One of the cabin crew of Korean Air has tested positive for coronavirus, the airline said on Tuesday (Feb 25), prompting it to shut its office near the Incheon International Airport, where the crew briefing room is located. Read More (thestar)
While many Malaysians have cancelled or postponed their travel plans overseas due to the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, there are still many options to travel domestically and activities that one can do locally. Read More (thestar)
China on Tuesday reported another 71 deaths from the novel coronavirus, the lowest daily number of fatalities in over two weeks, which raised the toll to 2,663. Read More (nst)
If we don’t care that the ongoing illegal trade in pangolins threatens their very existence, perhaps humankind will pay attention to a more self-interested reason to stop trafficking in these mammals: they are potentially an intermediary host for the Covi Read More (thestar)
Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs has advised its citizens not to travel to areas of Italy affected by the coronavirus. Read More (bbc)
SEOUL: South Korea reported 231 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, taking total infections to 833, health authorities said on Monday, a day after raising its infectious disease alert to the highest level. Read More (nst)
Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad signalled his last day as health minister today in a tweet to update the Covid-19 outbreak in the country today. Read More (malaymail)
A Japanese national has reportedly tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus after visiting Indonesia, raising concerns about the country’s ability to detect carriers of the deadly virus. Read More (thestar)
China's Hong Kong reported four new confirmed cases of Covid-19 and one confirmed case was transferred from a suspected one on Sunday (Feb 23), taking the total to 74 as of 8pm local time, Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said. Read More (thestar)
A 40-year local woman previously warded for Covid-19 has fully recovered and was discharged Saturday afternoon (Feb 22). Read More (thestar)
China's daily number of newly cured and discharged novel coronavirus patients has surpassed that of new confirmed infections for the fifth consecutive day, according to the National Health Commission Sunday. Read More (thestar)
South Korea reported 123 new confirmed coronavirus cases and a fourth death from the virus, taking the national tally to 556, the Korea Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Sunday. Read More (thestar)
Singapore reported three more confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday (Feb 22), bringing the number of cases in the country to 89, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a daily update. Read More (channelnewsasia)
In South Korea, Singapore and Iran, clusters of infections are leading to a jump in cases of the new viral illness outside China. But it’s not the numbers that are worrying experts: It's that increasingly they can't trace where the clusters started. Read More (thestar)
A second patient infected with the new coronavirus has died in Italy, ANSA news agency reported citing healthcare sources, as an outbreak spreads in the country's industrious north with 30 cases reported so far. Read More (thestar)