1,982 new Wuhan virus cases in China, 213 deaths: China Embassy
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 31): There are 1,982 new cases of the Wuhan virus in China.
Atta Global and Heng Huat Resources chairman Ooi among eight charged with drug trafficking
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 31): Ooi Chieng Sim, the executive chairman of Heng Huat Resources Group Bhd and ATTA Global Group Bhd, was among eight men charged with drug trafficking at the Magistrate’s Court in Bukit Mertajam yesterday.
Decision to allow Malaysians to return from Hubei is the right thing to do — MMA
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): The decision by the government to allow the return of Malaysians who are stranded in Hubei province is the right thing for a government to do for its citizens, according to the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA).
Coronavirus: Malaysia may push stimulus package 'if necessary', too early to revise GDP forecast for now
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): The Malaysian government is not discounting bringing forward its stimulus packages planned to address the US-China trade war risks in light of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, but only if it is really necessary, said Minister of Finance Lim Guan Eng.
Malaysia Rail Link and CCC-ECRL set up measures to combat coronavirus
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) and China Communications Construction ECRL Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL) have set up precautionary and preventative measures to guard against the coronavirus.
Coronavirus outbreak: Starbucks closes about 2,000 outlets in China
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): Mega coffee shop chain Starbucks has announced it has closed about half of its almost 4,300 outlets in The People’s Republic of China, reported the BBC today.
Coronavirus 'fake news': Up to 5 social media posts/shares being probed by cops
PETALING JAYA (Jan 29): It is flying around social media faster than the bats which allegedly are the source of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) now spreading across China and the globe – we are talking about fake news on the disease.
Singapore: Two more imported cases of Wuhan coronavirus infection
SINGAPORE (Jan 28): The city state’s Health Ministry has confirmed today that two more cases of coronavirus infection originating from Wuhan, China have been detected.
Coronavirus outbreak 'will last at least several months', say researchers
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 28): The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in China will “will afflict a minimum of tens of thousands of people and will last at least several months”, AFP has reported researchers saying based on “the first available data”.
Chinese CDC: Novel coronavirus came from wild animals sold at Wuhan seafood market
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 28): Scientists at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was reported to have “isolated the novel coronavirus in the environmental samples of a seafood market in Wuhan”.
