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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 24, 2020
Malaysia reports another COVID-19 fatality linked to religious gathering; death toll rises to 15
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Tuesday (Mar 24) reported another death linked to COVID-19, bringing the national death toll to 15. Health director general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country’s 15th fatality involved a 71-year-old Malaysian man from Melaka who had attended a religious gathering at the Sri Petaling Mosque. Advertisement Advertisement The man –
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
Malaysia reports 212 new COVID-19 cases in biggest daily jump, death toll spikes to 14
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Monday (Mar 23) reported 212 new coronavirus cases, bringing the national total to 1,518. The death toll has also increased to 14. Advertisement Advertisement Of the new cases, 123 are from the cluster linked to a tabligh (religious) gathering at the Sri Petaling Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, said the Malaysian health
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
Malaysia reports one more COVID-19 death, bringing total to 11
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Monday (Mar 23) reported one more COVID-19 death, bringing the death toll to 11 in the country. In a Facebook post on Monday, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the latest fatality is a 70-year-old Malaysian man – Case 1,070 – with a history of chronic illness. Advertisement Advertisement “He had travelled
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
Malaysia reports five COVID-19 deaths, bringing death toll to 8
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported a total of five deaths related to COVID-19 on Saturday (Mar 21), bringing the national death toll to eight. The latest fatalities reported at about 7pm on Saturday evening were a 69-year-old Malaysian man linked to the cluster involving a mass religious gathering in capital Kuala Lumpur, and a 57-year-old Malaysian
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 21, 2020
Philippines announces 19th COVID-19 death, confirmed cases rise to 262
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MANILA: The Philippines’ health ministry on Saturday (Mar 21) reported a 19th death related to the coronavirus and said the number of confirmed cases had risen to 262 from 230 a day before. The government has placed more than half of the country’s population under strict home quarantine to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 21, 2020
Italy coronavirus deaths surge by 627 in a day, lifting total death toll to 4,032
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ROME: The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has leapt by 627 to 4,032, officials said on Friday (Mar 20), an increase of 18.4 per cent – by far the largest daily rise in absolute terms since the contagion emerged a month ago. On Thursday, Italy overtook China as the country to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
Spain COVID-19 death toll tops 1,000, nearly 20,000 infected
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MADRID: The coronavirus death toll rose to 1,002 in Spain on Friday (Mar 20) after 235 people died in 24 hours, and the number of cases approached 20,000, the health ministry said. The spiralling number of infections has propelled Spain into the top four worst-hit countries in the world – with the figures growing as the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
Malaysia reports third COVID-19 death, patient had attended religious gathering
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported its third fatality related to COVID-19 on Friday (Mar 20). Case 152, a 58-year-old Malaysian man, had previously attended a religious gathering at Sri Petaling mosque. Advertisement Advertisement READ: Malaysians with work permits to continue working in Singapore: MFA Health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah said the man was admitted to Hospital Tawau on Mar
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
Italy overtakes China’s coronavirus death toll
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ROME: Italy on Thursday (Mar 19) overtook China’s coronavirus death total and braced for an extended lockdown that could see the economy suffer its biggest shock since World War II. The Mediterranean country’s toll reached 3,405 after it recorded 427 new deaths on Wednesday. Advertisement Advertisement READ: Italy reports 475 new coronavirus deaths, highest one-day toll of
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
‘Is that it?’: Chinese report into death of doctor who raised COVID-19 alarm underwhelms
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SHANGHAI: A Chinese report into the coronavirus death of a young doctor reprimanded by police for “spreading rumours” when he tried to raise the alarm about the disease drew quick criticism online after it merely suggested the reprimand be withdrawn. The investigative team also denounced the “anti-establishment” labels of “hero” and “awakener” that some had
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 19, 2020
First virus death in Sub-Saharan Africa, WHO warns ‘prepare for worst’
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OUAGADOUGOU: Sub-Saharan Africa on Wednesday (Mar 18) recorded its first coronavirus death, a high-ranking politician in Burkina Faso, as the head of the World Health Organisation urged the continent to “prepare for the worst”. “Africa should wake up,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference in Geneva, pointing out that “in other countries we have
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 18, 2020
Indonesia reports 14 more COVID-19 deaths, bringing death toll to 19
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JAKARTA: Indonesia reported 14 more COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday (Mar 18), taking the death toll to 19, a health ministry official said. This marks the country’s biggest single-day increase in fatalities. Advertisement Advertisement “The total death toll until Mar 18, 12pm is 19,” Achmad Yurianto, the government’s spokesperson for the COVID-19 pandemic said at a press conference. A total of
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 17, 2020
Brazil records first COVID-19 death
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BRASILIA: Brazil confirmed its first death from the new coronavirus on Tuesday (Mar 17), as Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro declared a state of emergency over the pandemic, restricting public transportation and restaurant service. The South American country’s first victim was a 62-year-old man with underlying health conditions who died Monday in Sao Paulo,
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