South Korea reported 169 new cases of the new coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections here to 1,146 from only 51 a week ago. Read More (koreatimes)
Twenty of Malaysia's 22 positive Covid-19 cases have made a full recovery and been discharged, says Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah Tuesday (Feb 25) Read More (thestar)
Tehran (AFP) -- The novel coronavirus has claimed three more lives in Iran, state media reported, taking the country's overall death toll from the outbreak to 15 -- the highest outside China. Read More (sinchew)
The ongoing fight against the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak is a test of Communist Party of China (CPC) officials. While most are fully devoted to the battle that concerns the people's life and health, a few have failed to pass the test. Read More (thestar)
One of the cabin crew of Korean Air has tested positive for coronavirus, the airline said on Tuesday (Feb 25), prompting it to shut its office near the Incheon International Airport, where the crew briefing room is located. Read More (thestar)
While many Malaysians have cancelled or postponed their travel plans overseas due to the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, there are still many options to travel domestically and activities that one can do locally. Read More (thestar)
China on Tuesday reported another 71 deaths from the novel coronavirus, the lowest daily number of fatalities in over two weeks, which raised the toll to 2,663. Read More (nst)
If we don’t care that the ongoing illegal trade in pangolins threatens their very existence, perhaps humankind will pay attention to a more self-interested reason to stop trafficking in these mammals: they are potentially an intermediary host for the Covi Read More (thestar)
Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs has advised its citizens not to travel to areas of Italy affected by the coronavirus. Read More (bbc)
SEOUL: South Korea reported 231 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, taking total infections to 833, health authorities said on Monday, a day after raising its infectious disease alert to the highest level. Read More (nst)
Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad signalled his last day as health minister today in a tweet to update the Covid-19 outbreak in the country today. Read More (malaymail)
A Japanese national has reportedly tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus after visiting Indonesia, raising concerns about the country’s ability to detect carriers of the deadly virus. Read More (thestar)
China's Hong Kong reported four new confirmed cases of Covid-19 and one confirmed case was transferred from a suspected one on Sunday (Feb 23), taking the total to 74 as of 8pm local time, Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said. Read More (thestar)
A 40-year local woman previously warded for Covid-19 has fully recovered and was discharged Saturday afternoon (Feb 22). Read More (thestar)
China's daily number of newly cured and discharged novel coronavirus patients has surpassed that of new confirmed infections for the fifth consecutive day, according to the National Health Commission Sunday. Read More (thestar)