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Xi tells US that China will defeat coronavirus, as doctor’s death sparks outcry
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: Chinese President Xi Jinping assured his US counterpart today that China was doing all it can to contain a new coronavirus that has killed almost 640 people, including a doctor who sounded the alarm only to be threatened by
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Extra steps taken by Rapid to minimise coronavirus risk
KUALA LUMPUR: Rapid KL has taken extra steps to minimise the risk of exposure to the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection for the more than one million passengers who commute on its bus and train services daily. The company has also set up
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No risk of recession for Malaysia, says Lim
Malaysia is not facing any risk of recession despite the government’s plan to expedite the introduction of the planned economic stimulus package, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. The package, to be unveiled soon following the outbreak of the 2019
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Chinese doctor who raised early alarm over coronavirus dies
One of the first Chinese doctors who tried to warn the world about a new coronavirus died today from the illness, prompting an outpouring of sorrow on Chinese social media, as Beijing declared a “people’s war” on the fast-spreading outbreak.
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Coronavirus: Public transport operators to beef up cleanliness at terminals
PUTRAJAYA: The Transport Ministry directed all public transport operators to undertake precautionary measures and increase the level of cleanliness to curb the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection. Its minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said at a post-cabinet
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DPM: M’sia to extend travel ban on other Chinese provinces
KUALA LUMPUR: The temporary travel ban on Chinese nationals arriving from Hubei province and the city of Wuhan will be extended to all other provinces placed under lockdown by the Chinese government in the wake of the 2019 novel coronavirus
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Dzulkefly: Two more coronavirus cases in M’sia, total now 14
PUCHONG: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said that two new cases of the novel coronavirus cases has been confirmed in the country, making the total now at 14. Dzulkefly said one of the case involve a Malaysian woman aged
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Trader charged with fake news on coronavirus
KUALA TERENGGANU: A trader pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here today to a charge with making a statement conducing to public mischief on the 2019 novel coronavirus infection. Marzuki Abdullah, 40, was alleged to have made a statement
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Saifuddin: Government agrees to bring back selected civil servants from China
BENTONG: The government has agreed to bring back certain home-based staff of Wisma Putra and other government agencies located in China with their wives and dependents following the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) case in that country. Foreign Minister
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Waytha Moorthy: Attend Thaipusam, just take precautions
KUALA LUMPUR: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Senator P Waytha Moorthy said visitors, especially Hindu devotees, need not worry about attending the Thaipusam festival this Saturday in the wake of the 2019 novel coronavirus infections. However, he advised those attending the festival to
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