A Japan Airlines Co Ltd cabin attendant has tested positive for coronavirus, the airline said on Monday (March 9), the latest case in what has become a widening outbreak for Japan. Read More (thestar)
The Luyang Health Clinic near here had an overall cleaning and disinfection procedure conducted after one of its patients, who had just returned from South Korea, lied about his travel history. Read More (thestar)
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases remains at 50 in Thailand while the government has started quarantine of illegal labourers returning from South Korea. Read More (thestar)
Cabin crew on the Singapore Airlines (SIA) are now required to wear surgical masks on board, with the measure kicking in last Saturday (March 7). Read More (thestar)
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)