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First novel coronavirus death outside China

Feb 02, 2020

Image: The Straits Times

A patient has died of the Wuhan coronavirus in the Philippines...the first reported death from the virus outside of China.

The WHO, however, says this is not a locally-acquired case...meaning the patient - who was originally from the epicenter of the virus in Wuhan - was infected before arriving in the Philippines.

This, as the death toll from the coronavirus in China rose past the 300 mark...with more than 14,000 total infections.

Malaysian citizens in Wuhan to return home 

Image: The Sun Daily

The mission to bring home Malaysian nationals in Wuhan, China...has begun.

Our ambassador to China says our citizens there have already been given the green light by Chinese authorities to be repatriated. 

A team of six embassy officials are supervising the operation...with the Malaysians there to be brought home very soon.

Three suspects arrested for allegedly heckling Youth and Sports Minister 

Separately...Johor police have arrested a third suspect, following the commotion at a private event attended by Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq in the state on Friday.

The incident saw a group of about 200 people hurl insults at the minister - who was forced to flee the venue when the group became unruly.