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KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): The first “sporadic” COVID-19 case has been detected in the country yesterday, reported the New Straits Times (NST).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): All mass gatherings should be postponed to minimise the spread of COVID-19, the Health Ministry announced today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): The World Health Organization called the new coronavirus outbreak a pandemic on Wednesday, issuing a grim warning that the global spread and severity of the illness was due to "alarming levels of inaction", AFP reported late yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 10): The whole of Italy has been placed under lockdown until April 3, say news reports.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): The World Health Organization has “warned” that banknotes may transmit the virus causing COVID-19, reported the UK-based Telegraph yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 12): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised all countries, including Malaysia, to prepare for “the possibility of a wider transmission of COVID-19”.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 12): The Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (MARGMA) is allaying fears of a critical shortage of medical gloves, as China and other countries battle the Wuhan virus, saying its members are ramping up production to meet demand.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 31): The National Union of Flight Attendants Malaysia (Nufam) has called for airline companies to immediately suspend all flights to China owing to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in the People’s Republic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade sales grew 5.

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