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Ambassador says Majority of Indonesians have left mainland China, 7 Still Stay

By Desk Writer
February 10, 2020
in :  Indonesia

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 …

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Indonesia

Quarantine is Carried Out on Five Chinese Workers in North Sumatra

By Desk Writer
February 8, 2020
in :  Indonesia

A local health official said on Friday that Indonesian authorities have put five Chinese nationals under a two-week quarantine in North Sumatra for coronavirus scare. These foreign workers whereabouts in Indonesia to work in a power plant project in Kabanjahe, Tanah Karo district. They are four men and a woman.Three of them arrived early at the Kualanamu International Airport in …

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Philippines

Ministry confirms Philippines among the newest cases of nCoV in the UAE

By Desk Writer
February 8, 2020
in :  Philippines

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) of the United Arab Emirates on Saturday confirmed two new cases of the country’s novel coronavirus (nCoV) infections-a Filipino and a Chinese resident. Advertising According to the Emirates News Agency Article, the MoHAP announced that the total number of nCoV cases in the country had been increased to seven. These were classified for …

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Thailand

China virus toll rises 717 death

By Desk Writer
February 8, 2020
in :  Thailand

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 …

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Indonesia

Visa-free Entry for Chinese Nationals is Suspended Temporarily

By Desk Writer
February 7, 2020
in :  Indonesia

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 …

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Thailand

Infected doctor dies, virus death toll rises to at least 630

By Desk Writer
February 7, 2020
in :  Thailand

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.

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Malaysia

Guan Eng: No risk of recession in Malaysia

By Desk Writer
February 7, 2020
in :  Malaysia

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 …

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Indonesia

Indonesian Maid Under Medical Treatment Coronavirus, Singapore Will Cover the Costs

By Desk Writer
February 6, 2020
in :  Indonesia

After test positive, Singapore is covering the medical treatment costs of an Indonesian migrant worker currently hospitalized at Singapore General Hospital after the worker was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus symptoms. This was informed by spokesman of the Indonesian Foreign Ministry Teuku Faizasyah. According to Singapore’s claim, that the Indonesian migrant worker may be able to recover from the coronavirus …

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Philippines

DOH 14-Days Quarantine over n-CoV

By Desk Writer
February 6, 2020
in :  Philippines

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 …

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Geo Politics

Virus patient ‘cured’

By Desk Writer
February 5, 2020
in :  Geo Politics, Thailand

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday the first person to be infected in Thailand had been treated, cleared and discharged by Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute. All relatives and people who had been in contact with him were also free of the virus, he said. The man was among nine virus patients who had now been cured and discharged. …

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