Month: March 2020
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 16, 2020
Biden and Sanders debate one-on-one under shadow of COVID-19
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WASHINGTON: Frontrunner Joe Biden and a fading Bernie Sanders will meet on Sunday night in Washington in their first head-to-head televised debate in a Democratic primary overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic. This 11th Democratic debate, which begins at 8.00pm (0000 GMT Monday), will place the most intense spotlight yet on the duel between the former
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 16, 2020
US coronavirus death toll hits 62 as Americans urged to hunker down more
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WASHINGTON: No more 24-hour Walmarts due to panic buying, chaos at airports as Americans flood back into the country and places of comfort such as bars, restaurants and movie theatres may soon be off limits as the coronavirus spreads across the United States. “I think Americans should be prepared that they are going to have
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 16, 2020
Germany to reintroduce border controls with five countries
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BERLIN: Germany will reintroduce border controls with France, Austria, Switzerland, Luxemburg and Denmark from Monday morning due to the coronavirus crisis, interior minister Horst Seehofer said on Sunday (Mar 15). “The spread of the coronavirus is progressing quickly and aggressively … one of the most important measures will be to cut off the chain of infection,”
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 16, 2020
Britain set to isolate older people as COVID-19 deaths rise to 35
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LONDON: Britain will isolate older people “within weeks” and force into quarantine anyone diagnosed with coronavirus, the government said as it stepped up measures that have so far been less stringent than elsewhere in Europe. The British Heath Secretary Matt Hancock said people aged over 70 would be shielded from the virus by self-isolating for
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 16, 2020
New travel restrictions won’t affect supply of food, other essentials between Singapore and Malaysia: Chan Chun Sing
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SINGAPORE: The latest border restrictions announced on Sunday (Mar 15) for travellers arriving from ASEAN countries will not affect the supply of food and other essentials between Singapore and Malaysia, said Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing on Sunday. This is because the restrictions do not apply to Singaporeans and Malaysians using land and sea
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 16, 2020
Netherlands to close schools, restaurants in coronavirus fight
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THE HAGUE: The Netherlands will close all schools, cafes, restaurants and sport clubs nationwide, the government decided on Sunday (Mar 15), in its most far-reaching moves yet to curb the coronavirus epidemic. READ: Top Dutch museums close over coronavirus Advertisement Advertisement Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s Cabinet had initially resisted closing schools, but changed course after coming
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 16, 2020
Germany to close borders with France, Austria, Switzerland
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BERLIN: Germany will close its borders with France, Austria and Switzerland from Monday morning due to the coronavirus crisis, a government source told AFP on Sunday (Mar 15), confirming a report in German media. The popular tabloid Bild had reported that the closures would take effect at 8.00am (0700 GMT) on Monday, and claimed that goods
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
China state media accuses US politicians of spreading ‘political virus’
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BEIJING: Some United States politicians are using coronavirus as a weapon to smear China, the Xinhua official news agency said on Sunday (Mar 15), as a war of words escalated between the two countries over China’s handling of the epidemic. The editorial accused Robert O’Brien, the US national security adviser, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
Singapore Airlines waives rebooking fees for tickets issued on or before Mar 15
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SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) said it will waive rebooking fees for tickets issued on or before Sunday (Mar 15), hours after the country expanded its travel restrictions to include travellers who have visited ASEAN countries, UK, Japan and Switzerland. Customers booked on all SIA flights for travel up to May 31 this year can rebook
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
Malaysia reports 190 new COVID-19 cases, most linked to mosque event
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 190 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday (Mar 15), most linked to a religious event at a mosque that was attended by more than 16,000 people from several countries. The new cases bring the total number of infections in the country to 428, making Malaysia the worst-hit Southeast Asian country to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
Bukit Merah pre-school to close for 2 weeks after teacher contracts COVID-19
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SINGAPORE: A pre-school in Bukit Merah has been ordered to close for two weeks after one of its teachers contracted COVID-19, said the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) on Sunday (Mar 15). MY World Preschool, located at 52 Lengkok Bahru, will be closed from Mar 16 to Mar 27, said the agency, which oversees childcare centres
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
UK defends COVID-19 plan as ‘wartime’ measures loom
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LONDON: Britain on Sunday (Mar 15) said its criticised plan to deal with COVID-19 was designed to “protect life” in a “sustainable” manner as it prepared to unveil “wartime-style” measures to tackle the outbreak. The government has yet to implement the kind of tough measures that continental Europe has adopted, but health minister Matt Hancock
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
Workers’ Party urges Government to ‘take caution’ and ‘exercise judiciousness’ when calling for election
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SINGAPORE: The Government should “take caution” and “exercise judiciousness” in calling for a General Election (GE), the Workers’ Party (WP) said on Sunday (Mar 15), two days after the release of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) report. Acknowledging that the General Election is usually called soon after the release of the EBRC report “in line with
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
Spain reports 2,000 new COVID-19 cases and more than 100 deaths in a day
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MADRID: Spain on Sunday (Mar 15) reported about 2,000 new coronavirus cases and more than 100 deaths over the last 24 hours, the latest spike in Europe’s second-most affected country after Italy. The new figures raise Spain’s number of COVID-19 infections to 7,753 – and its death toll to 288 – after the government imposed a near-total nationwide
