South Korea reported more recoveries from the coronavirus than new infections on Saturday for the second day is a row, as a downward trend in daily cases raised hopes that Asia's biggest epidemic outside China may be slowing. Read More (thestar)
People are panic buying as they want to regain a sense of control in the face of the Covid-19 outbreak, say mental health experts. Read More (thestar)
Greece will shut down shopping malls, cafes and bars to try to halt the spread of the coronavirus after confirmed cases jumped to 190, health authorities said on Friday. Read More (thestar)
The total number of cases in Malaysia so far is 197 with 32 recovered. Read More (facebook)
The Health Ministry has revised its earlier count of Malaysians attending a tabligh (missionary) convention at Masjid Jamek Sri Petaling recently to 14,500, from the initial 5,000. Read More (thestar)
Indonesia on Friday reported 35 new coronavirus cases, including two toddlers, bringing its total to 69. Read More (thestar)
After Sabah's first Covid-19 case involving a person in Tawau was announced, many have started to stock up on essentials such as rice, cooking oil and soap. Read More (thestar)
Thailand issued a new coronavirus warning to the party-going public on Friday after a cluster of 13 cases was traced to a group of friends who shared cigarettes and drinks Read More (thestar)
China on Thursday said the peak of the current outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the country is over, hours after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the epidemic a pandemic. Read More (thestar)
Sarawak has today recorded its first Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) cases after three people tested positive for the virus, said State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah. Read More (theborneopost)
A group of more than 20 people from here who attended the religious event at Seri Petaling Mosque between February and March in Kuala Lumpur have tested negative for Covid-19. Read More (thestar)
The Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail has decreed that Friday prayers across the state today ( March 13) to be replaced by Zohor prayers at home. Read More (thestar)
Public health specialists have blamed early missteps and delays for helping Covid-19 to spread undetected in the United States as the White House scrambled to justify its response to the epidemic following its criticisms of Beijing’s response. Read More (thestar)
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday announced a halt on domestic land, sea and air travel to and from Manila, as well as community quarantine measures, in what he called a "lockdown" of the capital to arrest the spread of coronavirus. Read More (thestar)
Denmark has become the latest country to be added to Malaysia’s Covid-19 entry ban list, following a decision by the Scandinavian country to go into lockdown. Read More (malaymail)