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Chinese New Year films shelved amid coronavirus outbreak
In the midst of escalating outbreak of the deadly coronavirus — and in an unprecedented move — Chinese producers and distributors have cancelled the local release of all films set for the Lunar New Year period that begins this weekend.
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China virus death toll mounts to 25, infections spread
BEIJING: A new coronavirus has killed 25 people in China and infected more than 800, the government said today, as the World Health Organization declared it an emergency but stopped short of declaring the epidemic of international concern. China’s National
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Wuhan virus: Singapore confirms first case
SINGAPORE: Singapore yesterday confirmed its first imported case of a novel coronavirus, also known as the Wuhan virus. In its latest update, the Singapore Health Ministry said the infected individual is a 66-year-old male Chinese national from Wuhan who arrived
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Malaysia to buy more sugar from India to help resolve palm oil spat
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s top sugar refiner said it will increase purchases of the commodity from India, which according to two sources is part of efforts to placate New Delhi amid an ongoing spat over palm oil imports. MSM Malaysia Holdings
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Wuhan virus sees Olympic women football qualifiers moved
BEIJING: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) yesterday confirmed that next month’s Olympic women’s football qualifying matches would be moved from Wuhan to Nanjing, amid concerns over the spread of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, reported Xinhua news agency. With the 2019-nCoV
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Snakes could be the source of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
BEIJING: The Chinese krait and the Chinese cobra may be the original source of the newly discovered coronavirus that has triggered an outbreak of a deadly infectious respiratory illness in China this winter. The many-banded krait (Bungarus multicinctus), also known
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China locks down epicentre of virus outbreak; nearly 600 infected
BEIJING: China is putting on lockdown a city of 11 million people considered the epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 and infected nearly 600 people, as health authorities around the world work to prevent a global
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50 flights delayed, 9 diverted at Changi control tower
SINGAPORE: Flight operations at Singapore’s Changi Airport were disrupted at 12.10 am today due to evacuation at the Changi Control Tower. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the Tower had to be evacuated as the fire suppression
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16 people monitored for contact with US coronavirus victim
At least 16 people had close contact with a Washington state man diagnosed as the first US case of the coronavirus and are being monitored for the illness that has killed 17 people in China and sickened hundreds more, local
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Coronavirus outbreak: Wuhan under quarantine – Health Ministry
KUALA LUMPUR: China has imposed a quarantine on Wuhan in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak there, the Health Ministry shared on its official Twitter site today. Its Twitter feed said the 11 million people living there are barred from
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