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SINGAPORE: Two Singaporeans have contracted COVID-19 after attending a mass religious event near Kuala Lumpur, Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs Masagos Zulkifli confirmed on Thursday (Mar 12). Mr Masagos also announced that the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) will close all mosques for at least five days from Friday for cleaning, to prevent community spread through mosque activities. This is the first time that all mosques in Singapore will be closed and comes after one of the confirmed cases was found to have visited four mosques in Singapore recently. Brunei and Malaysia authorities have also confirmed that some of their nationals who attended the Feb 27 to Mar 1 event, which reportedly attracted 10,000 people, have contracted the disease. Mr Masagos said 82 Singaporeans are confirmed to have attended the Jhor Qudamak Malaysia 2020 event at the Seri Petaling Mosque in Selangor, although this number could rise as more information comes in. … [Read more...] about 2 Singaporeans who attended religious event in Malaysia confirmed to have COVID-19; MUIS closes mosques, suspends Friday prayers

BEIJING: Wuhan residents called for help and shared worries of food shortages on Thursday (Jan 23), with some on the "verge of tears", after the virus-hit central Chinese city was put on effective lockdown . Planes and trains out of the city - the epicentre of a new SARS-like virus - were cancelled, with public transport suspended and residents ordered not to leave in a bid to control the spread of the disease. But near-empty trains and planes were still heading into the city of 11 million on Thursday, with hardy passengers donning surgical masks and gloves to brave the journey. The lockdown comes on the eve of the Chinese New Year holiday, when hundreds of millions of Chinese take to planes, trains and roads to visit relatives in what is the world's biggest annual movement of people. READ: Wuhan virus - Number of confirmed cases in China exceeds 570 READ: Wuhan virus - What we know about the fatalities The search term "Wuhan is sealed off" had been read over a … [Read more...] about ‘Verge of tears’: Residents of virus-hit Wuhan call for support amid worries of food shortages

SINGAPORE: A church linked to a possible coronavirus cluster in Singapore said on Sunday (Feb 9) that it has engaged a professional cleaning company to disinfect its entire premises and will suspend meetings for at least two weeks. “When the church got to know of the first case on Feb 7, right on the day itself, we engaged a professional cleaning company to disinfect our entire premises, using Ultima-S (410),” a spokesperson for The Life Church and Missions said in an email responding to CNA’s queries. READ: Coronavirus outbreak: 3 new cases confirmed in Singapore, 4 more discharged The church has also decided to suspend meetings for at least two weeks and will monitor the situation to see if meetings have to be postponed even longer, it said. Five cases have been linked to the church, which is located at 146B Paya Lebar Road. The figure includes a married couple from Wuhan (cases 8 and 9) as well as three Singaporeans (cases 31, 33 and 38) who had visited the … [Read more...] about Church linked to possible coronavirus cluster engaged cleaning company to disinfect premises, will suspend meetings