Social media platforms in promoting effectiveness campaign during Covid-19

Today, social media plays a vital role in providing information to the public through various platforms including traditional and digital media. In March 2020, the government had announced the Movement Control Order (MCO) due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in.Malaysia. As a result of globalization, COVID-19 shows that pandemic breakouts pose a significant threat to the world. However, using social media to promote campaigns during COVID-19 has its own drawbacks, such as the difficulty of recognizing promoted content. Social media sites have evolved into one of the most important sources of information as well as a platform for spreading dangerous rumors. Thus, it is also under severe pressure to regulate disease misinformation that is pushing people in the wrong direction. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to identify which social media platforms are more effective towards effectiveness campaigns during COVID-19. Researchers employed quantitative surveys, which were distributed across all social media platforms from various people. In sampling, researchers have referred to Roasoft Sample Size Calculator [11]. A total of 162 respondents responded to the survey. The findings of this research prove that Malaysians are using social media for promoting the effectiveness campaign during COVID-19, with M=3.44 being the highest. Furthermore, males are the most effective in promoting the COVID-19 campaigns, with a score of 0.262. © 2022 Author(s).

Online shopping acceptance between gender amid Covid-19 pandemic

Internet advancements and technological sophistication play integral parts in driving online shopping. This method is widely used globally and has become the latest trend among people regardless of age. It was brought to the forefront so that people would no longer need to go to a physical store to make purchases or sales as the world is moving fast and forward nowadays. Even though the world is still recuperating from the COVID-19 pandemic where the number of cases rise every day, online shopping remains the public choice method of monthly shopping. Regardless of how great a revolution it is, online shopping is not all roses. There have been concerns with security and guarantees, quality, and logistics. The aim of this study is to identify the level of online shopping acceptance between male and female during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study involved 335 respondents from various demographic backgrounds. The quantitative research method was used in this research where questionnaires were distributed via a purposive sample technique. The data were analysed through the Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS) version 23. In general, this research proved that Malaysians' acceptance towards online shopping during COVID-19 pandemic is high (M=3.14). Female respondents are more likely to accept online shopping. However, there is no significant difference between males and females. © 2022 Author(s).

The level of stress among different household income during Covid-19

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a new virus. The majority of patients infected with the COVID-19 virus will usually experience light to medium respiratory illness and will recover without getting any special treatment. Since the case became more serious, the Malaysian government has issued a Movement Control Order to beat the coronavirus and protect the country's health systems. However, there are unintended consequences caused by the coronavirus. Besides, it brings different kinds of stress, including physical and mental health risks. The main objective of this study is to examine the level of stress experienced by people from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds during COVID-19. Researchers used a quantitative method and distributed a Google Form survey to all social media platforms. A total of 191 people responded to the survey. From the findings, Malaysians are extremely stressed during this pandemic (M=3.58). Furthermore, the results show that people in the B40 income category are more stressed than those in the M40 and T20 household income categories. The government should take this issue more seriously and assist individuals who are affected by the pandemic of COVID-19. © 2022 Author(s).

The Influence of Social Media Use on Social Connectedness Among University Students

The pandemic of Covid-19 has changed the lifestyle of people nowadays. Students has to adapt to the new norms in which they need to rely on the digital mediums to interact with others. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between social media use and the connectedness among the university students in Malaysia during this pandemic of Covid-19. It also aims to investigate connection between the purposes of social media use (academic, socialization, entertainment and informativeness) and the level of social connectedness. Thirdly, the genders difference between social media use and social connectedness are investigated. The measurement used include the online social networking usage questionnaire and the social connectedness scale, and were distributed through snowball sampling method via the online platforms. A total of 300 respondents were recruited in this study with the mean age of 22.26. The results indicate that no significant relationship between social media usage and social connectedness. However, there was significant relationship between the purposes of using social media and social connectedness. Thirdly, no difference was found between females and males on the social media usage and social connectedness. Finally, this study highlights that the purpose of using social media could enhance the social relationship. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Knowledge, attitude, and practice on health and legal measures

