[caption id="attachment_206558" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Picture by HYATTALO SOUZA / UNSPLASH[/caption] KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — With the number of cases and deaths already surpassing that of SARS, teams around the world are racing to come up with a vaccine against the novel...

[caption id="attachment_206551" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Dzulkefly Ahmad speaks about the 2019 novel coronavirus in a special interview with Bernama on February 10, 2020.

[caption id="attachment_206449" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Medical staff prepare pre-screening procedure at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases building at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore on January 31, 2020.

[caption id="attachment_206351" align="alignnone" width="1200"] A medical staff member (left) was being disinfected by a colleague on February 3 before leaving a quarantine zone converted from a hotel in Wuhan.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 11 — Malaysia has recorded 18 positive cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus so far, including three who have fully recovered, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

[caption id="attachment_206511" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Picture by CHUTTERSNAP / UNSPLASH[/caption] PUTRAJAYA, Feb 11 — The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) has been conducting surveillance in Johor since Saturday to ensure there is no panic buying of essential...

[caption id="attachment_206434" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

[caption id="attachment_206392" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Passengers were spotted wearing face masks at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

[caption id="attachment_206462" align="aligncenter" width="1023"] Rapid KL has taken extra steps to minimise the risk of exposure coronavirus for its passengers who commute on its bus and train services daily.

[caption id="attachment_206460" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Anthony Loke meets with a customer, Khairul Anuar Kamaruddin, at Puspakom after the launch of the renewal service of Motor Vehicle Licence on February 7.

[caption id="attachment_206455" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Dr Li Wenliang died on February 6 from the coronavirus infection in a hospital in Wuhan, China.

[caption id="attachment_206134" align="aligncenter" width="940"] A security guard stands outside of Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market where the coronavirus was detected in Wuhan on January 24, 2020.

[caption id="attachment_206449" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Medical staff prepare pre-screening procedure at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases building at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore on January 31, 2020.

[caption id="attachment_206056" align="aligncenter" width="900"] File Picture[/caption] KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — Home Improvement retailer MR DIY today distributed 3.5 million free face masks nationwide to help curb the spread of contagious diseases including 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)...

[caption id="attachment_206422" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said there is no urgent need to call-off large scale public programmes and events in Selangor amid the fear over coronavirus.

[caption id="attachment_206408" align="aligncenter" width="900"] People wearing protective facemasks in Hangzhou, some 175 kilometres southwest of Shanghai on February 5, 2020.

[caption id="attachment_206337" align="aligncenter" width="900"] The Thaipusam celebration will be celebrated by millions of Hindu devotees on February 8.

[caption id="attachment_206392" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Passengers were spotted wearing face masks at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

[caption id="attachment_206388" align="aligncenter" width="744"] A couple walks near the deserted Forbidden City in Beijing in late January, 2020.

[caption id="attachment_206380" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari takes part in tossing yee sang with state leaders and entrepreneurs at a meet-and-greet event, organised by the Malaysian Hokkien Association, on February 5, 2020.