WHO: Be prepared for possibility of wider COVID-19 transmission
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”.
MARGMA: No critical shortage of medical gloves
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.
COVID-19 outbreak: Mainland China death toll rises to 1,113
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 12): As of Feb 12, 97 more people died from the Covid-19 outbreak, bringing the total death toll in Mainland China to 1,113, said the Chinese government.
New estimate puts coronavirus death rate at 1%
PETALING JAYA (Feb 11): A new report by researchers at the Imperial College London said the mortality rate from the coronavirus is an estimated 1%, Bloomberg reported yesterday.
Wuhan virus: Mainland China death toll rises to 1,016
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 11): As of Feb 10, 108 more people died from the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, bringing the total death toll in Mainland China to 1,016, the Chinese government said.
Hotels in Malaysia report loss of RM40m in revenue due to Wuhan virus
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 11): Hotels in Malaysia reported a total of 95,972 room cancellations due to the fast-spreading 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), resulting in a loss of revenue of over RM40 million as of last Saturday (Feb 8).
Wuhan virus: Mainland China death toll rises to 908
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 10): A total of 908 people had died in Mainland China from the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak as of yesterday (Feb 9) after 97 new deaths were reported nationwide, the Chinese government said today.
Coronavirus outbreak gives local durian industry the sniffles
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 8): The novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) outbreak in China has impacted unexpected victims: Malaysia’s during sellers.
Coronavirus: Uniqlo shuts around half of its China stores
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 7): Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing today announced that it has “temporarily closed” around 370 of its 750 famous casual clothing stores in China owing to the novel coronavirus outbreak, Reuters reported.
Cooperative targets one million members to drive housing scheme
PETALING JAYA: News of a tri-party partnership between Koperasi Alumni MKM Kuala Lumpur Bhd (Kopama), Kava Resources (M) Sdn Bhd and Jiangsu Provincial Construction Group Co Ltd (JPC) to build a million affordable homes for Malaysians over 10 years may have raised eyebrows but Kopama president is confident of proving sceptics wrong.
