A couple in Singapore hosted a hotel wedding banquet for 110 people recently via a livestream after their guests raised concerns over coronavirus, according to a report by BBC. Read More (thestar)
Two more novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) positive cases have been identified in Malaysia, bringing the country’s total to 14. Read More (thestar)
The Canadian girl who collapsed at KLCC is not a Wuhan coronavirus (2019-nCoV) case, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad Read More (thestar)
Thousands of people were stranded aboard two cruise ships in Asia on Thursday (Feb 6), quarantined by officials desperate to stem the spread of a deadly virus that has killed hundreds in China and spread panic worldwide. Read More (thestar)
Indonesia’s immigration office will not penalise Chinese tourists and workers who have overstayed their visas as a result of a recent travel ban, Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto has said Read More (thestar)
The authorities have designated the status of the coronavirus outbreak here as Yellow - which generally means that, on the whole, life can go on as normal. Read More (thestar)
At least three employees of a multinational company that held a meeting of more than 100 international staff in Singapore have contracted the new coronavirus, sparking a World Health Organization investigation of the case. Read More (thestar)
A new factory capable of producing 10 million masks every month was completed and commenced trial production in Beijing on Monday, as China continued its efforts to tackle the novel coronavirus epidemic. Read More (thestar)
India is screening passengers on flights coming in from Singapore and Thailand for the coronavirus and has further restricted travel from China, as part of preventive measures to contain its spread. Read More (thestar)
In light of the novel coronavirus outbreak, restaurants in Manado, North Sulawesi, have temporarily stopped selling bat dishes. Read More (thestar)
Thousands of passengers and crew on two cruise ships in Asian waters were placed in quarantine for China’s coronavirus on Wednesday as airlines, car manufacturers and other global companies counted the cost of the fast-spreading outbreak. Read More (m)
An official from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended the Malaysian authorities for their actions in managing and containing the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Read More (nst)
Four more cases of the coronavirus infection were confirmed by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday (Feb 5), including the youngest patient confirmed so far, a six-month-old baby who is the child of an infected couple. Read More (thestar)
A baby in China’s epidemic-hit Wuhan city has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus just 30 hours after being born, Chinese state media reported Wednesday. Read More (thestar)
The Grand Hyatt Singapore is disinfecting its public areas and rooms after two business travellers linked to a conference at the hotel tested positive for the coronavirus. Read More (thestar)