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COVID-19: Mainland China had 406 new confirmed cases yesterday
SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Mainland China had 406 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections, yesterday, the country’s National Health Commission (NHC) said today, down from 508 cases a day earlier. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in mainland China so far
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COVID-19: UAE issues a travel ban to Iran,Thailand
ABU DHABI: The UAE Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation ministry issued a statement, detailing a travel ban to Iran and Thailand, following recent concerns on the coronavirus outbreaks in the aforementioned countries, reported Emirates News Agency (WAM). The statement read
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COVID-19: Two more patients recover, no new cases reported
PUCHONG: The Health Ministry informed that two more coronavirus patients had been fully cured and discharged today. No new cases had been reported as of now. Both patients, hailing from China. were treated at Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL). One was
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COVID-19: Three new positive cases in S’pore, total 89
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday confirmed and verified three more cases of COVID-19 infection in the republic. One of the new cases is a 32-year-old male Singaporean who was among the group evacuated from Wuhan on Feb 9. In a
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New COVID-19 cases fall in China, but WHO concerned by global spread
BEIJING: China reported a sharp fall in new deaths and cases of the coronavirus yesterday but world health officials warned it was too early to make predictions about the outbreak as new infections continued to rise in other countries. Chinese
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COVID-19: Hong Kong police officer infected, 59 others quarantined
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong police officer has been confirmed infected by the coronavirus, the first officer to test positive in the Asian financial hub as dozens of other officers were quarantined over concerns of contagion, said the authorities today.
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Scientists refute theories suggesting COVID-19 has no natural origin
LONDON: Health experts from multiple countries have rejected claims that COVID-19 does not have a natural origin, and condemned related conspiracy theories, reported Xinhua news agency. “We are public health scientists who have closely followed the emergence of 2019 novel
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Dzulkefly: Two more COVID-19 patients cured and discharged
PUCHONG: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad today said two more COVID-19 patients in the country have been cured and discharged. Dzulkefly said the cumulative patients that have been cured and discharged until today are at 17. “One of
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mySalam: Registration increased due to word-of-mouth
IPOH: Apart from the government’s continuous efforts in promoting the mySalam National Health Protection Scheme, word-of-mouth sharing has succeeded in raising public awareness, encouraging more people to sign up to enjoy the benefits. According to diabetes patient Zawiyah Tomin, 53,
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Three new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore, 34 cases discharged
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Health Ministry yesterday confirmed three additional cases of COVID-19 in the republic, bringing the total number of positive cases to 84. All three new cases are Singapore citizens with no recent travel history to China. One of them is
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