TOKYO, March 11 — For weeks, Olympic organisers have relentlessly pushed a consistent message: The Summer Games in Tokyo will not be cancelled or postponed.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — The ringgit extended yesterday’s losses to trade lower against the US dollar in the early session today, as more investors abandoned emerging currencies including the ringgit amid persistent concerns over the Covid-19 outbreak, dealers said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Shares on Bursa Malaysia were higher at the opening on improved market sentiment from the downtrend caused by the sharp slump in oil prices, amid the ongoing Covid-19 fear.

ROME, March 11 — The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has jumped by 168 to 631, an increase of 36 per cent, the Civil Protection Agency said on Tuesday, the largest rise in absolute numbers since the contagion came to light on February 21.

BEIJING, March 11 — China reported an uptick in new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections, reversing four straight days of declines, driven by infected individuals arriving from abroad.

ROME, March 10 — Italy woke up on to deserted streets in an unprecedented lockdown on Tuesday after the government extended quarantine measures across the entire country in a bid to slow Europe's worst outbreak of the coronavirus.

By Ashwin Kumar SHAH ALAM, March 10 — The state government has formed a task force assigned to control and monitor the Covid-19 outbreak in the state, which is headed by former Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad. Selangor Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari said the decision was...

SYDNEY/HONG KONG, March 10 — Asian stocks bounced, and bond yields rose from record lows on Tuesday on hopes that global policymakers would introduce co-ordinated stimulus to cushion the economic impact of a coronavirus outbreak.

ATHENS, March 10 — Cyprus on Monday reported its first two confirmed cases of coronavirus, including a public health professional who had contact with medical patients before he reported his symptoms to authorities.

SINGAPORE, March 10 — Singapore has started charging visitors for coronavirus treatment, the city-state said as it reported new imported infections involving people who had traveled from neighboring Indonesia.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Despite fears of another potential oil crash, the current low oil price environment which resulted from Saudi Arabia’s retaliation against Russia’s decision to opt out of production cuts will not prolong, said MIDF Research.

GENEVA, March 10 — The coronavirus is closer to causing a pandemic, but outbreaks in countries can still be controlled through a combination of containment and mitigation measures, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

ULAANBAATAR, March 10 — Mongolia said on Tuesday that a French national working in the country has been confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus that has spread throughout the globe, marking the country's first case.

PARIS, March 10 — French Minister of Culture Franck Riester has tested positive for coronavirus but is in good condition at home, Xinhua news agency reported based on BFM television news Monday evening.

PUTRAJAYA, March 10 — The Ministry of Health (MoH), in collaboration with the private hospitals and healthcare providers, yesterday launched the service for the collection of samples for Covid-19 testing from the homes of individuals who wish to test for the disease but do not meet the patient under investigation (PUI) criteria.

PUTRAJAYA, March 10 — Eighteen new confirmed Covid-19 cases were reported as at noon on Monday, bringing to 117 the total number of cases in the country, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

SINGAPORE, March 10 — Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday reported 10 more positive cases of Covid-19 with three being imported cases, bringing the tally to 160.

DUBAI, March 10 — Saudi Arabia will impose a fine of up to 500,000 riyals (US$133,000) on people who do not disclose health information and travel details at entry points, it said on Monday, as the Gulf state works to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

BANGKOK, March 10 — The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) said passengers from Covid-19 Disease Infected Zones comprising China, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, Iran and Italy, need to present health certificates to establish that they are free from the virus.

ANKARA, March 9 — The novel coronavirus, officially known as Covid-19, infected more than 110,000 people across the world, Anadolu agency reported based on a data-collecting website "Worldometer".