China reported on Wednesday (Feb 12) its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since late January, lending weight to a prediction by its senior medical adviser and other experts that the outbreak could end by April. Read More (thestar)
Doctors on the frontline of China’s Covid-19 coronavirus epidemic are facing a daunting task: treat an ever-growing number of infected patients and risk getting infected themselves due to a drastic shortage of masks and other protective equipment. Read More (nst)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned Malaysia and other countries that it is time to prepare for the possibility of wider transmission of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) Read More (thestar)
Another 39 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan as well as one quarantine officer, bringing the total to 175 Read More (thestar)
The number of fatalities from China’s Covid-19 epidemic rose to 1,110 nationwide on Wednesday (Feb 12) after the hard-hit Hubei province reported 94 new deaths. Read More (thestar)
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)