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Bodies found in unrefrigerated trucks in New York during COVID-19 pandemic
NEW YORK : The city of New York delivered a freezer truck to a funeral home on Wednesday after it was found to be storing dead bodies in unrefrigerated U-Haul vehicles, a Reuters eyewitness said. The eyewitness saw bodies in
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Covid-19: One new death makes it 100 fatalities, 31 new cases
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia reached a grim milestone of 100 deaths related to the novel coronavirus after the country reported one new death today (Apr 28). Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this takes the country’s mortality rate to 1.7%.
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Cuba’s Covid-19 medical brigades are not medical diplomacy: They are international solidarity at its finest
Today the latest medical brigade from Cuba’s Henry Reeves contingent arrived in South Africa to join the front lines with those saving lives in the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic. After a 14 day quarantine the 216 member group, made
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EMCO: Passing items through barbed wire fence prohibited
KUALA LUMPUR: Residents in Selayang Baru here under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) are prohibited from giving out or receiving goods to and from outside parties through the barbed wire fences without the permission of the authorities. Gombak district police chief
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Tertiary education students start returning to hometowns today
KUALA LUMPUR: Many tertiary education students, both in private and public institutions, will be sporting huge smiles today as they begin their journey back to their hometowns. The Muslim students will already be thinking of the ‘buka puasa’ (break-of-fast) meal
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Aidil monitors Kedah players’ fitness via video calls
KUALA LUMPUR: Kedah head coach, Aidil Sharin Sahak today said that he will make video calls with his players four times a week to monitor their fitness level throughout the Movement Control Order (MCO) period, aimed to contain the spread of COVID-19 outbreak. The
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Dr Amalina joins UK’s Imperial College search for for Covid-19 vaccine
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian-born UK-based trainee surgeon, Dr Nur Amalina Che Bakri has joined a team of scientist at the Imperial College in London to find a vaccine in the battle against Covid-19, which affected people worldwide. Dr Amalina on her
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Ramadan bazaar Facebook colourful with promotions on interesting, delicious menu
KUALA LUMPUR: Ramadan this year will not be the same, especially for Muslims in Malaysia, with the enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MCO), now entering its fourth phase, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As is often the case, a few
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MCO: Watchdogs in the sky
KUALA LUMPUR: The message came from the sky, almost like a voice from the heavens. It was loud and clear: don’t stand so close together, we need to flatten the curve. (Flattening the curve refers to community isolation measures that keep
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Sex workers adapting to COVID-19
Although difficult for everyone, the COVID-19 pandemic has had severe impacts on key populations, many of whom are experiencing economic hardship and anxiety about their health and safety. Rito Hermawan (also known as Wawan), the Advocacy Coordinator of the Network
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