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COVID-19: Veterinary Dept monitoring local livestock, import of animal products
PUTRAJAYA: The Veterinary Services Department is monitoring local livestock and the import of animal products to ensure they are free of COVID-19, said its director-general Datuk Dr Quaza Nizamuddin Hassan Nizam. He said samples of imported animal products such as
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Over 1k screened on board MV Genting Dream, none with COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR: Health screenings of 678 passengers and 445 crew members of the MV Genting Dream cruise ship, currently docked at the Boustead Cruise Centre (BCC), Port Klang, found none of them has shown COVID-19 symptoms, said Health Minister Datuk
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Scientists refute theories suggesting COVID-19 has no natural origin
LONDON: Health experts from multiple countries have rejected claims that COVID-19 does not have a natural origin, and condemned related conspiracy theories, reported Xinhua news agency. “We are public health scientists who have closely followed the emergence of 2019 novel
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Dzulkefly: Two more COVID-19 patients cured and discharged
PUCHONG: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad today said two more COVID-19 patients in the country have been cured and discharged. Dzulkefly said the cumulative patients that have been cured and discharged until today are at 17. “One of
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COVID-19: Two Iranians die, no contact with Chinese nationals
TEHRAN: Two Iranians who died from the novel coronavirus, dubbed COVID-19, in the city of Qom had no any contact with Chinese citizens or people who have visited China, Masoud Mardani, a member of the National Committee on Infectious Diseases
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Three new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore, 34 cases discharged
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Health Ministry yesterday confirmed three additional cases of COVID-19 in the republic, bringing the total number of positive cases to 84. All three new cases are Singapore citizens with no recent travel history to China. One of them is
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China: New coronavirus spreads more like flu than Sars
Scientists in China who studied nose and throat swabs from 18 patients infected with the new coronavirus say it behaves much more like influenza than other closely related viruses, suggesting it may spread even more easily than previously believed. In
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China reports 108 more deaths, global death toll at 2,120
HUBEI: China’s central Hubei province had 349 new confirmed cases of coronavirus yesterday, the province’s health commission said today, down from 1,693 cases a day earlier and the lowest since Jan 25. That brings the total number of confirmed cases
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Dzulkefly: Two more cured from the COVID-19, total cases remain 22
PUCHONG: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said two more Malaysian COVID-19 patients have fully recovered and discharged from hospital today. In total, 15 patients have been cured from the coronavirus in Malaysia. One of the patient was a
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Hong Kong records second coronavirus death
HONG KONG: Hong Kong recorded its second death caused by the new coronavirus today, a Princess Margaret Hospital spokeswoman told Reuters. The 70-year-old man, who had underlying illnesses, was one of the 62 confirmed cases in the Chinese-ruled city. Reuters
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