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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
Yemen confirms first COVID-19 case; braces for outbreak
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ADEN: Yemen reported its first COVID-19 on Friday (Apr 10) as aid groups try to prepare for an outbreak in a country where war has shattered the health system and spread hunger and disease. The news came after a nationwide ceasefire began on Thursday over the virus pandemic. A Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi movement
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 1, 2020
Indonesia confirms 149 new COVID-19 cases, 21 more deaths
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JAKARTA: Indonesia confirmed 149 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday (Apr 1), taking the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,677, a health ministry official said. Achmad Yurianto reported 21 new deaths from COVID-19, taking the total to 157. Advertisement Advertisement To date, 103 people have recovered. On Tuesday, Indonesian President Joko Widodo signed the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
Malaysia confirms 156 new COVID-19 cases and 3 more deaths
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia confirmed 156 more COVID-19 cases on Monday (Mar 30), bringing the total number of people who have tested positive to 2,626. At a press conference, Health Director-General Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also said that three more deaths have been recorded. Advertisement Advertisement READ: COVID-19: Malaysia to implement enhanced measures for second phase of movement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
Indonesia confirms 129 new COVID-19 cases and 8 more deaths
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JAKARTA: Indonesia confirmed 129 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Mar 30), taking the total to 1,414 in the country. There were also eight more deaths, taking the total to 122, said health ministry official Achmad Yurianto. He added that 75 patients had recovered. Advertisement Advertisement Indonesian President Joko Widodo said earlier on Monday that he plans to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 24, 2020
Myanmar confirms first coronavirus cases
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YANGON: Myanmar confirmed its first cases of of the deadly novel coronavirus late on Monday (Mar 23) after weeks of increasing scepticism over the under-developed Southeast Asian nation’s claims to be free of the disease. The country of 54 million people had been the world’s largest country by population not to report a single case
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 17, 2020
Malaysia confirms first COVID-19 death, victim is pastor from Sarawak
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KUALA LUMPUR: A 60-year-old pastor from Sarawak has become the first patient with COVID-19 to die in Malaysia, the secretariat for Sarawak’s state disaster management committee said on Tuesday (Mar 17). The man, who is from Emmanuel Baptist Church in Kuching, died at 11am on Tuesday at Sarawak General Hospital, it said in a statement. Advertisement Advertisement The
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 14, 2020
Mauritania confirms first coronavirus case
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NOUAKCHOTT: Mauritania has confirmed its first case of novel coronavirus, the country’s health minister said on Friday (Mar 13), adding to the growing number of cases in West Africa. In a televised statement, Health Minister Mohamed Nedhirou Ould Hamed said the case involved a recently returned foreigner who tested positive on Friday. Advertisement Advertisement “He
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Indonesia confirms 8 new COVID-19 cases, taking total to 27
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JAKARTA: Indonesia’s health ministry reported eight new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday (Mar 10), taking the total number in the country to 27. The ages of the new patients ranged from 33 to 73, ministry official Achmad Yurianto told reporters. Advertisement Advertisement READ: COVID-19: Concerns among some Indonesian hospitals over availability of medical equipment READ: Indonesia arrests
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Indonesia confirms two more COVID-19 cases, total six
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JAKARTA: Indonesia confirmed on Sunday (Mar 8) that two more people had tested positive for the coronavirus, taking the total of confirmed cases in the country to six. One of the Indonesians is a 36-year-old male, a crew member on the Japan-docked Diamond Princess cruise ship where he contracted the virus, Health Ministry official Achmad
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Malaysia confirms 6 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 99
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Sunday noon (Mar 8) reported six new cases of COVID-19. This brings the total number of novel coronavirus cases in the country to 99, said Malaysia’s health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement. Advertisement Advertisement READ: Malaysia confirms 10 new COVID-19 cases, all close contacts of a previous case All the cases have
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
South Korea confirms 174 new COVID-19 cases, total to 6,767
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SEOUL: South Korea on Saturday (Mar 7) reported 174 additional coronavirus cases from late Friday, taking the national tally to 6,767, the Korea Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. The death toll remained unchanged at 44 from late Friday, the KCDC added. Advertisement Advertisement READ: South Korea’s central bank burns, quarantines cash in COVID-19
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
Malaysia confirms 28 new COVID-19 cases
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Health Ministry has confirmed 28 new COVID-19 cases on Friday (Mar 6), bringing the total number of positive cases to 83. In a statement, Director-General of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said patients 56 to 83 have all been hospitalised for further treatment, and contact tracing for the new cases is underway. Advertisement
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