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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
Thailand reports 122 new coronavirus cases, raising total to 721
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BANGKOK: Thailand has 122 new coronavirus cases, raising the total to 721, a health ministry spokesman said on Monday (Mar 23) at a news conference. The new cases include 20 patients linked to previous cases, 10 new imported cases, and 92 cases that tested positive and are awaiting investigation into how they contracted the disease, Taweesin
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
Australia starts lockdown measures as coronavirus cases jump
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SYDNEY: Australia started shutting down pubs, clubs, gyms and houses of worship on Monday (Mar 23) after a jump in coronavirus cases and after thousands disregarded social distancing advice and crowded beaches, bars and restaurants. After an initial slow rate of infection, the number of COVID-19 cases in Australia has now surpassed 1,100 with the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
South Korea reports 64 new COVID-19 cases, total at 8,961
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SEOUL: South Korea reported 64 new coronavirus cases on Monday (Mar 23), taking the national tally to 8,961, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. The new numbers extend a downward trend, marking the 12th day in a row the country has posted new infections of around 100, or less. Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
China sees drop in new COVID-19 cases; all new cases imported
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BEIJING: Mainland China saw a drop in its daily tally of new coronavirus cases, reversing four straight days of gains, as the country’s capital Beijing ramped up measures to contain the number of infections arriving from abroad. China had 39 new confirmed cases on Sunday (Mar 22), the country’s National Health Commission said, down from 46
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
23 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, including 18 imported infections
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SINGAPORE: Singapore on Sunday (Mar 22) confirmed 23 new cases of COVID-19, of which 18 are imported. The new cases take the national total to 455 cases. Advertisement Advertisement The imported cases had travelled to Europe, North America, South America and ASEAN countries, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update. All except one case were
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
No entry or transit through Singapore for all short-term visitors amid heightened risk of imported COVID-19 cases: MOH
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SINGAPORE: Singapore will not allow short-term visitors to enter or transit through the country in view of the heightened risk of importation of COVID-19 cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday (Mar 22). Previously, except for a handful of countries, short-term visitors were allowed to come into Singapore, although they will have to serve a 14-day stay-home notice once
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
Malaysia reports 123 new COVID-19 cases; national death toll at 10
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Sunday (Mar 22) reported 123 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national total to 1,306. Health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah also confirmed that two patients had died on Sunday, bringing the national death toll to 10. Advertisement Advertisement The ninth death was 48-year-old man with a travel history to Turkey. The doctor,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
More than 4,000 dengue cases in Singapore since start of 2020 as new virus strain emerges
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SINGAPORE: More than 4,000 dengue cases have been reported since the start of 2020 – about twice the number of cases seen within the same period a year ago. A key concern is the growing evidence of a sustained switch in the predominant dengue virus serotype, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said in a news release on
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
Thailand reports its largest daily increase in COVID-19 cases
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BANGKOK: Thailand reported 188 new coronavirus infections on Sunday (Mar 22), its largest daily increase, taking the total to 599 cases, a senior health official said. The majority of the new infections are connected to a previous cluster of cases from a boxing stadium, Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a Public Health Ministry spokesman, told a news conference
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
Indonesia confirms 64 new coronavirus cases, 10 new deaths
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JAKARTA: Indonesia reported 64 new coronavirus cases and 10 new deaths, a health ministry official told reporters on Sunday (Mar 22), bringing the total number to 514 and 48 respectively. Nine coronavirus patients have recovered, health ministry spokesman, Achmad Yurianto said, bringing the total number of recoveries to 29. Advertisement Advertisement The Jakarta Post on Sunday
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
Japan confirms 14 COVID-19 cases at medical centre: Report
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TOKYO: Japan’s Oita prefecture confirmed two new coronavirus infections at a medical centre on Sunday (Mar 22), bringing the total at the facility to 14 and making it a suspected cluster, Kyodo newswire said. Two female nurses who work at the Oita Medical Center, one in her 20s and another in her 50s, were confirmed
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
Indonesia turns athletes village to emergency hospital as COVID-19 cases rise
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JAKARTA: Indonesia has turned its “Athlete’s Village” built for the 2018 Asian Games into an emergency hospital with a capacity to hold more than 4,000 patients, authorities said on Sunday (Mar 22), as coronavirus cases and deaths in the country rose. Four out of 10 towers in the Athlete’s Village, located in the country’s capital
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
China reports 46 new coronavirus cases, all but one imported
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BEIJING: China on Sunday (Mar 22) reported 46 new cases of coronavirus, the fourth straight day with an increase, with all but one of those cases imported from overseas, according to the country’s National Health Commission. While China has drastically reduced the number of reported domestically transmitted cases – the one reported on Sunday was
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
Gaza authorities confirm first two COVID-19 cases
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GAZA CITY: Authorities in Gaza confirmed the first two cases of novel coronavirus on Sunday (Mar 22), identifying the individuals as Palestinians who had travelled to Pakistan and were held in quarantine on their return. Gaza’s health ministry said in a statement that “two citizens tested positive (for COVID-19), after they returned from Pakistan” on
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