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Coronavirus: No import-export activities with China halted so far
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Ong Kian Ming said Malaysia’s import and export activities with China continue as usual and no trading activities have been halted so far due to the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak. He said
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Nadma is ready to bring home Malaysians in Wuhan – Saifuddin
KUANTAN: The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) is ready to bring home 80 Malaysians from Wuhan, China, in the wake of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in the republic. Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said they would be brought home
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Airlines suspend China flights over coronavirus
Major airlines have started suspending flights to China in the wake of a new coronavirus outbreak, which as of yesterday had killed 170 people and infected almost 8,000. Below are details (in alphabetical order): Air Canada (AC.TO) Air Canada said
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Coronavirus: Singapore Airlines to reduce capacity to mainland China in Feb
SYDNEY: Singapore Airlines Ltd said today it would reduce capacity on some of its routes to mainland China in February due to the growing scale of the coronavirus epidemic. The cuts include flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Xiamen
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Coronavirus: MOE postpones registration for students from Wuhan, Hubei
KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry (MoE) has temporarily postponed the registration of students from Wuhan and Hubei province and surrounded areas at all learning institutions in the country in the face of the 2019 novel coronavirus infection. In its statement
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Coronavirus: WHO declares global emergency as more than 200 die
SHANGHAI: The death toll in China from the new coronavirus reached 213 yesterday, with overall cases worldwide rising rapidly in an outbreak that the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency. The death toll in Hubei, the Chinese
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Coronavirus: face mask manufacturers to increase production
KUALA LUMPUR: Local face mask manufacturers will increase their production to meet the surge in demand following the 2019 novel coronavirus issue. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said he had held discussions with the
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Sultan Mahmud Airport management holds briefing on coronavirus
KUALA NERUS: In efforts to prevent the spread of 2019 novel coronavirus in Terengganu, the management of the Sultan Mahmud Airport (LTSM), in collaboration with the Kuala Nerus district health office, held a briefing session with more than 200 staff
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Coronavirus: Eighth positive case in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: One more novel coronavirus case has been confirmed today, bringing the total number of infections in Malaysia to eight. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said all eight cases comprise Chinese nationals. The eighth case is a 49-year-old
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Local universities take proactive measures to curb coronavirus
KUALA LUMPUR: Several local universities are taking proactive measures to prevent the 2019 novel coronavirus infection among students and staff, including screening of students from China. The students and staff are also urged to seek immediate treatment if they have developed
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