Malaysia has issued a blanket ban on all cruise ships coming into the country due to the increasing Covid-19 cases, putting further strain on the tourism industry. Read More (thestar)
Around 70 people were trapped after a hotel collapsed in China's eastern Fujian province on Saturday (March 7) evening, officials said. Read More (thestar)
Eight new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Singapore on Saturday (Mar 7), including four linked to the cluster involving a private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong, said the Ministry of Health in a daily update. Read More (channelnewsasia)
Malaysia confirmed ten new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus in the country today, bringing the tally of infections to 93. Read More (outbreak)
SELANGOR will decide by Wednesday (March 11) the measures to be taken in fighting the spread of Covid-19. Read More (thestar)
A total of 18 Chinese nationals, including some working in the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, were quarantined as a precautionary measure against the Covid-19 outbreak. Read More (nst)
Coronavirus has reached Europe's busiest airport, after two British Airways baggage handlers at London Heathrow tested positive for the disease. Read More (straitstimes)
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus across the world surpassed 100,000 on Friday (March 6) as the economic damage intensified, with business districts beginning to empty and stock markets tumbling. Read More (straitstimes)
A global coalition set up to fight epidemic diseases issued a call on Friday for $2 billion (1.5 billion pounds) to support the development of a vaccine against the new coronavirus that is causing COVID-19 infections around the world. Read More (thestar)
A parishioner from a Catholic church has ested positive for Covid-19, says the Chancery of the Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur. Read More (thestar)
Twenty-eight new Covid-19 cases were recorded on Friday (March 6), bringing the total number to 83. Read More (thestar)
(Reuters) - More than 98,000 people have been infected by the coronavirus globally and over 3,300 people have died, according to a Reuters tally. Mainland China accounted for more than 3,000 deaths, while the toll in Italy stood at 148. Read More (thestar)
UDA Holdings Bhd Datuk Hisham Hamdan claims that he did not contract Covid-19 from his trip to Shanghai as he had returned from the city before there was any confirmed cases. Read More (thestar)
Seoul will summon Japan's ambassador to protest over 'irrational' plans to impose coronavirus quarantine on arrivals from South Korea, it said Friday (March 6), accusing Tokyo of ulterior motives. Read More (thestar)
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus rose to 12 on Thursday when King County, Washington reported the latest fatality. Read More (thestar)