Month: March 2020
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
SIA cabin crew to wear face masks on flights as a ‘precautionary measure’ amid COVID-19 concerns
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SINGAPORE: Cabin crew from Singapore Airlines (SIA) have been asked to wear face masks while operating flights, the airlines told CNA on Monday (Mar 9). SIA said it was a temporary “precautionary measure” to “minimise the risks for both its customers and staff”. Advertisement Advertisement Cabin crew were informed it was “mandatory” for them to wear a
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Costa Fortuna cruise passengers to undergo health checks when disembarking in Singapore
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SINGAPORE: All passengers aboard the Costa Fortuna cruise ship will undergo health checks when they disembark in Singapore on Tuesday (Mar 10), the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Monday. The cruise ship will dock in Singapore as part of a scheduled call, MPA and STB added. It departed
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Cabby admits stepping on wrong pedal in crash at Gleneagles Hospital that left 1 dead, 5 injured
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SINGAPORE: A taxi driver accidentally stepped on his accelerator pedal instead of the brake in the driveway of a hospital, causing his cab to surge forward and crash into a car and another taxi. The multi-vehicle collision took the life of a 70-year-old Indonesian man and injured five others including a traffic marshal. Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Japan PM Shinzo Abe to alter law to allow emergency declaration over COVID-19 outbreak
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TOKYO: Japan is set this week to revise a law allowing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a formal state of emergency over the coronavirus, if needed, as Abe faces persistent criticism for his handling of the outbreak ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games. In perhaps his biggest test since returning to office in 2012,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Consumers warned against taking 3 health products containing ‘potent’ ingredients, banned substance: HSA
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SINGAPORE: Consumers have been warned against taking three health products found to have “potent medicinal ingredients” and a banned substance, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said in a press release on Monday (Mar 9). The products include shen qi dan bai nian cao yao and Ricalinu, advertised to treat pain and pain ailments (such as rheumatism and gout),
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
China closes makeshift hospitals as COVID-19 cases plunge
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BEIJING: China has closed most of the makeshift hospitals opened to receive COVID-19 patients in the epidemic’s epicentre as the number of new infections in the country hit a record low. There were 40 new cases nationwide, the National Health Commission said on Monday (Mar 9), the lowest number of fresh cases since it started
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
US Senator Ted Cruz self-quarantines after contact with COVID-19 carrier
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WASHINGTON: Two US Republican lawmakers, Senator Ted Cruz and Rep Paul Gosar, said on Sunday (Mar 8) they will quarantine themselves after contact at a late February gathering of conservatives with someone who has since tested positive for coronavirus. Cruz and Gosar were among the US politicians and activists who gathered just outside Washington Feb 26 to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Two Sydney schools close as COVID-19 cases in Australia jump
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SYDNEY: Two Sydney high schools closed on Monday (Mar 9) after three students tested positive for COVID-19 as health authorities ramped up preparations for a larger outbreak with the number of infections in Australia exceeding 80. St Patrick’s Marist College Dundas in the city’s northwest will remain shut on Tuesday after two year-10 students were diagnosed
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
One dead as Italian prisons revolt over COVID-19 outbreak measures
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ROME: Inmates in four Italian prisons have revolted over new rules introduced to contain the coronavirus outbreak, leaving one prisoner dead and others injured, a prison rights group said Sunday (Mar 8). Prisoners at jails in Naples Poggioreale in the south, Modena in the north, Frosinone in central Italy and at Alexandria in the northwest had
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Doctor found guilty of locking ex-girlfriend in room, assaulting her after she refused him sex
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SINGAPORE: A doctor was found guilty on Monday (Mar 9) of locking his then-girlfriend in a room and assaulting her when she refused him sex. The woman suffered multiple facial fractures, bleeding in the brain and a fractured finger, and had to be treated for acute stress disorder. Advertisement Advertisement Clarence Teo Shun Jie, 35,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Embassies close in North Korea as diplomats evacuated over COVID-19
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SEOUL: Several embassies in North Korea closed Monday (Mar 9) as many diplomats were flown out following weeks of tight quarantine restrictions imposed by Pyongyang over the spread of the novel coronavirus. North Korea has not confirmed a single infection but has imposed strict rules, including closing its borders and putting thousands of its own
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Malaysian PM Muhyiddin set to announce Cabinet line-up on Monday
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is expected to present his Cabinet line-up to Malaysian king Sultan Abdullah Shah at 11am on Monday (Mar 9). The Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement that after getting the consent of the king, the prime minister is expected to unveil his Cabinet at 5pm later that day in Putrajaya. Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
South Korea reports 69 new coronavirus cases, total 7,382
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SEOUL: South Korea reported 69 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Mar 9), bringing the country’s total infections to 7,382, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The updated numbers came a day after some officials expressed cautious hope the outbreak may be slowing, with the rate of increase dropping to its lowest in
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Trial of men accused in downing of MH17 to begin in Amsterdam
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AMSTERDAM: The first hearing in the trial of four fugitive suspects in the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was set to start in Amsterdam on Monday (Mar 9), more than five years after the plane was downed in Ukraine. Prosecutors say the suspects, three Russians and a Ukrainian, helped arrange the Russian missile system
