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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)
09/02/2020 23:11
Singapore confirms three more coronavirus cases, total now at 43

A 71-year-old grandfather and a worker from Bangladesh are among three new coronavirus cases confirmed here Sunday (Feb 9), says the Singapore Health Ministry (MOH). Read More (thestar)
09/02/2020 22:11
Third full coronavirus recovery in M'sia

A 63-year-old man from China who underwent treatment at an isolation ward in Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) for the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection becomes the third case of full recovery in Malaysia Read More (thestar)
09/02/2020 19:33
Malaysia’s third coronavirus infected patient gets the all-clear to leave hospital

A 63-year-old Chinese man, the 10th person infected with the novel coronavirus (nCoV-2019), has recovered and will be discharged today, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this afternoon. Read More (malaymail)
09/02/2020 18:44
Japan finds six more coronavirus cases on cruise ship

Another six passengers on a cruise ship quarantined in Japan have been infected with the new coronavirus, according to a statement by the operator of the ship. Read More (thestar)
09/02/2020 17:46
Elderly M'sian woman is country's 17th coronavirus victim, says Health DG

A 65-year-old sickly local woman is the latest confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) case, bringing the number of infections in the country to 17. Read More (thestar)
09/02/2020 16:52
Malaysian woman tests positive for coronavirus; infections tally at 17

Malaysia today confirmed a new case of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), bringing the tally of infections in the country to 17. Read More (nst)
09/02/2020 16:52
Grab suspends GrabShare services in Singapore until further notice

Ride-hailing firm Grab has suspended GrabShare services on its platform from 1am on Sunday (Feb 9). Read More (thestar)
09/02/2020 15:58
Death toll in China rises to 812

The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak climbed to 812, reported Anadolu Agency, quoting the country’s National Health Commission (NHC) on Saturday (Feb 8). Read More (thestar)
09/02/2020 14:28
Number of coronavirus deaths surpass SARS toll but percentage is lower

The coronavirus disease spreading around the world has killed more than 810 people, exceeding the toll from the global outbreak of SARS that started in China almost two decades ago. Read More (thestar)