The total number of cases in Malaysia so far is 99 with 24 recovered. Read More (facebook)
For over a month now, churches no longer provide holy water at the entrance for Catholics to apply to their foreheads to make the sign of the cross. Read More (thestar)
Four people have died in the collapse of a hotel in the Chinese city of Quanzhou, the Ministry of Emergency Management said on Sunday (March 8), after state media said the place was being used to quarantine individuals under observation for the coronaviru Read More (straitstimes)
Italy is set to impose a virtual lockdown on its wealthiest and most populous region, which includes the financial capital Milan, as part of tough new measures to try to contain the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak. Read More (nst)
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)