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Syria reports first coronavirus death as fears grow of major outbreak
AMMAN: Syria’s health ministry said on Sunday that a woman who died after being rushed to hospital for emergency treatment was found to have been infected by coronavirus in the country’s first officially reported death from the disease. Syria also
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Modi seeks ‘forgiveness’ from India’s poor over coronavirus lockdown
MUMBAI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the nation’s poor for forgiveness on Sunday, as the economic and human toll from his 21-day nationwide lockdown deepens and criticism mounts about a lack of adequate planning ahead of the decision. Modi
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Maskargo works with government, ensure access to medical equipment
KUALA LUMPUR: MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo) is collaborating with various governmental agencies in ensuring access to much-needed medical equipment and supplies for Malaysians from overseas. In a statement yesterday, Chief Executive Officer, Ibrahim Mohamed Salleh said, the company together
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China sees drop in new coronavirus cases; none in Hubei for sixth day
BEIJING: Mainland China reported a drop in new coronavirus cases for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday, as Beijing seeks to stamp out the risk of a second wave of infections by shutting its borders to foreign travellers and cutting
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Trump backs off plan to reopen businesses by mid-April amid coronavirus warnings
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Sunday extended his stay-at-home guidelines until the end of April, dropping a hotly criticized plan to get the economy up and running by mid-April after a top medical adviser said more than 100,000 Americans could
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A 4-year-old girl dies after suspected abuse
BATU PAHAT: A four-year-old girl died at the Sultanah Nora Ismail Hospital here yesterday, after she was believed to have been abused by her minder. Batu Pahat district police chief ACP Azhan Abdul Halim said, following the death of the
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COVID-19: Another death recorded in Malaysia, tally at 35
KUALA LUMPUR: Another death due to COVID-19 was recorded, bringing the death toll due to the virus to 35, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the 35th death was a 57-year-old Malaysian woman. “She had travel
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Takeaway will be no longer in Jerantut, Pekan, Raub
KUANTAN: Eateries in Jerantut, Pekan and Raub will no longer be allowed to cater for take away orders beginning tomorrow. Pahang state secretary Datuk Seri Dr Sallehuddin Ishak in a statement yesterday said, the directive also applied to fast food
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Selangor provide free accommodation for frontliners
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor state government has provided free accommodation in the form of 287 hotel rooms for front liners fighting the COVID-19 outbreak in the state. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said, of the total 204 rooms provided
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BSH recipients does not need to make new application for BPN
PUTRAJAYA: Households and single individuals who have been listed as the Cost of Living Aid (BSH) recipients do not need to make a new application for the Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) cash handouts. The Finance Ministry (MOF) in a statement
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