Malaysia will launch a pandemic assistance plan of more than $3.7 billion.

Reuters on January 18 said that Malaysian Prime Minister Muhidin said on Monday that the country will introduce additional stimulus measures of 15 billion Malaysian ringgit (about 3.71 billion US dollars) to support the Malaysian economy affected by the epidemic.

Malaysia declared a state of emergency last week and imposed a nationwide travel ban and lockdown in the capital and five states.