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Collection of samples from homes for COVID-19 testing, now available
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MoH), in collaboration with the private hospitals and healthcare providers, yesterday launched the service for collection of samples for COVID-19 testing from the homes of individuals who wish to test for the disease but do not meet the patient under investigation
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COVID-19: Passengers from infected zones need to provide health certificates
BANGKOK: The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) said, passengers from COVID-19 Disease Infected Zones comprising China, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, Iran and Italy, need to present health certificates to establish that they are free from the virus. In
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Health Ministry: Colorectal cancer affects M’sians second most
PUCHONG: Health Ministry said that colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer to plague Malaysians, after breast cancer. Its director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said according to Malaysia National Cancer Registry from 2012-2016, colorectal cancer is the
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COVID-19: Six new positive cases reported
KUALA LUMPUR: Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said six new cases of COVID-19 were reported as of noon yesterday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in the country to 99. He said all the cases were
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COVID-19: 12 new cases in S’pore, total 150; 90 discharged
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Health Ministry (MOH) yesterday confirmed 12 more cases of COVID-19 infection in the republic with one imported case involving an Indonesian national. In a statement here, MOH said the 64 year-old male Indonesian arrived in Singapore on March
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COVID-19: Ten news cases in Malaysia, total now at 93
PETALING JAYA: There are 10 new cases of COVID-19 in Malaysia, bringing the total to 93. In a statement by the Health Ministry, all 10 cases are linked to Patient-33, a 58-year old male, who travelled to Kuching for a
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Patient-26: I never visited Wuhan, but went to Shanghai
PUCHONG: UDA Holdings chairman Datuk Hisham Hamdan, also known as Patient-26, said that he never visited Wuhan, China, the epicentre of COVID-19. In a statement, Hisham said that he only went to Shanghai to attend a conference from Jan 13
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COVID-19: Taman Desa Medical Centre closes all infected ward rooms
KUALA LUMPUR: All infected ward rooms in the Taman Desa Medical Centre (TDMC) were closed immediately yesterday, following the confirmation of one COVID-19 case at the hospital, with the patient transferred to Hospital Kuala Lumpur last night for further treatment. In a statement
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Hisham: 14 new COVID-19 cases recorded, total now at 50
PUCHONG: Health Ministry director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today that 14 new COVID-19 cases were recorded today, totalling the number of cases detected in Malaysia to 50. Hisham described the sudden rise of the coronavirus cases as
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COVID-19: WHO warns of global shortage of medical equipment
WASHINGTON/GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday warned of a global shortage and price gouging for protective equipment to fight the fast-spreading coronavirus and asked companies and governments to increase production by 40% as the death toll from the respiratory
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