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WHO: Coronavirus vaccine will be available in 18 months
World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the first vaccines for COVID-19 could be ready in 18 months, reported Xinhua news agency. In the meantime, he tweeted, “there’s a lot we can do to prevent transmission and
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US economist: Impact of COVID-19 on Chinese, world economy limited
CHICAGO: The effect of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, on the Chinese economy will be limited, said Khairy Tourk, a professor of economics with the Stuart School of Business of the Illinois Institute of Technology
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Teo: Public universities have autonomy to make own decisions
KUALA LUMPUR: Public universities (UA) have their own autonomy in making decisions regarding postponement of classes following COVID-19 infection. Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching said a similar move was taken by the UA when the country was hit by
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China reports big rise in coronavirus deaths, WHO sees no ‘tip of iceberg’
BEIJING/TOKYO: The Chinese province at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak reported a record rise in deaths and thousands more infections using a broader definition yesterday, while Japan became the third place outside mainland China to suffer a fatality. The
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Eight new positive cases of COVID-19 in Singapore, total now 58
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Health Ministry (MOH) yesterday confirmed and verified eight more cases of COVID-19 in the republic, all of which are linked to previous cases. The new positive cases bring the tally to 58. In its daily update, MOH
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Hisham: Penang Hospital patient’s death not due to COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR: The death of a patient at a hospital in Penang yesterday is not due to COVID-19 infection, said Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a statement, he said results of the clinical samples taken from
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Hisham: One new case of COVID-19 in Malaysia, total now at 19
PUCHONG: Health Ministry today confirmed a new case of COVID-19 has been detected in the country, making the total case of coronavirus in the country at 19. Its director general Datuk Dr Noor Abdullah Hisham said a Chinese woman, aged
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COVID-19: China calls on countries to lift travel restrictions
BEIJING: China’s aviation authority yesterday expressed the hope that certain countries would follow the advice of international organisations and lift travel bans as early as possible to facilitate cross-border journeys, reported Xinhua news agency. Liang Nan, an official with the
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Cruise ship shunned over coronavirus fears docks in Cambodia
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia: A cruise ship which had spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over fears that someone onboard may have the coronavirus arrived in Cambodia today to the relief of passengers and the praise
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Coronavirus death toll leaps to 1,310 in China’s Hubei province
BEIJING: The Chinese province at the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak reported a record rise in the death toll today, as global health experts warned the epidemic could get far worse before it is brought under control. Health officials in
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