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COVID-19 : Six new positive cases in S’pore, 93 discharged
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Health Ministry (MOH) yesterday confirmed and verified six more cases of COVID-19 infection in the republic. Three of the cases are linked to the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong on Feb 15. With the three new cases
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COVID-19: MAF proposes more local meets
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF) is proposing to increase the number of locaI meets as an alternative for national athletes to remain competitive. MAF deputy president, Datuk Mumtaz Jaafar said the move was to ensure the performance of national athletes
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No instruction to postpone SUKMA in Johor over COVID-19
KUANTAN: The Johor state government has yet to receive any application or instruction to change the date of the 20th Malaysia Games (SUKMA) scheduled for July over COVID-19 infection. Menteri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad noted that so far the National Sports Council (NSC) has not indicated the
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COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rise to 27
JAKARTA: COVID-19 cases in Indonesia continue to rise, with the tally standing at 27 as of yesterday. Indonesia’s spokesman on the COVID-19 situation in the republic, Achmad Yurianto said eight new cases were confirmed overnight “Most of the COVID-19 cases in Indonesia
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Beijing city reports six new coronavirus cases
BEIJING: Beijing’s city government reported six new confirmed cases of the coronavirus involving individuals who came from Italy and the United States, Chinese state television said today. The report said five of the new coronavirus patients, whose infections were confirmed
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EPF office at Jalan Raja Laut closed for disinfection work
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) at Jalan Raja Laut here, has closed its office from yesterday until March 13 for the disinfection of office space and surrounding areas. In a statement issued yesterday, EPF said the office will
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COVID-19: Twelve new cases recorded
PUTRAJAYA: Twelve new cases of COVID-19 were reported yesterday, bringing the total number of positive cases in Malaysia to 129. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the positive cases comprised Patients-Under-Investigation (PUI), close contacts, and Malaysians and their
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AmBank non-executive director tested positive for COVID-19
PUCHONG: AMMB Holdings Bhd (AMMB) reported that a non-executive director at one of its subsidiaries tested positive for COVID-19. According to preliminary checks, it has been determined that for the past 10 days, the director was not in contact with
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Video of an Australian woman coughing at a man in train goes viral
SYDNEY: The coronavirus scare is pandemic. At the moment, all around the world, people are wearing masks and taking extra precautions whenever they feel like coughing or have flu-like symptoms. A recent video of a woman getting called out by
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Collection of samples from homes for COVID-19 testing, now available
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MoH), in collaboration with the private hospitals and healthcare providers, yesterday launched the service for collection of samples for COVID-19 testing from the homes of individuals who wish to test for the disease but do not meet the patient under investigation
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