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COVID-19: USM conducts online lectures
GEORGE TOWN: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) will conduct online lectures beginning from today, in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, which has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Its vice-chancellor Prof Dr Faisal Rafiq Mahamd Adikan said
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WHO: “Too early” to declare coronavirus outbreak in China a global emergency
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday said that it was “too early” to declare the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), reported Xinhua news agency. “I am not declaring a
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After SARS, the world is now under threat from another outbreak
Almost 20 years ago, a relatively unknown disease called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) infected a person in Guangdong, south of China. Soon enough, the disease spread to more than two dozen countries such as North America, parts of South
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WHO,Unicef: Sabah polio outbreak originated from the Philippines
KUALA LUMPUR: World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) confirmed that the polio disease detected in Tuaran, Sabah is the same virus that broke out and is spreading in the southern Philippines. In a joint statement,
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Lee calls on lawmakers to speak up on mental health issues
KUALA LUMPUR: Mental Health Promotion Advisory Council member Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye today called on Members of Parliament (MPs) to give serious attention to mental health issues in the country. He also urged the government to abolish laws criminalising
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WHO: Congo’s Ebola outbreak is still a threat
GENEVA: The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo, despite the consistently declining numbers of affected cases during the past weeks, still stands as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday. Xinhua news agency
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