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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 11, 2020
China reports 46 new coronavirus cases, up from 42 a day earlier
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BEIJING: China on Saturday (Apr 11) reported a rise in new coronavirus cases, as authorities try to head off a second wave of COVID-19, particularly from imported and asymptomatic infections, as city and travel restrictions are lifted. The National Health Commission said 46 new cases were reported on Friday, including 42 involving travellers from overseas, up
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
Malaysia reports 118 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Friday (Apr 10) reported 118 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national tally to 4,346. Three additional deaths were also reported, taking the national toll to 70. Advertisement Advertisement The three fatalities were all elderly patients with pre-existing health conditions, the Malaysian health ministry said. A further 222 patients have been discharged,
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
Jakarta imposes partial lockdown as COVID-19 cases surge
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JAKARTA: Soldiers and police hit the streets of Indonesia’s capital Jakarta Friday (Apr 10) to enforce its toughest social-distancing rules yet as COVID-19 infections surge and critics warn of a looming public-health disaster. Violators face heavy fines and up to a year in jail for breaking the new rules, which include a ban on gatherings of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
China says new coronavirus cases lower, tightens land borders
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BEIJING: China on Friday (Apr 10) reported a fall in new COVID-19 cases, particularly imported and asymptomatic infections which authorities fear could see a second wave of infections as city and travel restrictions are lifted. The National Health Commission said 42 new cases were reported in the mainland on Thursday, compared with 63 cases a day
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
South Korea’s Daegu reports no new COVID-19 cases for the first time since February
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SEOUL: The South Korean city of Daegu, which endured the first large coronavirus outbreak outside of mainland China, reported zero new cases on Friday (Apr 10). It is the first time since late February that there are no new cases in Daegu, as new infections across the country dropped to record lows. Advertisement Advertisement With
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll, new cases accelerate
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ROME: Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 610 on Thursday (Apr 9), up from 542 the day before, and the number of new cases also came in higher at 4,204 from a previous 3,836. The daily tally of cases was the highest since Apr 5, and comes as a disappointment to a country
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
COVID-19: Malaysia records lowest number of new cases in 2 weeks
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Thursday (Apr 9) reported 109 new COVID-19 cases, its lowest in about two weeks, bringing the total tally to 4,228. Health Ministry director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah in a press conference said the number of daily recovered cases exceeded the number of new cases for two days in a row. Advertisement Advertisement “There
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
No visitors for patients in hospitals except in certain cases, MOH says
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SINGAPORE: Most patients warded in hospitals are not allowed to have visitors in line with stricter safe distancing measures, the Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed on Thursday (Apr 9). “All public hospitals, private hospitals and community hospitals will minimise visitation for inpatients with the intent to reduce non-essential movements and contact time,” MOH said. Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
Singapore reports record spike of 142 new COVID-19 cases; 20 linked to largest cluster at S11 dormitory
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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 142 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday (Apr 8), the biggest daily increase since the outbreak began here in January, bringing the national total to 1,623. Fifty-five cases have been linked to known clusters, while another 13 are linked to other cases, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said. Advertisement Advertisement Two new cases are
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
China sees slight rise in new COVID-19 infections as imported cases jump
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BEIJING: China reported a slight increase in new COVID-19 cases for the second straight day, as the number of infections involving incoming overseas travellers hit a two-week high. China reported 63 new cases on Wednesday (Apr 8), up from 62 a day earlier, the National Health Commission said. Advertisement Advertisement Of those, 61 involved travellers arriving
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 8, 2020
Malaysia’s COVID-19 cases cross the 4,000 mark, new sub-cluster detected in Negeri Sembilan
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported another 156 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (Apr 8) as total cases crossed the 4,000 mark. The country’s cases had earlier pushed past 3,000 last Thursday. With a total of 4,119 infections, Malaysia is still the worst-hit country in Southeast Asia. Advertisement Advertisement Health Ministry director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah announced at a press conference
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 8, 2020
China reports 62 new COVID-19 cases, doubling from previous day
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BEIJING: Mainland China reported 62 new confirmed cases of the COVID-19 on Wednesday (Apr 8), almost double from the 32 cases reported a day earlier, the National Health Commission said, as the number of infections from people arriving from abroad surged. Mainland China’s imported cases stood at 1,042 as of Tuesday, up 59 from day
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Malaysia announces 170 new COVID-19 cases and one more death
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia announced 170 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (Apr 7), bringing the total number in the country to 3,963. One more death was announced – a 71-year-old man from Perlis. He had attended a mass religious gathering in Sulawesi, Indonesia from Mar 17 to 24. Advertisement Advertisement A total of 63 people have now died of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
France started including data from nursing homes last Thursday, which partially explains why the official number of deaths has more than doubled since Wednesday. The health ministry data showed that 605 people died from COVID-19 in hospitals in the last 24 hours – a new daily record – taking hospital fatalities to 6,494. The figure represented a 10% increase, up from 6% on Sunday and 9% on Saturday. Nursing homes deaths also rose 10% to 2,417, bringing the total to 8,911, an increase of 10% on Sunday’s tally. A total of 7,072 serious coronavirus cases were being treated in intensive care units, Veran added, a rise of just 1.3% from Sunday, giving the French health system small but much-needed relief.
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PARIS: France’s coronavirus figures on Monday (Apr 6) showed that the rate of increase in fatalities – now at almost 9,000 – sped up again after several days of slowing, while the increase in people needing intensive care continued to decelerate. The total number of cases, combining hospital and nursing home statistics, increased by 5,171
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