There’s a piece of good news related to the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak – the recovery rate for patients infected by the disease is high, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. Read More (thestar)
The World Health Organisation on Tuesday (Feb 11) said "Covid-19" will be the new official name for the deadly coronavirus that was first identified in China on Dec 31. Read More (thestar)
Malaysia and Singapore will form a joint working committee to address the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, in addition to the current collaboration between the two countries. Read More (nst)
Four Malaysians, who have been in close contact with Singapore’s 39th confirmed novel coronavirus patient in Pusing, Batu Gajah, have been tested negative for the virus. Read More (thestar)
Singapore reported two more confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday (Feb 11), said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a daily update. Read More (channelnewsasia)
The first batch of 28 patients who had recovered from novel coronavirus pneumonia were discharged from a gymnasium-converted makeshift hospital on Tuesday (Feb 11) afternoon in Wuhan Read More (thestar)
No reported cases for 11th Feb 2020 in Malaysia Read More (outbreak)
The Miri Hospital has just imposed a ban prohibiting children aged 12 and below from visiting patients. Read More (thestar)
Thailand has confirmed another case of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country up to 33. Read More (outbreak)
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday stressed resolutely winning the people's war against pneumonia epidemic caused by the novel coronavirus. Read More (thestar)
China found that the incubation period for the virus was as long as 24 days rather than the previously believed 14 days, and fewer than half of the patients showed fever symptoms Read More (thestar)
The number of fatalities from the new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 1,011 in China on Tuesday after hard-hit Hubei province reported 103 new deaths. Read More (thestar)
A candidate vaccine targeting the novel coronavirus has been tested on animals, according to a report on Monday (Feb 10) Read More (thestar)
Two of the new coronavirus cases in Britain announced on Monday are healthcare workers, Public Health England said. Read More (thestar)
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)