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China sees 2,641 new COVID-19 cases, 143 deaths
SHANGHAI/BEIJING: More than 2,600 new cases were confirmed from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China, health officials said today, a day after people returning to the capital from holidays were ordered to quarantine themselves for 14 days. The total of
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Nine more COVID-19 cases in Singapore, total now 67
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday confirmed nine additional COVID-19 cases in the city-state, bringing the tally to 67. MOH said of the new cases, six are linked to the cluster at Grace Assembly of God church and one
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Face mask: Home Ministry urged to give leeway on hiring foreign workers
The Cabinet has instructed the Home Ministry to give leeway to face mask producers to hire more foreign workers to ramp up production in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, said Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. Speaking
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Health Ministry: Allegation of five COVID-19 cases in Klang Hospital a hoax
The Health Ministry has refuted the allegation that there are five positive COVID-19 cases at Klang Hospital, after a video clip on it went viral on social media yesterday. In a Facebook post, the ministry said the five-second video clip
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Lim: Dr M will announce economic stimulus package on Feb 27
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will announce an economic stimulus package on Feb 27, at 4:30 pm, to cushion the adverse external economic impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on Malaysia while looking out for the welfare of
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WHO: Coronavirus vaccine will be available in 18 months
World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the first vaccines for COVID-19 could be ready in 18 months, reported Xinhua news agency. In the meantime, he tweeted, “there’s a lot we can do to prevent transmission and
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US economist: Impact of COVID-19 on Chinese, world economy limited
CHICAGO: The effect of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, on the Chinese economy will be limited, said Khairy Tourk, a professor of economics with the Stuart School of Business of the Illinois Institute of Technology
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Teo: Public universities have autonomy to make own decisions
KUALA LUMPUR: Public universities (UA) have their own autonomy in making decisions regarding postponement of classes following COVID-19 infection. Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching said a similar move was taken by the UA when the country was hit by
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China reports big rise in coronavirus deaths, WHO sees no ‘tip of iceberg’
BEIJING/TOKYO: The Chinese province at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak reported a record rise in deaths and thousands more infections using a broader definition yesterday, while Japan became the third place outside mainland China to suffer a fatality. The
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Eight new positive cases of COVID-19 in Singapore, total now 58
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Health Ministry (MOH) yesterday confirmed and verified eight more cases of COVID-19 in the republic, all of which are linked to previous cases. The new positive cases bring the tally to 58. In its daily update, MOH
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