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Philippines reports first coronavirus death outside China, death toll reached 130
MANILA: The Philippines Department of Health said a 44-year-old man from Wuhan city in central Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak, had died after developing severe pneumonia. It was the first death out of more than 130 cases reported
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China reports 46 new coronavirus deaths, total at 259
The total number of deaths from a coronavirus epidemic in China had reached 259 yesterday, an increase of 46, state broadcaster CCTV said, citing numbers from the country’s National Health Commission. There were 2,102 new confirmed infections in China during
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Coronavirus: No import-export activities with China halted so far
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Ong Kian Ming said Malaysia’s import and export activities with China continue as usual and no trading activities have been halted so far due to the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak. He 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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China virus death toll passes 100, US and Canada issue travel advisory
SHANGHAI: The US warned against travel to China yesterday and Canada issued a more narrow travel warning as the death toll from the spreading coronavirus passed 100, with tens of millions stranded during the biggest holiday of the year and
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China’s citizen entry into Malaysia halted temporary
PUCHONG: All citizens from Wuhan and around Hubei province in China will be temporary denied entry in to Malaysia. In a statement today Prime Minister Office said the government has halted all immigration facilities including issuing visas for Chinese citizens
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China virus deaths rise to 80 as Hong Kong bans visitors from worst-hit province
SHANGHAI: The death toll from China’s new coronavirus today grew to 80 as residents of Hubei province, where the disease originated, were banned from entering Hong Kong amid global efforts to halt the rapid spread of the outbreak. The number
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WHO: “Too early” to declare coronavirus outbreak in China a global emergency
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday said that it was “too early” to declare the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), reported Xinhua news agency. “I am not declaring a
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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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