HONG KONG (AP): Pet cats and dogs cannot pass the new coronavirus on to humans, but they can test positive for low levels of the pathogen if they catch it from their owners. Read More (thestar)
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has placed travel restrictions on seven new provinces in Italy, Japan and Iran in light of the Covid-19 outbreak. Read More (thestar)
PETALING JAYA: A member of the Kuala Lumpur Bar has tested positive for Covid-19. Read More (thestar)
Malaysia confirmed five new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus in the country today, bringing the tally of infections to 55. Read More (nst)
Thailand reported four new cases of infection by the novel coronavirus, taking its total to 47. Read More (thestar)
A pet dog belonging to a Covid-19 patient has contracted the coronavirus, Hong Kong health authorities confirmed on Wednesday. Read More (thestar)
The death toll in the United States from the novel coronavirus rose to 11 on Wednesday (Mar 4), as lawmakers in Congress agreed to provide more than US$8 billion to fight the rapidly spreading disease. Read More (channelnewsasia)
As Covid-19 cases continue to rise and spread around the globe, a man in Lithuania decided to lock his wife in their bathroom because he feared she may have contracted the novel coronavirus. Read More (thestar)
Thai police made a revolting discovery when they raided a house in Saraburi Province in Central Thailand on Monday (March 2) and learned that at least 200,000 used face masks were distributed to the domestic market. Read More (thestar)
An outbreak of novel coronavirus has affected almost all of Iran's provinces, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, according to the official presidency website. Read More (thestar)
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased to 240 on Wednesday, up from 196 on Tuesday afternoon, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said. Read More (thestar)
This brings the total number of cases recorded to date to 50. In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry said that the cluster involved Patient 26, who was an UDA Holdings Bhd board member. Read More (thestar)
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Air New Zealand confirmed on Wednesday (March 4) a Covid-19 case of the new coronavirus on a Feb 25 flight from Singapore to Auckland Read More (thestar)
Mei Zhongming, an oculist with the Central Hospital of Wuhan in Central China's Hubei province, died from the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, according to a notice issued by the hospital. Read More (thestar)
After China and South Korea, the Sarawak government is now banning foreign travellers coming in from Italy and Iran to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Read More (thestar)