Britain said on Monday that the new coronavirus was a serious and imminent threat to public health, a step that gives the government additional powers to fight the spread of the virus Read More (thestar)
The Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama reported at least 60 more coronavirus infections on Monday, adding to the 70 already confirmed, according to government sources. Read More (japantimes)
Workers began trickling back to offices and factories around China on Monday (Feb 10) as the government eased some restrictions on work and travel Read More (straitstimes)
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says in a tweet on Sunday (Feb 9) that there have been concerning instances of coronavirus being spread from people with no travel history to China Read More (thestar)
The regional chapter of Young President Organisation’s (YPO) is contributing three million medical-grade gloves to hospital workers in Wuhan, China Read More (malaymail)
A Malaysian man who had visited mainland China before returning home in February is the latest person to be diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, said the Health Ministry. Read More (thestar)
The patient is a 31-year-old male Malaysian who has visited mainland China and worked in Macau. Read More (outbreak)
The death toll from the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in mainland China rose to 908 as of the end of Sunday, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Monday. Read More (nst)
Malaysians working across the causeway are taking precautions to guard themselves against the novel coronavirus as Singapore moved its disease outbreak response up a level to code orange. Read More (thestar)
Some 3,600 passengers and crew on the World Dream ship were quarantined amid fears some staff could have contracted the virus on a previous voyage. Read More (bbc)
A 71-year-old grandfather and a worker from Bangladesh are among three new coronavirus cases confirmed here Sunday (Feb 9), says the Singapore Health Ministry (MOH). Read More (thestar)
A 63-year-old man from China who underwent treatment at an isolation ward in Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) for the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection becomes the third case of full recovery in Malaysia Read More (thestar)
A 63-year-old Chinese man, the 10th person infected with the novel coronavirus (nCoV-2019), has recovered and will be discharged today, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this afternoon. Read More (malaymail)
Another six passengers on a cruise ship quarantined in Japan have been infected with the new coronavirus, according to a statement by the operator of the ship. Read More (thestar)
A 65-year-old sickly local woman is the latest confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) case, bringing the number of infections in the country to 17. Read More (thestar)