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Coronavirus: US declares public health emergency, bars China travellers
The Trump administration, while insisting the risk to Americans from coronavirus is low, had declared a public health emergency yesterday and announced the extraordinary step of barring entry to the US of foreign nationals who have travelled to China. In
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China reports 46 new coronavirus deaths, total at 259
The total number of deaths from a coronavirus epidemic in China had reached 259 yesterday, an increase of 46, state broadcaster CCTV said, citing numbers from the country’s National Health Commission. There were 2,102 new confirmed infections in China during
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Coronavirus: Viral video on patient being taken to Ampang Hospital is fake
KUALA LUMPUR: The viral video footage purportedly showing a patient infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus being taken to Hospital Ampang, is not true. The Health Ministry in a recent post on its official Facebook account said the matter had
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Coronavirus: Batu Caves temple advises Thaipusam visitors to take precautions
KUALA LUMPUR: The Batu Caves Sri Mahamariamman Temple Devasthanam committee is advising visitors attending the Thaipusam festival in Batu Caves from Feb 6 to 8 to take extra precautions, following the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus. Committee chairman Tan
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Fake news on coronavirus: MCMC takes Zed Zaidi’s statement
CYBERJAYA: Malaysian Artistes Association (Seniman) president Rozaidi Jamil was at the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) for two hours to give his statement on his action in sharing fake news about the 2019 novel coronavirus infection. More well-known as
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Wisma Putra: 40 Malaysian students have returned home from China
KUALA LUMPUR: About 40 Malaysian students in China, most of whom have been studying in Beijing, have returned home in the wake of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in China. In a statement, Wisma Putra said all students had undergone
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Coronavirus: Thailand confirms 19 cases including one local transmission
BANGKOK: Thailand today confirmed five new cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus with its first local case of human-to-human transmission, bringing the total number of positive cases to 19. Permanent Health Secretary Dr Sukhum Karnchanapimai said a local taxi driver
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Kok: 18 million pieces of medical glove to be sent to Wuhan
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 18 million pieces of medical gloves would be donated by 10 Malaysian glove companies for healthcare workers in Wuhan, China, currently battling the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak. Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok said the medical gloves,
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Life insurance, takaful operators to provide coronavirus coverage
KUALA LUMPUR: All life insurance and takaful operators will provide hospitalisation coverage and treatment for the 2019 novel coronavirus, to their policyholders and certificate holders. The undertaking was announced in a joint statement today by the Life Insurance Association of
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Loke: No decision yet on restriction of flights from China
SEREMBAN: No decision has been made so far to restrict flights from China to Malaysia despite the World Health Organization (WHO) having announced a public health emergency of international concern over the global outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Transport
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