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COVID-19: Malaysian total passes 90

Mar 08, 2020

The Health Ministry has confirmed another 10 new cases of COVID-19.

This brings the total number of positive cases to 93, including 75 Malaysians.

Of the total, 23 cases have been given a clean bill of health, while the remainder are still undergoing treatment in various hospitals.

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So far, two people are confirmed dead, after a hotel being used to quarantine COVID-19 patients in Fujian, China collapsed. 

Nearly 50 people have been rescued from the rubble, while several others are still missing. 

The cause of the collapse is still unknown.  

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Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says he has decided not to offer himself for consideration in PM Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's Cabinet line-up.

Zahid, who is a former deputy prime minister, says Umno and BN had submitted a list of proposed names to be considered.

They include new faces, young personalities, professionals and technocrats.