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COVID-19: Agong concerned, urges all to assist Health Ministry
KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today called on Malaysians to do their part in assisting the Health Ministry in addressing the spread of COVID-19 infections in the country. In a statement issued today,
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Patient-26: I never visited Wuhan, but went to Shanghai
PUCHONG: UDA Holdings chairman Datuk Hisham Hamdan, also known as Patient-26, said that he never visited Wuhan, China, the epicentre of COVID-19. In a statement, Hisham said that he only went to Shanghai to attend a conference from Jan 13
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COVID-19: Taman Desa Medical Centre closes all infected ward rooms
KUALA LUMPUR: All infected ward rooms in the Taman Desa Medical Centre (TDMC) were closed immediately yesterday, following the confirmation of one COVID-19 case at the hospital, with the patient transferred to Hospital Kuala Lumpur last night for further treatment. In a statement
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Coronavirus cases surge in US, helicopter flies test kits to cruise ship
LOS ANGELES: The coronavirus outbreak spread further across the US yesterday, cropping up in at least four new states and San Francisco as Congress quickly approved more than US$8 billion to fight the outbreak and Americans faced increasing disruptions to
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Five more COVID-19 cases recorded
PUTRAJAYA: Five new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the country, bringing the total number of positive cases to 55, according to the Health Ministry. Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said all the cases were found to
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Defence Force chief: No COVID-19 cases in armed forces
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Armed Forces denied the existence of COVID-19 cases at the Subang Airforce Base and the Defence Ministry (Mindef). This was confirmed by Chief of Defence Force General Tan Sri Affendi Buang when contacted by Bernama. “That
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Taiwan: China forced M’sian state to ban Taiwanese entry on virus fears
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s foreign minister said today that China had forced the Malaysian state of Sarawak to reinstate a ban on travellers from the island as part of coronavirus control steps, saying Beijing was taking “joy” in the measures. Taiwan says
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Mainland China reports 139 new coronavirus cases
BEIJING: Mainland China had 139 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections yesterday, the country’s National Health Commission said today, up from 119 cases a day earlier. That brings the total accumulated number of confirmed cases in mainland China so far
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COVID-19: Iran receives int’l aid, more Mideast countries take preventive measures
CAIRO: Yesterday, Iran received international aid to support its efforts to fight COVID-19, while more countries in the Middle East took further steps to stop the spread of the virus, reported Xinhua news agency. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi
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COVID-19: Autogate, E-gate systems at all entry points nationwide suspended
KUALA LUMPUR: The use of the Autogate and E-gate systems at all entry points nationwide has been temporarily suspended today as a measure to address the spread of the COVID-19 infection. Immigration director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud, however, said the
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