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Doctors make their own face masks due to mask shortage
RENTON: Doctors in Seattle have been reduced to making their own face masks out of sheets of plastic, after a global shortage of medical protective gear has hit Washington state, an epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic in US. Ahead of
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Johor police denies limiting working hours of eateries, petrol stations
JOHOR BAHRU: Johor police have denied issuing directives on the Movement Control Order (MCO) ordering restaurants, petrol stations and convenience stores in the state to close between 7pm and 7am. Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said, a
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Police will take action against those violating movement control order
KUALA LUMPUR: Police will impose stern action under Section 186 and Section 188 of the Penal Code, against individuals found violating the Movement Control Order (MCO), said Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim. Section 186 of the Penal
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Nancy: Online marketing way to go till COVID-19 subsides
KUALA LUMPUR: Tourism and culture industry players are encouraged to promote their products online while the movement control order is enforced and before resuming with the normal promotion activities after the COVID-19 situation subsides. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk
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Sabah Health Department denies viral messages on red zone warnings
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Health Department yesterday, denied two messages disseminated on social media over red zone warnings involving, several districts and the fish market, as well as the case of two positive COVID-19 patients who purportedly fled from Queen
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Adham: 110 new COVID-19 cases recorded, total 900
PUCHONG: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba today said 110 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were recorded in the country, raising the total cases to 900. Adham said 63 of the new confirmed cases are from the tabligh gathering at
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US suspending all visa services due to coronavirus
WASHINGTON: US is suspending all routine visa services as of yesterday, in most countries worldwide due to the coronavirus outbreak, a spokeswoman for the State Department said, an unprecedented move that will potentially impact hundreds of thousands of people. The
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Oil pares gains as investors wait to see if coronavirus stimulus works
TOKYO: Oil prices rose on Thursday but pared early gains as investors tried to assess how effective massive stimulus by central banks will be in shoring up the global economy as the shock from the coronavirus pandemic deepens. Bucking panic
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South Korea pledges USD39 billion emergency funding for small businesses
SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in today pledged 50 trillion won (US$39 billion), in emergency financing for small businesses and other stimulus measures to prop up the country’s coronavirus-hit economy. The package is the latest in a string of steps
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Uncounted among coronavirus victims, deaths sweep through Italy’s nursing homes
MILAN: As the official death toll from Italy’s coronavirus outbreak passes 2,500, a silent surge in fatalities in nursing homes, where dozens of patients a day are dying untested for the virus, suggests the real total may be higher. Official
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