Month: March 2020
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
US coronavirus deaths could reach 200,000, Fauci warns
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WASHINGTON: US deaths from coronavirus could reach 200,000 with millions of cases, the government’s top infectious diseases expert warned on Sunday (Mar 29) as New York, New Orleans and other major cities warned they would soon run out of medical supplies. Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, estimated in an
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
Indonesia reports 12 more COVID-19 deaths, bringing total to 114
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JAKARTA: Indonesia’s government faced increasing calls to tighten restrictions on movement as deaths from COVID-19 rose by 12 to 114 cases on Sunday (Mar 29) in the world’s fourth most populous nation which has so far resisted blanket lockdowns. With 1,285 infections also confirmed in the nation of 260 million people, a hashtag translating as #LockdownOrDie trended
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
COVID-19: MOM to look into helping self-employed workers not eligible for new income relief scheme
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SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Manpower will look into helping self-employed workers who are not automatically qualified for the recently announced new income relief scheme amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Manpower Minister Josephine Teo on Sunday (Mar 29) said that she was aware that some self-employed workers who are not eligible for the scheme are worried and hope
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
MOM steps up efforts to disperse gatherings of migrant workers on Sunday
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SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Sunday (Mar 29) it will continue its efforts to ensure that migrant workers do not congregate in public areas, noting that workers have been “highly cooperative” so far. These ground efforts to disperse gatherings at areas popular with migrant workers such as City Plaza, Lucky Plaza and
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
In pictures: Safe distancing in Singapore
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SINGAPORE: Nowadays, X marks the spot where you cannot sit and Singaporeans are being told to mind the gap between one another, all in the name of safe distancing to curb the spread of COVID-19. On Mar 20, the Ministry of Health announced a slew of safe-distancing measures for public venues. For instance, operators of
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
COVID-19 fears spark Thailand prison riot
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BANGKOK: Dozens of prisoners broke furniture and smashed windows during a riot in a Thai jail on Sunday sparked by fears of a COVID-19 outbreak in the facility. During the violence some convicts escaped from the Buriram prison where 2,000 inmates are held, the justice ministry said. Seven have been arrested. Advertisement Advertisement Local media
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
Spain’s COVID-19 death toll rises by 838 overnight to 6,528
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MADRID: Spain awoke to its third week under near-total lockdown on Sunday (Mar 29), as the government met to approve a strengthening of measures and the coronavirus death toll rose by a record 838 cases overnight to 6,528. Second only to Italy in fatalities, Spain also saw infections rise to 78,797 from 72,248 the day
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
Malaysia arrests hundreds for flouting curbs on movement as COVID-19 deaths rise
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia this week arrested hundreds of people for violating restrictions aimed at stemming the spread of coronavirus, a senior minister said on Sunday (Mar 29), amid a spike in the number of deaths linked to the outbreak. The death toll rose from 27 to 34 within a 24-hour period, the biggest daily rise
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
US COVID-19 deaths surge past 2,000
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WASHINGTON: Deaths from the new coronavirus in the United States surged past 2,000 on Saturday (Mar 28), doubling in just three days, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The number of deaths late Saturday was 2,010, about a quarter of them in New York City, the country’s hardest-hit region, Johns Hopkins reported. Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
Passengers transferred from virus-stricken cruise ship off Panama
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PANAMA CITY: Passengers on a virus-stricken cruise liner stranded off Central America were transferred to another ship Saturday (Mar 29), after the US-bound vessel was given permission to pass through the Panama Canal. The Zaandam had been stuck in the Pacific Ocean since Mar 14 after dozens of the 1,800 people on board reported flu-like symptoms
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
COVID-19: Australian PM urges public gatherings should not exceed two people
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MELBOURNE: Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday (Mar 29) that public gatherings should not exceed two people and Australians should go out only when necessary, while those over 70 should self-isolate to protect themselves from the novel coronavirus. Morrison said that people “must stay home” unless going out to do essential shopping, exercises, for
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
Passengers to leave Australia after days stuck on cruise ship
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PERTH: Hundreds of cruise ship passengers were due to board flights for Germany on Sunday (Mar 29), after spending days stranded at sea off the West Australian coast in a stand-off with authorities. The Artania docked in the port city of Fremantle on Friday after an earlier ban was reversed amid a spike in COVID-19 cases
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
COVID-19: Parents voice frustration over learning centres’ arrangements amid suspension of classes
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SINGAPORE: Some parents have voiced frustration over learning centres’ arrangements for students after the suspension of centre-based classes was announced on Tuesday (Mar 24). The suspension, which aims to reduce the mixing of students from different schools, is among new measures rolled out to ensure safe distancing, as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to
Commentary: No room for BS in the time of coronavirus
LONDON: The other night, New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, put her daughter to bed and sat on the couch to send a video message to her nation as it entered a coronavirus shutdown. “Thought I would jump online quickly and just check in with everyone really, as we all prepare to hunker down for