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Actor Tom Hanks, wife Rita Wilson down with coronavirus
Hollywood legend Tom Hanks and wife, Rita Wilson have been tested positive for COVID-19. In a post on his social media, Hanks, 63, said both he and his wife are currently in Australia, where they started feeling sick. “We felt
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China’s coronavirus epicentre sees single-digit cases for first time
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China had eight new coronavirus infections in Hubei province, the first time the epicentre of the epidemic recorded a daily tally in single-digits, as more businesses reopened with local authorities cautiously easing strict containment measures. The capital of Hubei,
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COVID-19: MAS tells staff to take three months unpaid leave
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAS) is the latest airline to ask its 13,000 employees to take voluntary unpaid leave as the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) takes a heavy toll on airlines’ bottom line. According to documents seen by theedgemarkets.com,
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China Daily: We may have bigger economic issues post COVID-19
SHANGHAI: China’s local governments must do their utmost, to ensure that people return to work as soon as possible, and any further delay could have a bigger negative impact than the coronavirus itself, the official China Daily said in an
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‘White House told federal health agency to classify coronavirus deliberations’
WASHINGTON: The White House has ordered federal health officials to treat top-level coronavirus meetings as classified, an unusual step that has restricted information and hampered the US government’s response to the contagion, according to four Trump administration officials. The officials
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WHO: COVID-19 is now a pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic. There are 118,000 cases, more than 4,000 deaths, the agency said, and the virus has found a foothold on every continent except for Antarctica. “We have never
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Hisham: 20 new COVID-19 cases recorded in M’sia, total at 149
PUCHONG: Health Ministry secretary general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 20 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the country as of 12pm today. He said with the new reported cases bring the new total of the novel
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COVID-19: Closing border won’t stop virus
BERLIN: Sealing Germany’s borders to prevent the spread of the coronavirus would not work, Health Minister Jens Spahn said today, rejecting calls to follow neighbour Austria in denying entry to visitors from Italy. Interviewed on Deutschland funk radio, Spahn said
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Australia unveils USD$1.56 billion health package to fight coronavirus
SYDNEY: Australia announced a A$2.4 billion (US$1.56 billion) health package today, that proposes setting up fever clinics and offering cost-free facilities for people to consult doctors over video calls, as it combats the spread of the coronavirus. Australia has been
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COVID-19: Farmer destroys nearly US$800k worth of chickens, eggs due to hoax
The coronavirus outbreak has not killed anyone in India so far, but it has been absolutely lethal to the poultry industry, with a false rumour leading one farmer to destroy his entire livelihood. Dr. Suresh Bhatlekar, a poultry farmer from
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