Since the initially reported cases of COVID-19 in Malaysia in March 2020, the government, particularly the Ministry of Health, has proactively lined out various health and legal measures to mitigate the infection. This study echoes with the previous findings that most Malaysians held positive attitudes towards measures introduced by the government albeit the spike in daily cases. This spike is expected following the active testing carried out by the Ministry;hence, it is unlikely to be attributed by the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) towards the measures. In this regard, the government continues to review and tighten the measures as the cases continue to spiral up and the numbers of flouting orders remain high. This chapter will provide the results of an online survey conducted during the second wave of the pandemic between June to August 2020 to determine the Malaysian KAP towards the health and legal measures implemented in this country. Results showed a high level of knowledge on the health and legal measures imposed, which were translated to their acceptability of the measures and good practice for themselves and advising other people. © 2022 selection and editorial matter, Natasya Abdullah, Noor Dzuhaidah Osman, Nur Syazana Umar, Muhammad Nizam Awang, and Zairina A. Rahman.

EXPLORING THE LAW ON THE MOVEMENT CONTROL ORDER IN MALAYSIA TO FIGHT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

This paper explores the laws enforced for the Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia, which are the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 [Act 342] and its subsidiary legislations, to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The MCO was first enforced in Malaysia on March 18, 2020. This paper aims to explore and inform the non-legal person on the legal mechanisms in Malaysia during COVID-19. This paper applied the qualitative research approach, where the methodology used was a socio-legal analysis with reference to specific legal texts and statutes of Malaysia. Legal analysis was conducted on the main law, which Act 342, and its subsidiary legislations. Information by way of secondary data was also obtained from the official website of the Ministry of Health of Malaysia and newspaper articles. It was observed and concluded that the role of law is essential in times of crisis. The MCO in Malaysia has a significant role as a preventive measure in reducing the spread of COVID-19 and to break the chain of virus infection. Non-compliance is an offence, punishable by law and upon conviction, offenders are fined or imprisoned, or both. © Penerbit UMT

Determining Factors Associated With The Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Covid-19 Pandemic Among Medical Students In Malaysia

The COVID-19 pandemic results in unprecedented impacts globally. Discoveries and knowledge on this pandemic are evolving. A study was conducted to determine factors that could be associated with the knowledge, attitude and practice towards the COVID-19 pandemic among medical students at one of the public universities in Malaysia. A crosssectional study was conducted through an online survey using a set of questionnaires. The questionnaire was adapted and adopted from validated sources. This study found that the scores for knowledge, attitude and practice were high among medical students. Male students had a higher level of knowledge whereas females had a significantly higher level of attitude and practice. For clinical year students, a higher level of knowledge and practice were recorded compared to the pre-clinical year students. The findings from this study could be used to understand the level of knowledge, attitide and practice of COViD-19 among university students and could help in planning for effective wareness campaigns in higher education institution in Malaysia. © 2021, Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine. All Right Reserved.

Enabling transition to online teaching during Covid-19 through a peer-supported collaborative environmentenabling transition to online teaching during Covid-19 through a peer-supported collaborative environment

At the start of 2020, COVID-19 restrictions have led universities to move most face-to-face teaching to online. Across the sector, traditional university teaching staff were faced with a common challenge: adapting classroom teaching to online in a short window of time. The difficulty of this transition was often compounded by limited support, resources, technical skills and knowledge required to create socially-engaged online classroom experiences that supported learning as effectively as their faceto- face teaching. As a response to the needs of supporting educators during the transition, in March 2020, a cross-institute approach at the Monash Sustainable Development Institute (MSDI), Monash University Australia led to the establishment of the Teaching Online Meetups (TOM) - a series of regular online sessions attended by academic and professional staff in the Institute. The initiative gained momentum across 2020, and later expanded to include across other faculties of Monash University. In this chapter, we firstly discuss the critical roles TOM played in supporting staff's successful transitioning into online teaching during the lockdown and outline the process involved in the establishment and operation of TOM, including the management of TOM's resource site. Next, we explain TOM's community building and staff capacity development approach, which centres around creating an open and safe space to share online teaching practices, test new online teaching tools and activities, and provide hands-on experience with online technologies in a live group setting. We evaluate how this practical approach helped staff to develop their digital capacity effectively and gain confidence in online teaching. Lastly, we discuss the pattern of technology adoption and the different levels of needs of participants. We reflect on how the progression of session topics has continued to address the community's online teaching needs. We conclude with recommendations for others in adopting similar approaches at an institutional level. © 2021 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.