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Hisham: Ministry detect sporadic COVID-19 infection from unknown source
PUCHONG: Health Ministry director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today said the ministry detected 69 sporadic COVID-19 infection cases from an unknown source. Hisham said the sporadic cases were detected after more than 8,000 people with influenza like illness
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COVID-19: 21 location are in the red zone – Health Ministry
KUALA LUMPUR: Putrajaya, Rembau and Jasin are now categorised as COVID-19 red zones, bringing the tally of the infection’s hotspots to 21 locations across the nation to date. According to statistics released by the Health Ministry (MOH)’s Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre
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Selangor Mansion, Malayan Mansion buildings fourth location placed under EMCO
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has decided to enforce the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) at the Selangor Mansion and Malayan Mansion buildings in Jalan Masjid India here, effective today. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the decision
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COVID-19: 236 patients discharged, highest total in a day – Hisham
PUCHONG: Health Ministry director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 236 COVID-19 patients fully cured and discharged from hospitals today, bringing the new total to 1,241. Hisham said it is the highest number of the coronavirus patients that have
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Boris Johnson hospitalised for tests after persistent coronavirus symptoms
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital for tests on Sunday after suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus, though Downing Street said he remained in charge of the government. Johnson, who
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Japan PM Abe set to declare state of emergency as soon as Tuesday
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will declare a state of emergency as early as Tuesday in a bid to stop the coronavirus spreading across the country, the Yomiuri newspaper reported, as the cumulative number of infections topped 1,000 in
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U.S. braces for ‘hardest’ week as coronavirus deaths mount
The United States on Sunday entered one of the most critical weeks so far in the coronavirus crisis, with government officials warning that the death toll in places such as New York, Michigan and Louisiana was a sign of trouble
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Mainland China sees rise in new coronavirus cases
BEIJING : Mainland China reported 30 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, up from 19 a day earlier as the number of cases involving travellers from abroad as well as local transmissions increased, highlighting the difficulty in stamping out the outbreak.
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Indian power grid operators scramble to prepare for Modi’s ‘lights off’ plan
CHENNAI/MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to citizens to switch off lights across India on Sunday to mark the coronavirus fight is generating a lot more work and some tough challenges for India’s power sector workers. On Friday, Modi appealed
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Trump: ‘Going to be a lot of death’ in U.S. next week from coronavirus
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump told Americans to brace for a big spike in coronavirus fatalities in the coming days, as the country faces what he called the toughest two weeks of the pandemic. “There’s going to be a lot of
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