Coronavirus COVID-19 LIVE Updates & Stats, News LATEST!!! 2020
Bethlehem deserted after Palestinians declare coronavirus emergency (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Barca coach Setien agrees with Liverpool’s Klopp on coronavirus (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Coronavirus found on cruise ship as more U.S. states report cases (The Star, 6 March 2020)
With cries of ‘it’s fake’, Wuhan citizens voice discontent (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Oldest table tennis Olympian gears up for Tokyo despite coronavirus crisis (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Formula E postpones Rome ePrix due to coronavirus (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Xi stresses overcoming Covid-19 impact to win fight against poverty (The Star, 6 March 2020)
China remains Germany’s number one trading partner (The Star, 6 March 2020)
One mask a day for doctors reveals Japan’s virus struggle (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Oldest table tennis Olympian gears up for Tokyo despite coronavirus crisis (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Iran virus death toll reaches 124 as cases soar (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Swiss report 210 diagnosed cases of coronavirus, one death (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Two British Airways staff test positive for virus, have been isolated (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Number of coronavirus infections tops 100,000 globally – Reuters tally (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Bahrain F1 Grand Prix puts ticket sales on hold (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Tourism-driven Thailand softens ‘compulsory’ self-isolation language (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Coronavirus cases rise to 45 in Greece after group trip to Israel, Egypt (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Factbox: The economic remedies for the coronavirus (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Twelve asymptomatic coronavirus cases registered on Nile cruise ship (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Across Asia, countries race to boost face mask supplies (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Singapore reports 13 new coronavirus cases including Singapore Airlines crew (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Irish hospital staff self-isolate over coronavirus (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Tokyo 2020 cancels student performance at Olympic flame handover ceremony (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Covid-19 or not, Indonesia to send 25 shuttlers to 2020 All England Open (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Bollywood Oscars delayed over coronavirus as Bhutan bans tourists (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Global markets slide further on pessimism over virus impact (The Star, 6 March 2020)
South Korea to void visas of Japanese visitors in virus retaliation (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Indonesia confirms two more coronavirus cases, up to four now (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Iran says virus death toll jumps by 17 with 1,000-plus new infections (The Star, 6 March 2020)
No compulsory quarantine of visitors to Thailand: health ministry (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Milan-Sanremo classic cancelled amid coronavirus – organisers (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Thailand’s Songkran festival events cancelled to avoid mass gatherings on Covid-19 spread (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Vietnam offers around US$11bil credit package for those affected by Covid-19 (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Coronavirus infects 100,000-plus worldwide, 21 cases found on ship off San Francisco (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Bhutan bars tourists after first coronavirus case, India total hits 31 (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Americans returning home after quarantine and Tokyo dining enthralled Twitter (The Star, 6 March 2020)
‘Do we really want to close schools?’ U.S. authorities resist coronavirus closures (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Rolling in toilet paper – Australian family over-orders coveted commodity (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Rolling in toilet paper: Australian family over-orders coveted commodity (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Asia ‘s Covid-19 losses could top US$300bil warns bank as markets tumble (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Covid-19: Major spike as 28 new cases recorded on March 6 (updated) (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Coronavirus could kill off the auto show, once and for all (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Vatican reports first case of coronavirus inside its walls (The Star, 6 March 2020)
EU to seek to boost local drugs production as coronavirus strains supplies (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Pop art and comics influence ‘cheerful’ virus mask line (The Star, 6 March 2020)
South Korean e-commerce firm Coupang stretched by order surge as Covid-19 cases jump (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Tokyo 2020 drops children from Olympic torch events as virus precaution (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Indian players skip All England badminton over coronavirus fears (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Bursa, Asian markets retreat on growing Covid-19 fears (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Amazon vows to act on price-gouging on coronavirus goods (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Covid-19: Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta postponed (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Keep calm and climb on: Tokyo holds test event despite coronavirus woes (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Catholic church member in Puchong tests positive for Covid-19 (The Star, 6 March 2020)
All court cases to be conducted in open court to curb Covid-19 spread (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Deaths in Singapore ‘inevitable’ as coronavirus spreads globally – minister (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Vietnamese curator snubbed due to Covid-19 prejudice (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Factbox: Coronavirus deaths rise to more than 3,300 worldwide (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Former health ministers among group calling for united fight against Covid-19 (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Travel demand rebounds in China as virus worry recedes (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Coronavirus triggers work-from-home trend for tech firms in Seattle (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Google travel ad revenue may be hit by Covid-19, analyst says (The Star, 6 March 2020)
All Tokyo 2020 venues completed on schedule (The Star, 6 March 2020)
THAI Smile extends period of ticket/route changes (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Singapore: No evidence different ‘types’ of virus could affect severity of disease (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Asia-Pacific economies face US$211bil hit from virus, says S&P (The Star, 6 March 2020)
South Korea protests Japanese travel curbs as coronavirus ignites diplomatic row (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Perikatan’s biggest test is Covid-19, says Mohamad Hasan (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Insight: The coronavirus domino effect: S.Korean tech firms reel as Vietnam links curbed (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Jakarta police ‘bend rules’, sell confiscated masks to public (The Star, 6 March 2020)
China stocks head for best week in a year on policy hopes (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Aerial images reveal virus emptying famed sites (The Star, 6 March 2020)
KLCI erases week’s gains as investors weigh Covid-19 impact (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Cruise ship passengers ‘in limbo’ off San Francisco awaiting coronavirus tests (The Star, 6 March 2020)
VC firm Sequoia Capital warns of Covid-19 ‘black swan’ (The Star, 6 March 2020)
China Daily editorial: US witch hunt of Tik Tok not okay (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Extra supply of face masks selling fast (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Twitter bans posts that ‘dehumanise’ people in connection with diseases (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Patient 26: UDA’s Hisham says did not contract Covid-19 from Shanghai trip (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Coronavirus could cut global growth by 0.1% to 0.4%, ADB says (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Thailand will not compensate illegal workers returning from South Korea (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Vietnamese get Women’s Day gifts online amid Covid-19 fears (The Star, 6 March 2020)
No recorded cases but Bali tourism still catches cold from Covid-19 (The Star, 6 March 2020)
South Korea riled by Japan’s virus quarantine rules (The Star, 6 March 2020)
PM8, Covid-19 and the economy (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Coronavirus crisis threatens to silence Japan’s tourist boom (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Japan says virus travel curbs not too late as South Korea protests (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Saudi Arabia reopens Mecca, Medina holy sites after coronavirus closure – state TV (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Singapore panel says five personal habits can keep virus at bay (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Hospital dance clips lighten virus gloom in hard-hit Iran (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Japanese swimmer Ikee tries to turn tide as coronavirus saps blood donations (The Star, 6 March 2020)
Ringgit retreats on global risk, lower oil prices (The Star, 6 March 2020)
China reports new Covid-19 cases from Iran and Italy (The Star, 6 March 2020)