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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 13, 2020
Indonesia reports biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases
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JAKARTA: Indonesia on Sunday (Apr 12) reported 399 new cases of the coronavirus, its biggest daily jump so far, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 4,241, according to data provided by a health ministry official, Achmad Yurianto. Yurianto said there were also 46 new coronavirus-related deaths, taking the total to 373.
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 11, 2020
French coronavirus toll over 13,000 as nursing home deaths jump
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PARIS: The number of people who have died from coronavirus infection in France jumped by nearly 987 or 8 per cent to 13,197 as nursing home deaths swelled but fewer people were in intensive care as the effect of nationwide confinement started to show. The total number of confirmed and probable coronavirus infections in the
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
Indonesia reports biggest jump in coronavirus deaths
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JAKARTA: Indonesia reported its biggest daily jump in coronavirus deaths on Thursday (Apr 9), bringing the total confirmed number to 280 in the world’s fourth most populous country, the highest death toll in Asia outside China where the virus first emerged. Indonesia confirmed 40 more deaths and its death toll accounts for nearly half of
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
US COVID-19 fatalities jump a record 1,939 in a day
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WASHINGTON: Nearly 2,000 people infected with COVID-19 have died in the United States in the last 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University on Tuesday (Apr 7) night. The record daily figure of 1,939 brings the total number of deaths in the US to 12,722, which is approaching death tolls in the
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
Canada coronavirus deaths jump 20%
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OTTAWA: The number of people killed by the coronavirus in Canada has jumped by just over 20 per cent to 258 in a day, officials said on Sunday (Apr 5), while Ottawa offered full-time jobs to reservists in the armed forces. By 11:05 eastern time (1505 GMT), the total number of those diagnosed with the
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
Tokyo sees more than 130 new COVID-19 cases, highest jump in one day: Report
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TOKYO: More than 130 people were newly infected with the novel coronavirus in Tokyo, Japan’s NHK public broadcaster reported on Sunday (Apr 5), citing officials from the metropolitan government. It was the highest daily jump in confirmed cases so far, bringing the number of positive cases in the capital to more than 1,000, NHK said.
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 4, 2020
Jump in Jakarta funerals raises fears of unreported COVID-19 deaths
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JAKARTA: The number of funerals in Jakarta rose sharply in March, a development the governor of Indonesia’s capital city said suggested that deaths from COVID-19 may be higher than officially reported. Nearly 4,400 burials occurred in March, 40 per cent higher than any month since at least January 2018, according to a Reuters review of statistics
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
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 21, 2020
Thailand reports 89 new COVID-19 cases in highest daily jump
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BANGKOK: Thailand reported its largest daily increase in coronavirus infections on Saturday (Mar 21), with 89 new cases taking the national tally to 411. Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a Public Health Ministry spokesman, said the new cases were linked to earlier infections from a boxing match, an entertainment complex and a religious gathering in neighbouring Malaysia. Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
Indonesia’s COVID-19 deaths jump to 25, the highest in Southeast Asia
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JAKARTA: Indonesia announced six more COVID-19 deaths on Thursday (Mar 19), taking the death toll to 25, a health ministry official said. This is the highest COVID-19 death toll in Southeast Asia. Advertisement Advertisement “There are five new deaths in Jakarta and one in Central Java,” Mr Achmad Yurianto, the government’s spokesperson for the COVID-19 pandemic, said
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Two Sydney schools close as COVID-19 cases in Australia jump
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SYDNEY: Two Sydney high schools closed on Monday (Mar 9) after three students tested positive for COVID-19 as health authorities ramped up preparations for a larger outbreak with the number of infections in Australia exceeding 80. St Patrick’s Marist College Dundas in the city’s northwest will remain shut on Tuesday after two year-10 students were diagnosed
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Italy set to lock down Lombardy after coronavirus jump
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ROME: Italy is set to lock down its wealthiest and most populous region, which includes the financial capital Milan, as part of tough new measures expected to be approved on Saturday (Mar 7) to try to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The new rules include telling people not to enter or leave Lombardy, which is home to
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