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Coronavirus death toll rises to 41, more than 1,300 infected worldwide
China said 41 people have now died from a new coronavirus that has infected more than 1,300 people globally, as health authorities around the world scramble to prevent a global pandemic. The total number of confirmed cases in China now
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Wuhan coronavirus: Two more confirmed cases in Singapore
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Health Ministry (MOH) today confirmed two more imported cases of novel coronavirus infection in the republic, bringing the tally to three. In its latest update, MOH said the second case was announced yesterday as tested preliminarily positive,
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Sri Lankan president appoints travel agent as civil aviation authority chief
In a mockery to due process, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s personal travel agent, Upul Dharmadasa from Los Angeles USA, was appointed as the new chairman of the Sri Lanka Civil Aviation Authority. Adding salt to injury, Amith Wijesinghe, a
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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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