WUHAN, Feb 29 — Hubei Province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 423 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 45 new deaths on Friday, the provincial health commission said Saturday.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 28 — Malaysia has imposed a temporary ban, with immediate effect, on visitors from South Korea including other foreign nationals who have visited Daegu and Cheongdo, the two locations which have seen a rise in confirmed Covid-19 cases.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — On the Covid-19 front, it has been a relatively good week for Malaysia with only one new case reported.

BEIJING, Feb 28 — The death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in mainland China has risen by 44 to 2,788, and the number of confirmed cases has increased by 327 to 78,824, Sputnik news agency reported the state health committee as saying on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has advised Malaysians to postpone travel to regions or cities in South Korea, Japan, Italy, Iran and China, which have been affected by the Covid-19 epidemic.

SEPANG, Feb 28 — More than 100 Malaysian and Indonesian umrah pilgrims were stranded at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) yesterday, following a decision by the government of Saudi Arabia to suspend the entry of foreign nationals, as part of efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — Two foreign women from China and the United States of America respectively, have made a full recovery from Covid-19 and were discharged from hospital today, bringing the total number of recoveries from the coronavirus to 22 in Malaysia.

SINGAPORE, Feb 28 — Singapore yesterday confirmed three more cases of Covid-19 infection with one involving a 12-year-old male student at Raffles Institution.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — The special monthly critical allowance of RM400 for medical doctors and other medical personnel announced by the government today, is a sign of recognition of the individuals who have been carrying out high-risk front line duties in the wake of Covid-19, said health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

TEHRAN, Feb 27 — Three more people in Iran have died from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) over the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 22, Sputnik news agency quoted state media report on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Bursa Malaysia main index, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) ended on a high driven by the economic stimulus package announced by the interim Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 27 — Interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today announced RM20 billion Economic Stimulus Package to ensure risks to the economy due to Covid-19 can be addressed effectively.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) expects business sentiment in Malaysia to remain good amid the current global market uncertainties, including Covid-19 concerns, and the domestic political situation.

OSAKA, Feb 27 — A bus tour conductor in her 40s tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus after what appeared a recovery from the disease, the Jiji Press reported the Osaka prefectural government as saying on Wednesday.

BEIJING, Feb 27 — The death toll in China from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 2,746, the country’s National Health Commission said Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The Harimau Malaya squad will likely play a warm-up match against a club in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before they take on UAE in their World Cup 2022/Asian Cup 2023 qualifier on March 26.

SINGAPORE, Feb 27 — Singapore reported two new cases of Covid-19 infection, bringing the number of positive cases in the republic to 93 as of yesterday.

KIGALI, Feb 26 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Tuesday that the window of opportunity that Africa has had to prepare for the novel coronavirus is closing as a second case was confirmed there, reported Anadolu Agency.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 26 — Twenty of Malaysia's 22 positive cases for Covid-19 have made a full recovery and been discharged, said health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah yesterday.

ABU DHABI, Feb 26 — The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has announced the suspension of all flights arriving to and departing from Iran, effective immediately, reported Emirates News Agency.