President Rodrigo Duterte has asked private hospitals to help stem the spread of the country’s novel coronavirus. He made an appeal during a meeting in Malacañang with top government officials and health experts. The President also called on private hospitals to help the government counter the epidemic by treating patients seeking treatment after hearing reports that some private institutions refuse …

KUALA LUMPUR –  The AirAsia flight carrying Malaysians from from Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) outbreak touches down in KLIA on Tuesday. The special flight 133 passengers which departed from the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport at 1.26am. This comprised of 107 who were stranded along with 12 crewmembers, 8 humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) mission …

JOHOR BARU – a total of 147 Chinese citizens from Wuhan city and the Hubei province has been denied entry to the country since January 27, 2020 says Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. The home minister said the procedure were in line the Health Ministry in dealing with the 2019-nCoV corona virus outbreak. The World Health Organizstion (WHO) recently declared the …

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said the last flight will carry all Indonesian citizens from China before a temporary ban on flights to and from mainland China begins to take effect Wednesday. “To carry 3,000 people, all the existing flights must be enough,” he said in a press conference at the Transportation Ministry on Monday, February 3. As informed, the …

Protests to Indonesia citizens from China that quarantined in Natuna still going on. Natuna Regent Abdul Hamid Rizal and several community representatives flew to Jakarta to raise the protests on Monday, February 3. They want to meet President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and bring six demands related to the central government’s decision to quarantine and observe Indonesians evacuated from coronavirus-hit China …

PUTRAJAYA – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has launced an investigation on corruption allegations implicating Airbus and two AirAsia executives. MACC Chief Commissioner Latheefa Koya the commission (under MACC Act 2009) is empowered and has the jurisdiction to investigate any act of corruption by any Malaysian citizen in any place outside the country. The Anti-Corruption Commission is currently in touch …

KUALA LUMPUR – The viral video footage appears to be showing a patient infected with the corona virus being taken to Hospital Ampang was fake. The Ministry of Health on its official Facebook account that the matter has been confirmed by the hospital and urged the public to always check on legitimate sources and proper channels to avoid spreading false …

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has placed eight barangays of Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental on lockdown to prevent the spread of African swine fever which kills pigs. In addition to these eight barangays, Dar also reported that seven barangays are under surveillance in Malita, including in Davao Occidental. At least 1,000 pigs already died at Don Marcelino because of ASF …

Thirty persons under investigation (PUIs) in the Philippines have tested negative for the deadly virus based on confirmatory tests for potential novel coronavirus infection. Duque said the country has reported 80 PUIs so far — including the first two confirmed cases, the 30 that tested negative and 48 others that are pending laboratory test results. The increase in the number …

A police officer was found stabbed to death, his body mutilated, in Kamalasai district of this northeastern province early on Monday. In a wooden house under construction, the body of a man, wearing a black T-shirt and yellow-black shorts, was found lying face up in a pool of blood. He had been stabbed at least 20 times – on his …