Dzulkefly: recovery rate high
CORONAVIRUS WATCH By Mohd Fharkhan Abdul Ghapar and Muhamad Saufee Rosman PUTRAJAYA: The recovery rate for patients infected by the 2029 novel coronavirus is high, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. He said the Geographical Information System of the Ministry of Health Malaysia found that 3,496 out of 40,555 or 8.6 per cent […]
Death toll from coronavirus outbreak in China rises to 1,016
BEIJING: The death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak in China has reached 1,016 people while the number of confirmed cases has risen to 42,638, Sputnik news agency reported China’s state health committee as saying on Tuesday. “As of midnight on February 10, the state health committee received information from 31 provinces… about 42,638 confirmed […]
Travellers from Zhejiang, Jiangsu Provinces blocked
Wuhan Virus KUALA LUMPUR: After barring incoming travellers from coronavirus-hit Wuhan and Hubei province, Malaysia has extended the ban to travellers from the Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces in China with immediate effect. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said this follows China imposing lock-down on five cities in Zhejiang and two in Jiangsu. “In […]
Coronavirus infection still under control
Wuhan Virus KUALA LUMPUR: The spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection in the country is still under control with no case of human-to-human transmission recorded to date, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. She said the handling of the situation was also within the capabilities and capacity of the […]
11 new Patients Under Investigation
KUCHING: Eleven new Patients Under Investigation (PUI) cases for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) were recorded in Sarawak as of 10.30am yesterday. Sibu Hospital has the highest number at nine followed by one case each at Sarawak General Hospital in Kuching and Miri Hospital. On Friday, only six PUI cases were recorded. This was revealed by […]
Death toll in China climbed to 723
BEIJING: The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak climbed to 723, reported Anadolu Agency, quoting the country’s National Health Commission (NHC) Saturday. Authorities said 34,546 confirmed cases have been reported and 86 people have died and more than 3,000 new cases have been detected in the last 24 hours. The number of […]
Special pass for Chinese tourists in Malaysia
CORONAVIRUS WATCH KUALA LUMPUR: Chinese tourists in Malaysia with health issues or who have failed to get on flights out of the country, will be issued with individual special passes, said Immigration director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud (pic) today. The special passes will only be issued after validation is received from the Chinese Embassy in […]
Malaysia confirms 16th case
CORONAVIRUS WATCH PUTRAJAYA: A woman from Wuhan, China has been confirmed as the 16th positive case of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection in the country, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail today. She said the 67-year-old tourist was the mother of a friend of another confirmed case who was detected […]
China virus crisis deepens
BEIJING: A Chinese doctor who was punished after raising the alarm about China’s new coronavirus died from the pathogen yesterday, sparking an outpouring of grief and anger over a worsening crisis that has now killed more than 630 people. At least 31,000 people have now been infected by a virus that ophthalmologist Li Wenliang and […]
Sarawak denies 47 entry of foreigners
CORONAVIRUS WATCH KUCHING: The Sarawak Immigration Department has refused entry to a total of 42 foreigners at its visitor arrival screening points from February 1 until 7 am this morning, the State Disaster Management Committee on 2019 novel coronavirus said. In a statement today, the committee said the screenings were done at the airports in Kuching, […]
