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DPM: Cruise ships from China not allowed to enter Malaysia
PUTRAJAYA: All cruise ships that depart or transit from any ports in China will not be allowed to enter Malaysia for the time being, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. She said the move was
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Chinese tourist in France becomes first to die in Europe of coronavirus
SHANGHAI/PARIS: An 80-year-old Chinese tourist infected with the coronavirus has died in France, the first fatality in Europe and the fourth outside mainland China from an epidemic that has shut Chinese factories, curbed travel and disrupted global supply chains. The
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COVID-19: American from cruise ship docked in Cambodia tests positive in Msia
KUALA LUMPUR/SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia: An 83-year-old American passenger from a cruise ship that docked in Cambodia after being shunned by other countries has tested positive for the new coronavirus after being tested in Malaysia, health authorities said yesterday. The woman was
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DPM: Don’t fear, come visit Malaysia
Malaysians have been urged to send out a positive message that Malaysia is still a safe place to visit despite being faced with the COVID-19 infection situation. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail it has been
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China sees 2,641 new COVID-19 cases, 143 deaths
SHANGHAI/BEIJING: More than 2,600 new cases were confirmed from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China, health officials said today, a day after people returning to the capital from holidays were ordered to quarantine themselves for 14 days. The total of
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Nine more COVID-19 cases in Singapore, total now 67
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday confirmed nine additional COVID-19 cases in the city-state, bringing the tally to 67. MOH said of the new cases, six are linked to the cluster at Grace Assembly of God church and one
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Face mask: Home Ministry urged to give leeway on hiring foreign workers
The Cabinet has instructed the Home Ministry to give leeway to face mask producers to hire more foreign workers to ramp up production in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, said Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. Speaking
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Health Ministry: Allegation of five COVID-19 cases in Klang Hospital a hoax
The Health Ministry has refuted the allegation that there are five positive COVID-19 cases at Klang Hospital, after a video clip on it went viral on social media yesterday. In a Facebook post, the ministry said the five-second video clip
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Lim: Dr M will announce economic stimulus package on Feb 27
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will announce an economic stimulus package on Feb 27, at 4:30 pm, to cushion the adverse external economic impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on Malaysia while looking out for the welfare of
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Pupil taken to hospital for medical tests, not arrested
The Johor Department of Health (JKNJ) has denied that a COVID-19 positive pupil was arrested by police at a school near Kulai today. JKNJ director Aman Rabu said the pupil was merely taken to hospital for screening involving a suspected
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