Covid-19 cases hit 100,000
BEIJING: The number of cases from the new coronavirus topped 100,000 worldwide as official data yesterday showed a significant hit to Chinese exports after the deadly outbreak brought much of the country to a halt. The World Health Organisation called the spread of the virus “deeply concerning” as a wave of countries reported their first […]
WHO appeals for $20m to fight Ebola
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation said Friday it needs $20 million to fight Ebola in DR Congo, even as the end of the devastating 19-month epidemic finally seemed within grasp. While the world’s attention has been focused on the coronavirus, the last patient being treated for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo was discharged […]
This is not a drill
WHO urges world to take Covid-19 more seriously BEIJING: World health officials have warned that countries are not taking the coronavirus crisis seriously enough, as outbreaks surged across Europe and in the United States where medical workers sounded warnings over a “disturbing” lack of hospital preparedness. Global markets tumbled again over concerns about the impact […]
2.5 Million Doses Of Polio Vaccine received from WHO
KUALA LUMPUR: Health Ministry has received 2.5 million doses of the monovalent oral polio vaccine type 2 from the World Health Organisation (WHO) as additional vaccine to curb the spread of polio in Sabah. Its director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the vaccine supply supplied by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) would be […]
China virus cases drop
BEIJING: Fears mounted yesterday over the rise of new cases and fatalities outside China from the new coronavirus outbreak, as the World Health Organisation warned of a shrinking window to stem the spread of the deadly disease. The warning came as the first European died from the new Covid-19 strain, which first emerged in December […]
Recovery rate gaining momentum
COVID-ROUNDUP – WEEKLY ROUND BY MELATI MOHD ARIFF KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 17 patients in Malaysia have recovered fully from Covid-19 while five are still being treated at the time of writing. Among those who made a full recovery was the first Malaysian infected by Covid-19. The 41-year-old man (Malaysia’s ninth case) was treated […]
COVID-19: A deadly threat
The world is currently shaken by the news of a single strand RNA virus — the novel coronavirus (2019-nCOv) — first detected in Wuhan, Hubei in China in early December last year. As of February 12, according to World Health Organization (WHO), there are more than 45,171 confirmed cases and 1,115 deaths worldwide. Prevention is […]
Health Ministry receives 26 more thermal scanners
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has received an additional 26 thermal scanners to be installed at the country’s entry points. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said this brings the total number of heat scanners to 80, compared to 54 previously. “We have just received them and will soon be placing them at the country’s entry […]
WHO declares global public health emergency
Coronavirus KUALA LUMPUR: World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of international concern over the global outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). The declaration was made at a press conference on the Emergency Committee Meeting held in Geneva, early this morning. WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the greatest concern is […]
Japan reports case of mystery virus
TOKYO: Japan has confirmed a case of a mystery virus that first emerged in China and is from the same family as the deadly SARS pathogen, authorities said yesterday. It appears to be only the second time the novel coronavirus has been detected outside China, after the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed a case in […]
