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China virus death toll passes 100, US and Canada issue travel advisory
SHANGHAI: The US warned against travel to China yesterday and Canada issued a more narrow travel warning as the death toll from the spreading coronavirus passed 100, with tens of millions stranded during the biggest holiday of the year and
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Singapore confirms fifth imported coronavirus case
Singapore’s Ministry of Health today confirmed its fifth imported case of the novel coronavirus. In its latest update, the ministry said the fifth case is a 56-year-old female Chinese national from Wuhan who arrived in Singapore with her family on
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Have confidence in government’s capability to address coronavirus threat
KUALA LUMPUR: With Malaysia ranked 18th by the Global Health Security (GHS) Index 2019 out of 195 countries, it shows that the country is prepared when it comes to preventing, detecting and responding to infectious disease outbreaks. The GHS index
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Germany identifies first case of deadly coronavirus
Germany has declared its first confirmed case of the deadly coronavirus that broke out in China. Bavaria’s health department said late yesterday that a man in the town of Starnberg, 30 kilometres (19 miles) southwest of Munich, has been confirmed
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US, Canada warn against China travel as virus spreads, markets slide
SHANGHAI: The US warned against travel to China yesterday and Canada issued a narrower travel warning as a spreading coronavirus outbreak has killed 81 people, stranded tens of millions during the biggest holiday of the year and rattled global markets.
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Fighting what’s viral in coronavirus episode
KUALA LUMPUR: The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) cluster outbreak is not the only thing that is keeping the Ministry of Health (MOH) preoccupied right now. Viral fake news, speculations and rumours relating to the matter have also been keeping the ministry busy.
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China’s citizen entry into Malaysia halted temporary
PUCHONG: All citizens from Wuhan and around Hubei province in China will be temporary denied entry in to Malaysia. In a statement today Prime Minister Office said the government has halted all immigration facilities including issuing visas for Chinese citizens
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China virus deaths rise to 80 as Hong Kong bans visitors from worst-hit province
SHANGHAI: The death toll from China’s new coronavirus today grew to 80 as residents of Hubei province, where the disease originated, were banned from entering Hong Kong amid global efforts to halt the rapid spread of the outbreak. The number
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Malaysia has experience, capacity to handle coronavirus situation – DPM
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has the capacity to deal with the 2019 novel coronavirus situation after having successfully dealt with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Ebola virus and Nipah virus in the past, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Azizah Wan Ismail
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Claims of 2019 novel coronavirus created in a lab are bogus
KUALA LUMPUR: Claims by some netizens that the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was made in laboratories with its vaccine readily available, was not accurate, said Factcheck.org, a non-profit organisation working with Facebook to debunk misinformation. In fact, it said, there
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