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China urges food producers to resume production amid virus outbreak
BEIJING: China’s agriculture ministry on Thursday urged feed producers and slaughter houses to speed up the resumption of production, in a bid to increase supplies amid the outbreak of the new coronavirus. Factories typically shut down during the Lunar New
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India backs looser abortion laws in boost for women
NEW DELHI: In a boost to female reproductive rights, India’s cabinet on Wednesday backed giving women more time to seek an abortion in a bill aimed at helping the young, disadvantaged and the raped. The government said the cabinet had
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Coronavirus: Hengxiang Cycling of China withdraws from 2020 LTdL
KUALA LUMPUR: Hengxiang Cycling of China has withdrawn their participation from the 2020 Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) as a precautionary measure in the face of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak. Human Voyage chief operating officer Shahaizereen A Hamid said,
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Dr.Mahathir: Govt in talks with China to evacuate citizens from Wuhan
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is in talks with Beijing to bring back Malaysians who are currently in Wuhan, China right now. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said there are presently 78 Malaysians in Wuhan which has imposed a lockdown due to
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Passionate teacher seeks public help as she suffers from a rare disease
PUCHONG: Nithiya Samuganardan, was diagnosed with the Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS) back in 2018. APLS is an auto-immune disease where the antibody ‘attacks’ the host’s own body resulting in blood clots. She is getting regular treatment at the Universiti Malaya Medical
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Coronavirus: Block Chinese tourists completely- Umno
The government has finally succumbed to pressure from the people who want China citizens banned from entering Malaysia, when it decided to block tourists from Wuhan and Hubei from entering the country. However, that action itself is not enough. The
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Dzulkefly: Three more suspected cases awaiting results of lab tests
PUTRAJAYA: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said as of noon today, three more new cases for suspected 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) are awaiting laboratory test results. He said the three cases, all involving Chinese nationals, were received within
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MoF to expedite additional allocation for 12 thermal scanners
KUALA LUMPUR: Finance Ministry will be expediting the additional allocation for 12 thermal scanners as stated by Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. In a statement today, minister Lim Guan Eng said the thermal scanners are to strengthen the
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Have confidence in government’s capability to address coronavirus threat
KUALA LUMPUR: With Malaysia ranked 18th by the Global Health Security (GHS) Index 2019 out of 195 countries, it shows that the country is prepared when it comes to preventing, detecting and responding to infectious disease outbreaks. The GHS index
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Malaysia has experience, capacity to handle coronavirus situation – DPM
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has the capacity to deal with the 2019 novel coronavirus situation after having successfully dealt with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Ebola virus and Nipah virus in the past, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Azizah Wan Ismail
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