At least 40,000 people in China have now been infected by the virus, believed to have emerged late last year in Hubei province’s capital Wuhan. And although the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said there are tentative signs the epidemic is establishing in China, the agency’s director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned that the number of cases recorded overseas could …

After call by the Indonesian Embassy, majority of Indonesians in mainland China had returned to Indonesia. These people were advised to stay in their hometowns while waiting for the return of normalcy as the number of people confirmed to have recovered from the new coronavirus infection has climbed to 2,651. “Majority of our citizens have returned home. The Chinese authorities …

In an effort to prevent the spread of the area’s 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), visitors who had been to China recently were banned from entering establishments in the city of Lila in Bohol. Municipal order of Major Arturo Piollo II mandated establishments to refuse travelers coming from mainland China and its administrative regions entry. This total ban on the entry …

A Philippine Airlines special rescue flight bound for Xiamen is scheduled to leave Manila on Monday to bring back Filipinos stranded in China amid the novel coronavirus (nCoV) scare. The said flight is scheduled to leave Terminal 2 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) past 7 a.m. The said flight is scheduled to leave Terminal 2 of Ninoy Aquino International …

The toll has now surpassed the number of people who died in mainland China and Hong Kong during the 2002-2003 SARS outbreak, after another 81 people succumbed to the illness in central Hubei province. More than 34,000 people have been infected in China by the new strain, which is believed to have emerged in a market that sold exotic animals …

Novel coronavirus outbreak originating from Wuhan, China made Indonesia decided to prevent the spreading inside the country. Indonesian Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly signed a regulation concerning a temporary suspension of visa-free entry, visas and residence permit for Chinese citizens. The Ministerial This regulation was signed by Laoly on Wednesday that was stated in Regulation No.3/2020. As …

A Chinese doctor, among the first to raise the alert about China’s new coronavirus, himself died from the pathogen on Friday, emphasizing the depth of a worsening crisis that has killed at least 630 people. Global panic also spread, with thousands trapped on quarantined cruise ships.

PUTRAJAYA – Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said that Malaysia is not facing risk of recession despite the government’s plan to expedite implementation of an economic stimulus package. “There’s no risk of recession in Malaysia. I think what the government want is to ensure sustainable economic growth.” He added. The ministry’s economic stimulus package would include rebates on tax and …

PUTRAJAYA – Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad confirmed that two Malaysians were infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) after being brought home – leaving a total number of Malaysian infected to 3. The two – A father and son – tested positive and have been warded at the Tuanku Jaafar Hospital in Seremban. Both in stable condition. Both the …

The 14-day quarantine for the Filipinos who took advantage of the government’s voluntary repatriation program in the midst of the novel coronavirus outbreak is just like living in a medically supervised hotel. The Palace announced earlier in the day that the first group of Filipinos to be repatriated from China would arrive on Saturday, heading straight to Nueva Ecija’s Fort …