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More than 2,000 now infected with coronavirus; 56 dead in China
SHANGHAI: More than 2,000 people globally have been infected with a new coronavirus, the vast majority of them in China, where 56 people have died from the disease, according to figures released on Sunday. President Xi Jinping said during a
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Coronavirus: Johor briefs tourism players, tightens screening at entry points
JOHOR BAHRU: Tourism industry players in the state have been briefed on the current coronavirus outbreak, said Johor Tourism, Women, Family and Community Development committee chairman Liow Cai Tung. The briefing was conducted by the Johor Health Department, which among
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Coronavirus: No plans to bar Chinese tourists for now – Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government has no plans to stop Chinese tourists from coming into the country for now in light of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China. For now, the government would only
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Malaysia records its first coronavirus case, three tourists test positive!
PUCHONG: The Health Ministry confirmed that three Chinese tourists in Malaysia have been tested positive for coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV. Speaking to the press today, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said that the government was informed by the Singaporean
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Coronavirus: Virus Spreads in Asia Pacific With Malaysian Cases
(Bloomberg) — The novel coronavirus, which has killed at least 41 people in China, has spread to more countries in the Asia Pacific, with Australia and Malaysia confirming infections. China on Saturday reported a surge in new and severe cases,
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US health officials confirm second case of Wuhan coronavirus
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday confirmed a second US case of the new coronavirus from China in a Chicago woman, and said as many as 63 potential cases were being investigated as the sometimes deadly
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Australia declares first confirmed case of coronavirus
Australia confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus today in the state of Victoria, while the national government urged people not to travel to Hubei province in China, the epicentre of the outbreak. A Chinese national in his 50s,
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Johor Bahru: Eight Chinese tourists show no coronavirus symptoms
KULAI: The results of screenings on eight Chinese tourists by the Johor Health Department (JKNJ) in Johor Bahru today showed no signs or symptoms of coronavirus infection. Confirming this, State Education, Health and Human Resources Committee chairman Aminolhuda Hassan said
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Wuhan coronavirus: Two more confirmed cases in Singapore
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Health Ministry (MOH) today confirmed two more imported cases of novel coronavirus infection in the republic, bringing the tally to three. In its latest update, MOH said the second case was announced yesterday as tested preliminarily positive,
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Chinese New Year films shelved amid coronavirus outbreak
In the midst of escalating outbreak of the deadly coronavirus — and in an unprecedented move — Chinese producers and distributors have cancelled the local release of all films set for the Lunar New Year period that begins this weekend.
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