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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Thailand has increased by one to 43, as another patient recovers and has been cleared of the disease. Public health permanent secretary, Dr. Sukhum Kancchanapimai, told a news conference today that the 43rd case is a 22-year old Thai woman who works with the 37th case, a
China’s decision to first silence the doctor who warned of a coronavirus outbreak – and then cover up his death – has met with worldwide condemnation. Beijing is known for its stringent censorship – but now some activists are challenging the system. DW’s Mathias Bölinger met one of them.
Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia apologized to his allies on Sunday as his former ally Muhyiddin Yassin was about to be sworn in as the new prime minister. Malaysiakini reported that based on a video recording of his address, Mahathir apologized for resigning as prime minister on Feb 24. Mahathir said had
MANILA (Reuters) – A man was shot and about 30 people taken hostage on Monday by a gunman at a mall in the Philippine capital Manila, where armed police and negotiators were trying to end the standoff peacefully. The gunman, a former security guard at the V-Mall in Manila’s San Juan City, shot a man
Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said Sunday that newly sworn-in Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin does not have majority support in the Parliament. Claiming that Muhyiddin is not the rightful prime minister, Malaysian media quoted Mahathir said the people are seeing a man, who has not garnered the support of the majority of the MPs,
The MotoGP World Championship, scheduled to be held in Thailand’s north-eastern province of Buri Ram from March 20th to 22nd, has been postponed indefinitely amid concerns over the spread of COVID-19. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, in his capacity as chairman of the organizing committee of the motorcycle event in Thailand, said today that,
SEATTLE (AP) — Health officials in Washington state said Sunday night that a second person had died from the coronavirus — a man in his 70s from a nursing facility near Seattle where dozens of people were sick and had been tested for the virus. Researchers said earlier the virus may have been circulating
A new virus first detected in China has infected nearly 89,000 people globally and caused more than 3,000 deaths. The World Health Organisation has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it. The latest figures reported by each government’s health authority: — Mainland China: 2,912
Workers fumigated the Government House and its compound today, as part of escalated preventive measures in the wake of rising concerns over the spread of COVID-19. Sanitizer gel has been placed at all access points and visitors, including officials and members of the media, will be required to wash their hands every time they enter