Iran reported another surge in coronavirus cases and 11 more deaths as the World Health Organization prepared to send a larger team to the country. Singapore reports four new infectionsSingapore confirmed on Sunday it has four more cases of the virus, bringing the total number to 106. Malaysia has a total of 29 cases, with four new ones reported on Sunday, according to the health ministry. South Africa to quarantine citizensSouth Africa will quarantine dozens of citizens who’ve asked to be repatriated from Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said. The city had asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “for weeks” for new test kits to speed the process of identifying virus cases.

Source: Bangkok Post March 01, 2020 06:37 UTC