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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 16, 2020
Japanese man sentenced to death for killing 19 disabled people
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YOKOHAMA: A Japanese man was sentenced to death on Monday (Mar 16) for killing 19 disabled people in a knife-wielding rampage in 2016. Satoshi Uematsu, 30, admitted to stabbing to death or injuring the victims at a care centre for people with mental disabilities. He had once worked in the facility, located in Sagamihara, southwest
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 16, 2020
US coronavirus death toll hits 62 as Americans urged to hunker down more
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WASHINGTON: No more 24-hour Walmarts due to panic buying, chaos at airports as Americans flood back into the country and places of comfort such as bars, restaurants and movie theatres may soon be off limits as the coronavirus spreads across the United States. “I think Americans should be prepared that they are going to have
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
Iran’s death toll from COVID-19 reaches 724: Health official
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DUBAI: Iran said on Sunday (Mar 15) that COVID-19 has killed 113 people in the past 24 hours. This raises the country’s death toll to 724, a health ministry official tweeted, adding that the number of infected people had reached 13,938. The new figures were tweeted by Alireza Vahabzadeh, an adviser to Iran’s health minister. Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
Trump takes coronavirus test, US death toll rises
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WASHINGTON/CHICAGO: President Donald Trump said on Saturday (Mar 14) he had taken a coronavirus test but that his temperature was “totally normal,” as he extended a travel ban to Britain and Ireland to try to slow the spread of a pandemic that has shut down much of the daily routine of American life. After White House
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
Trump takes coronavirus test, US death toll rises to 50
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WASHINGTON/CHICAGO: President Donald Trump has taken a coronavirus test but said on Saturday (Mar 14) that his temperature was “totally normal”, and his administration extended a travel ban to Britain and Ireland to try to contain a pandemic that has shut down much of the daily routine of American life. After White House officials took
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 14, 2020
Iran coronavirus death toll rises by nearly one hundred to 611
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DUBAI: The death toll from coronavirus infections in Iran rose on Saturday (Mar 14) to 611, as it claimed 97 more lives. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said that “1,365 fresh cases have been added to the number of confirmed infections in the past 24 hours”, bringing the total to 12,729. Advertisement Advertisement READ: COVID-19 outbreak
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
Indonesia reports 4th COVID-19 death, doubling in number of coronavirus cases
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JAKARTA: Indonesia’s COVID-19 death toll rose to four on Friday (Mar 13), as it reported a doubling in its number of coronavirus cases. Mr Achmad Yurianto, the government’s spokesman for the COVID-19 outbreak, announced at a press conference on Friday that it had 35 new confirmed cases, taking the country’s total to 69. Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
Indonesia reports 2nd COVID-19 death, man was being treated in Central Java
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JAKARTA: Indonesia confirmed its second death linked to COVID-19, a 59-year-old man who died on Wednesday (Mar 11) as he was being treated at a hospital in Solo City, Central Java. Mr Achmad Yurianto, the government’s spokesman for the COVID-19 outbreak, said that test results which came out after the man died showed that the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
Italy death toll jumps past 1,000 as Milan bourse nosedives
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ROME: Italy’s death toll from the coronavirus epidemic shot past 1,000 on Thursday (Mar 12) as the economic impact worsened, with much of the country at a standstill and the Milan bourse posting its largest-ever one-day fall. Looking to halt the spread of the disease, the government introduced yet more restrictions on Italians, ordering the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
India reports first coronavirus death amid new restrictions
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NEW DELHI: India on Thursday (Mar 12) reported its first coronavirus death as authorities ordered schools, theatres and cinemas closed in New Delhi for the rest of the month in a bid to keep the pandemic at bay. The government in the southern state of Karnataka said that a 76-year-old man who died on Tuesday had
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 12, 2020
Concerns over Indonesia’s apparent lack of coordination in releasing information on first COVID-19 death
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JAKARTA: The circumstances surrounding the confirmation of Indonesia’s first death linked to COVID-19 on Wednesday (Mar 11) has revealed what may be a lack of coordination among various agencies handling the outbreak. When the death of a 53-year-old COVID-19 patient was announced by the central government in a press conference, it was only told to the reporters that
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
Indonesia reports its first death linked to COVID-19 in Bali
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JAKARTA: A foreign patient has become the first person with COVID-19 to die in Indonesia, a health ministry official said on Wednesday (Mar 11), adding that it is unclear if the virus had caused her death. The patient, Case 25, is a 53-year-old woman. Advertisement Advertisement “At around 2am, the patient with the identity of Case 25 died,” Mr Achmad
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
China quarantine hotel collapse death toll jumps to 20
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BEIJING: The death toll from the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China has risen to 20, authorities said on Tuesday (Mar 10), with 10 others still feared trapped in the rubble. Forty-one survivors pulled from the wreckage are injured, the Ministry of Emergency Management said at a press conference
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