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COVID-19: Two more patients recover, no new cases reported
PUCHONG: The Health Ministry informed that two more coronavirus patients had been fully cured and discharged today. No new cases had been reported as of now. Both patients, hailing from China. were treated at Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL). One was
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COVID-19: Concerns over the spread of coronavirus in South Korea, Italy and Iran
SEOUL/SHANGHAI: International concern about the spread of coronavirus outside China grew yesterday, with sharp rises infections in South Korea, Italy and Iran. The government in Seoul put the country on high alert after the number of infections surged over 600,
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COVID-19: Three new positive cases in S’pore, total 89
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday confirmed and verified three more cases of COVID-19 infection in the republic. One of the new cases is a 32-year-old male Singaporean who was among the group evacuated from Wuhan on Feb 9. In a
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New COVID-19 cases fall in China, but WHO concerned by global spread
BEIJING: China reported a sharp fall in new deaths and cases of the coronavirus yesterday but world health officials warned it was too early to make predictions about the outbreak as new infections continued to rise in other countries. Chinese
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China reports fall in coronavirus cases, but infections rising elsewhere
SHANGHAI/BEIJING: China reported a decrease in the number of new deaths and new cases of the coronavirus today, while its central bank predicted a limited short-term economic impact and said the country was confident in winning the fight against the
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COVID-19: Indonesian woman jailed, fined for spreading fake news
KUALA LUMPUR: An Indonesian woman was sentenced to one week in jail and fined RM1,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here today after she pleaded guilty to making a false statement in connection with the spread of COVID-19 infection on her
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WHO: Results from clinical trials of therapeutics on COVID-19 due in three weeks
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) said that preliminary results from clinical trials of therapeutics against COVID-19 are expected in three weeks, reported Xinhua, yesterday. “We’re also looking forward to results from two clinical trials of therapeutics prioritised by the
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COVID-19: MMA lauds Health Ministry for quick response in handling the disease
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has applauded the Health Ministry’s effectiveness in handling COVID-19 in the country. Its president Dr N Ganabaskaran said the ministry’s quick response in surveillance efforts and infectious disease control, providing reports from time
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Zed Zaidi, three others charged for fake news on COVID-19
SEPANG: The Malaysian Artistes Association president Zed Zaidi and three others were charged at the Magistrate’s Court here today, with publishing statements on Facebook and Twitter regarding COVID-19, which are likely to cause fear or alarm to the public, last
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COVID-19: Death toll in mainland China reaches 2,236, over 75,000 infected
BEIJING: The number of people, who have been infected with a new coronavirus across mainland China has reached 75,465, with 2,236 patients having died, Sputnik news agency quoted the National Health Commission as saying today. “The National Health Commission received
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