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COVID-19: Tawau community urged to avoid panic buying essential items
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Christina Liew called on the community in Tawau not to make panic buying for essential items following the report of the COVID-19 infection in the district. Liew who is also Tawau MP said
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COVID-19: Nine new cases recorded, six more patients discharged
PUTRAJAYA: Health Ministry director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said bine new positive cases of COVID-19 were reported yesterday, bringing the total in the country to 158. He said six more positive cases had recovered, raising to 32 the
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COVID-19: South Africa reported its first case
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa reported the first case of local transmission of the coronavirus today, fuelling concerns that sub-Saharan African health systems could be overwhelmed if local transmission accelerates. Sub-Saharan Africa has reported far fewer cases of coronavirus than in Europe
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Singapore concerned over positive COVID-19 cases linked to tabligh gathering
SINGAPORE: Singapore Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Masagos Zulkifli has expressed his concerns over several confirmed COVID-19 cases arising from a mass religious gathering in Malaysia. It is believed that he is referring to a tabligh assembly at Seri Petaling Mosque in
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COVID-19: Jokowi drinks jamu to boost immunity
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo said he has been drinking jamu each day since the COVID-19 outbreak because he believed it can boost the immune system to ward off the coronavirus. In fact, guests who pay courtesy calls on him are no
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COVID-19: Tabligh gathering participants must contact health office-Zulkifli
PUTRAJAYA: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Senator Datuk Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri urged the people who attended the “Ijtimak Tabligh” at the Seri Petaling Mosque in Kuala Lumpur on Feb 27 to immediately call the District Health Office. In a statement
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COVID-19: Cancel public gatherings, avoid crowd-Hisham
PUCHONG: Health Ministry director general Datuk Noor Hisham Abdullah has urged the public to postpone mass gathering activities and public events to minimise the risk of contracting COVID-19. In a statement today, Hisham also urged those who have symptoms of
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Zulkifli: COVID-19 patients don’t need to attend Friday prayers
PUTRAJAYA: Religious Affairs Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (JPM) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri said Friday prayers need not suspended for now as the current COVID-19 situation in the country is still under control. However, Zulkifli said the
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COVID-19: Expand travel ban to select European nations – Najib
PUCHONG: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak urged the new government to expand its travel ban to certain European nations, such as Spain, France and German to Malaysia due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a Facebook post, the
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Shares of rubber glovemakers up after COVID-19 declared a pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR: Rubber glovemakers; Hartalega Holdings Bhd and Top Glove Corporation Bhd saw their shares traded higher today after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as a pandemic. As of last night, over 120,000 people across 114 countries throughout
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