Mainland China had 40 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Sunday (March 8), the country's National Health Commission said on Monday, down from 44 cases a day earlier. Read More (thestar)
French health authorities reported three new coronavirus deaths on Sunday, taking the country's death toll from the outbreak to 19, as the number of reported infections also rose. Read More (thestar)
Germany's health minister urged organisers of public events with more than 1,000 participants to call them off, news agency DPA reported on Sunday. Read More (thestar)
Maybank has assured that there will be no disruption to any of its services at Menara Maybank, Jalan Tun Perak, here, as it has taken all the necessary measures after one employee tested positive for Covid-19. Read More (thestar)
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)