Month: March 2020
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Canada reports first coronavirus death as number of infected climbs
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OTTAWA: Canada on Monday (Mar 9) reported its first death from a new coronavirus as the number of people in the nation who have contracted the disease jumped to above 70, officials said. The dead man had been living in a nursing home, the Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver, British Columbia’s chief health
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Millions of masks stockpiled in Canada’s Ontario expired before coronavirus hit
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TORONTO: Millions of face masks stockpiled by Ontario in the aftermath of the SARS outbreak to protect healthcare workers during a future epidemic have expired, according to provincial officials and documents, raising questions about the readiness of Canada’s most populous province to deal with the spreading coronavirus. Thirteen years ago, Ontario stockpiled some 55 million
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Singapore reports 10 new COVID-19 cases; 6 linked to SAFRA Jurong cluster, including a 5-year-old
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SINGAPORE: Ten new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Singapore on Monday (Mar 9), including six linked to the SAFRA Jurong cluster. The cluster, which involved a private dinner function held at the Joy Garden restaurant in SAFRA Jurong on Feb 15, now has a total of 36 cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Malaysian PM Muhyiddin unveils Cabinet lineup with 4 senior ministers
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PUTRAJAYA: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin unveiled his Cabinet on Monday (Mar 9), naming four senior ministers in lieu of a deputy premier. Among the four are Mr Azmin Ali, representing a bloc of 11 Members of Parliament who quit Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR). He will be responsible for international trade and industry issues. Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Coronavirus lockdown fails to stop travel in northern Italy
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ROME: Travelling in and out of Italy’s coronavirus-hit north continued by rail, road and air on Monday (Mar 9) despite a government crackdown that was meant to isolate the region. Airlines including EasyJet, Ryanair, British Airways were still serving airports in Milan and Venice – the region’s two biggest transport hubs – even as all three
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Prince Harry and Meghan wave royal goodbye
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LONDON: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan bowed out as senior royals on Monday (Mar 9), joining Queen Elizabeth II for a Commonwealth Day ceremony in London before setting off on their own. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were cheered as they joined other members of the royal family at Westminster Abbey in their
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
US urges elderly to stock up on groceries, prepare to stay home
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WASHINGTON: US health authorities on Monday (Mar 9) urged Americans most at risk of developing a serious illness from the new coronavirus – the elderly and those with underlying conditions – to stock up on food and medicine and prepare to remain at home. “Make sure you have supplies on hand like routine medications for blood
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Apple sells fewer than 500,000 smartphones in China in February amid coronavirus
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SHANGHAI: Apple sold fewer than half a million iPhones in China in February, government data showed on Monday (Mar 9), as the coronavirus outbreak halved demand for smartphones. China placed curbs on travel and asked residents to avoid public places in late January, just ahead of the Lunar New Year festival, a major gift-giving holiday.
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
An app a day: China embraces tele-medicine to keep the doctor away
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SHANGHAI: As the coronavirus crisis rages, a Chinese woman working in Paris takes to a computer to consult a doctor thousands of kilometres away in Shanghai about a worrisome cough and headache. The physician says she probably has the common cold and prescribes rest, in a cyber-consultation that embodies the huge push the coronavirus epidemic
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Boeing pilot training on 737 MAX ‘inadequate’: Ethiopia crash report
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ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia’s probe of last year’s Ethiopian Airlines crash found that Boeing did not provide sufficient pilot training for the 737 MAX and that crucial flight software was flawed, according to an interim report published on Monday (Mar 9). The crash of the Nairobi-bound Boeing 737 MAX six minutes after takeoff on Mar 10, 2019,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
FDA warns companies selling products that claim to treat coronavirus disease
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland: The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday (Mar 9) issued warning letters to seven companies for selling products that claim to prevent, treat or cure COVID-19 caused by the new coronavirus. The health agency said such products may cause consumers to delay or stop from
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Fire ‘fully engulfs’ warehouse in Pioneer industrial estate
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SINGAPORE: Fire broke out in the Pioneer industrial estate on Monday (Mar 9) evening, “fully engulfing” a warehouse at 18 Jalan Besut and sending thick black smoke into the sky. In a Facebook post, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at about 8.10pm. Advertisement Advertisement “Upon SCDF’s arrival,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
NUS student arrested for trespassing onto female toilet in campus; 2 ‘suspicious devices’ retrieved by police
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SINGAPORE: A National University of Singapore (NUS) student was arrested on Saturday (Mar 7) morning for trespassing onto a female toilet at a residential college on campus, said an NUS spokesperson. Two “suspicious devices” were also retrieved from two female toilets in the College of Alice and Peter Tan (CAPT) on the same day, the spokesperson said in response
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
FIFA, AFC agree to postpone upcoming Asian qualifiers for World Cup amid COVID-19 outbreak
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SINGAPORE: FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have agreed to postpone the upcoming Asian qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, it was announced on Monday (Mar 9), with Singapore among the teams affected. This applies to matches originally scheduled to take place during the international windows of Mar 23 to Mar 31 and Jun 1 to Jun 9. Advertisement
