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COVID-19: British Prime Minister has tested positive, self-isolating
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus and is self-isolating at his Downing Street residence but said he would still lead the government’s response to the accelerating outbreak. Johnson, 55, experienced mild symptoms on Thursday,
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MOH set up special committee to audit death cases of COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) has set up a special committee to carry out audit of COVID-19 patients who died in hospitals, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the National COVID-19 Mortality Review Committee would
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COVID-19: Four passengers die on a cruise ship off Panama
PANAMA CITY: Four passengers have died on a cruise ship off the Pacific coast of Panama with more than 130 others aboard suffering from influenza-like symptoms, at least two of whom have coronavirus, the vessel’s operator said yesterday. Holland America
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Hisham: WHO choose Malaysia to test COVID-19 medicine
PUCHONG: World Health Organization (WHO) chose Malaysia to conduct clinical trial on a medicine called Rendesivir to treat COVID-19. Health Ministry director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Malaysia was picked based on the ability of the ministry to
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Health Ministry: 11 districts in the red zone over COVID-19
PUCHONG: Health Ministry today said 11 districts in the country have been categorized as in the red zone after more than 41 confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in the areas. In a Facebook post, the ministry said Lembah Pantai and
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Nine Malaysian climbers appeal to Wisma Putra to bring back home
KUALA LUMPUR: A group of nine Malaysian climbers to Everest Base Camp (EBC) stranded in Lukla and Kathmandu, Nepal since March 23, is appealing to Wisma Putra to bring them home. They were stranded in Nepal after the government announced
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COVID-19: Another death recorded in Malaysia, tally at 24
KUALA LUMPUR: Another death due to COVID-19 was reported in Malaysia, bringing the cumulative death toll to 24 cases, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the 24th death case involved a 35-year-old Malaysian. “The individual had
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A mystery donor gives a machine worth RM 148,000 to detect COVID-19
SIBU: A big-hearted individual yesterday donated a machine worth RM148,000 to the Clinical Research Centre at Hospital Sibu to be used for testing to detect COVID-19. The donation from the anonymous benefactor was made through Sarawak Assistant Minister for Education,
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PdP: Students’ must have good internet accessibility
KUALA LUMPUR: The move by public and private tertiary institutions to switch to online teaching-and-learning (PdP) following the Movement Control Order (MCO) which was initially welcomed by all, has now hit the brakes. There are now claims that the approach
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AirAsia temporarily suspends flights, cut off top executives salary
PUCHONG: On Thursday, AirAsia announced that it is temporarily hibernating most of its fleet across the network due to COVID-19 pandemic, that has led to extensive and increasing border restrictions imposed by various countries. In the statement issued on Thursday,
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