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11/02/2020 01:47
UK says two of its new coronavirus cases are healthcare workers

Two of the new coronavirus cases in Britain announced on Monday are healthcare workers, Public Health England said. Read More (thestar)
11/02/2020 00:05
Coronavirus case found at British doctors' practice - BBC

A staff member at a British doctors' practice in the southern English city of Brighton has tested positive for coronavirus, the BBC reported. Read More (thestar)
10/02/2020 20:53
2 new coronavirus cases in Singapore, including Certis Cisco employee who served quarantine orders

Singapore reported two more confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday (Feb 10), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a daily update. Read More (channelnewsasia)
10/02/2020 19:32
Four more patients test positive for coronavirus in England

Four more patients in England have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of cases in Britain to eight, Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said on Monday. Read More (thestar)
10/02/2020 17:49
Self-quarantine a must for Sarawakians who visited Singapore, says DCM

The state government has instructed for those in Sarawak who have been to Singapore to undergo 14 days' self-quarantine at home. Read More (thestar)
10/02/2020 16:07
UK declares coronavirus a serious and imminent threat to public health

Britain said on Monday that the new coronavirus was a serious and imminent threat to public health, a step that gives the government additional powers to fight the spread of the virus Read More (thestar)
10/02/2020 14:00
At least 60 more cases of coronavirus reported on quarantined Diamond Princess

The Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama reported at least 60 more coronavirus infections on Monday, adding to the 70 already confirmed, according to government sources. Read More (japantimes)
10/02/2020 12:52
China slowly returns to work as death toll hits daily record

Workers began trickling back to offices and factories around China on Monday (Feb 10) as the government eased some restrictions on work and travel Read More (straitstimes)
10/02/2020 12:02
WHO chief expresses concern over coronavirus spread from people with no China travel history

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says in a tweet on Sunday (Feb 9) that there have been concerning instances of coronavirus being spread from people with no travel history to China Read More (thestar)
10/02/2020 11:07
Hit by nCoV, Asian business group to truck three million Malaysian medical gloves to Wuhan

The regional chapter of Young President Organisation’s (YPO) is contributing three million medical-grade gloves to hospital workers in Wuhan, China Read More (malaymail)
10/02/2020 09:49
18th person diagnosed with novel coronavirus in M'sia

A Malaysian man who had visited mainland China before returning home in February is the latest person to be diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, said the Health Ministry. Read More (thestar)
10/02/2020 09:19
M'sian man is country's 18th coronavirus victim

The patient is a 31-year-old male Malaysian who has visited mainland China and worked in Macau. Read More (outbreak)
10/02/2020 08:47
China coronavirus toll surges to 908 deaths, over 40,000 infections

The death toll from the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in mainland China rose to 908 as of the end of Sunday, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Monday. Read More (nst)
10/02/2020 07:51
M’sians working in Singapore step up safety measures

Malaysians working across the causeway are taking precautions to guard themselves against the novel coronavirus as Singapore moved its disease outbreak response up a level to code orange. Read More (thestar)
10/02/2020 02:04
Thousands on cruise ship allowed to disembark after tests

Some 3,600 passengers and crew on the World Dream ship were quarantined amid fears some staff could have contracted the virus on a previous voyage. Read More (bbc)