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The jargon that comes with COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR: Even as COVID-19 is wreaking havoc around the world, it has arguably helped to increase the vocabulary of many people over the last three months or so. Inevitably, COVID-19, which appears in the previous sentence, is one of
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COVID-19: First human trial of vaccine begins in US
UNITED STATES: Supported by a global coalition founded by India and Norway, US has begun the phase one clinical trial of an investigational vaccine designed, to protect against the coronavirus disease which has claimed the lives of over 7,000 people
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No ‘lockdown’ order in petaling jaya, says police
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police has denied that there is a “lockdown order” for Petaling Jaya district due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Petaling Jaya Police chief, ACP Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal said, irresponsible parties were making false statements today
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COVID-19: MAF is ready to bring Malaysians’ from Italy
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) is ready to mobilise the assets of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF), to bring home Malaysians stranded in Italy after the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic. Senior Minister of Defence Datuk Seri
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COVID-19: Several Latin American countries ban travel to and from Europe
BUENOS AIRES: Several Latin American countries stepped up measures yesterday to slow the spread of the coronavirus, halting flights to and from Europe, banning public gatherings and closing schools. Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Costa Rica, Paraguay and Honduras took tougher steps
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COVID-19: Dollar falls after Trump bans travel from Europe to US
SINGAPORE: The dollar careened against the euro and yen today after US President Donald Trump rattled markets with a month-long ban on European travel to the US. The dollar fell 1% to 103.32 yen and 0.5% to US$1.1328 against the
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COVID-19: Death toll in mainland China rise to 2,788
BEIJING: The death toll of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in mainland China has risen by 44 to 2,788, and the number of confirmed cases has increased by 327 to 78,824, Sputnik news agency reported the state health committee as
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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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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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Four killed in attacks against Ebola response centres in Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo: Militia fighters in eastern Congo killed four people and injured several others in attacks on two Ebola response centres yesterday, in what responders described as a serious setback to efforts to contain the epidemic. Violence
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