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China reports zero locally transmitted coronavirus cases outside Hubei
BEIJING: Mainland China outside Hubei reported no new locally transmitted cases of coronavirus yesterday for the second straight day, while 36 were reported in Wuhan, officials said today. China had 40 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections yesterday, the National
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COVID-19: Special aircraft carrying M’sians from Wuhan arrived at KLIA
SEPANG: The special flight carrying Malaysians from Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak, arrived safely at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) early today. The AirAsia flight chartered specifically for the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission initiated
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Second mission to bring back Malaysian citizens ongoing despite political tussle
KUALA LUMPUR: The second mission to bring back 75 Malaysian citizens and their families stranded in Wuhan, China, following the COVID-19 outbreak in the republic will continue, despite the current political situation in the country. According to a National Disaster
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COVID-19: MMA lauds Health Ministry for quick response in handling the disease
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has applauded the Health Ministry’s effectiveness in handling COVID-19 in the country. Its president Dr N Ganabaskaran said the ministry’s quick response in surveillance efforts and infectious disease control, providing reports from time
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COVID-19: 107 evacuees from Wuhan allowed to go home
PUTRAJAYA: All 107 individuals comprising Malaysians and their family members who were evacuated from Wuhan, China on Feb 4 following COVID-19 outbreak in the republic, have been allowed to leave the monitoring centre in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan after completing their
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Two more affected by COVID-19 in S’pore, total up to 77
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Health Ministry confirmed two more positive cases of COVID-19 in the republic here yesterday, bringing the tally to 77. One of the case involves a one-year-old male Singaporean baby who was among the group of Singaporeans evacuated from
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New coronavirus cases lowest since Jan 31 in China’s outbreak’s epicentre
GUANGZHOU, China/GENEVA: The coronavirus outbreak in China may be over by April, the country’s senior medical adviser said yesterday, and the latest numbers of new cases may further feed that optimism. Hubei, the province at the epicentre of the outbreak
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S. Korea: another evacuee confirmed to be infected, total now at 24
SEOUL: South Korea on Friday confirmed another case of novel coronavirus infection, bringing the total here to 24, with the latest case involving a South Korean airlifted from the Chinese city of Wuhan last week, reported Yonhap News Agency. The
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Chinese doctor who raised early alarm over coronavirus dies
One of the first Chinese doctors who tried to warn the world about a new coronavirus died today from the illness, prompting an outpouring of sorrow on Chinese social media, as Beijing declared a “people’s war” on the fast-spreading outbreak.
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Agong hopes Malaysians returning from Wuhan to be in good health
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah hopes all Malaysians who will be brought back from Wuhan, China, to be in good health and protected from infection of the 2019 novel coronavirus and other diseases. Comptroller of the Royal
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