middle of May will bring along thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds, especially in the afternoon and early evening.

The UK government said trips abroad could restart in mid-May as its vaccination campaign kicks in, sparking a surge in holiday bookings.

The daily number of new positive COVID-19 cases in the country is expected to drop to single digits by the middle of May, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The decision would mean two months of strict lockdown for Manila, where about 70% of the country's 6,981 cases have been recorded.

The Californian tech giant's 2016 annual conference has been set for mid-May.

A young Irish man, who died mid-May, is believed to have consumed an illegal slimming product purchased online, according to media reports on Thursday.