Day: April 2, 2020
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
SingPost COVID-19 cluster caused by employee who went to work despite being unwell: Iswaran
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SINGAPORE: The cluster of COVID-19 cases at SingPost Centre was caused by an employee who had come to work despite being unwell, said Minister for Communications and Information S Iswaran on Thursday (Apr 2) as he reiterated the importance of staying home when sick to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Last week, a contract
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
WHO reiterates warning that kids are hit by coronavirus too
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COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organisation on Thursday (Apr 2) reiterated its warning that children can also be affected by COVID-19, which has claimed the lives of several young people. “The very notion that COVID-19 only affects older people is factually wrong,” the head of the WHO’s European branch, Hans Kluge, told reporters during an online briefing
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
My First Skool at Rivervale Crescent to close temporarily after teaching staff tests positive for COVID-19
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SINGAPORE: The My First Skool campus at 49 Rivervale Crescent will close temporarily after a teaching staff tested positive for COVID-19, the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) announced on Thursday (Apr 2). ECDA said it was informed of the case earlier in the day, and that the employee was last at the centre on Mar
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Bus driver tests positive for COVID-19, vehicles and premises ‘thoroughly cleaned and disinfected’: SMRT
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SINGAPORE: An SMRT bus driver has been hospitalised after testing positive for COVID-19, the transport operator said on Thursday (Apr 2). The bus driver was last at work on Mar 27 operating service 972, said president of SMRT Road Holdings Tan Kian Heong in a statement. Advertisement Advertisement “His rest day was Mar 28. He
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Movement control order: KL police chief says arrests only made when people refuse to head home
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KUALA LUMPUR: Those found to have contravened Malaysia’s movement control order (MCO) are usually given a chance to return home, before being arrested for not heeding the police’s advice. In an interview with CNA, Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Mazlan Lazim said on Thursday (Apr 2) that his officers take a lot of things into consideration before
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
‘Self-disinfecting coating’ applied to HDB lift buttons
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SINGAPORE: A spray, described as a self-disinfecting coating, has been applied to buttons in HDB lifts in Singapore, as a safeguard against viruses, bacteria and fungi. Over the past two weeks, Singapore’s town councils have coated 1.5 million lift buttons inside 26,000 HDB lifts, as well as at lift lobbies. Advertisement Advertisement A total of 650 litres of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Jewel Changi Airport toddler death: Mirror fell when two boys squeezed out from behind it, crushing girl
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SINGAPORE: A toddler who died after being crushed by a mirror at a shop in Jewel Changi Airport was standing in front of it when her brother and a family friend squeezed out from behind the mirror, causing it to fall. This was revealed on the first day of the coroner’s inquiry into the death of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Indonesia frees 18,000 inmates from bursting jails over COVID-19 fears
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MAJENE, Indonesia: Indonesia has released about 18,000 inmates in a desperate bid to stop coronavirus from rampaging through its notoriously overcrowded prison system, authorities said Thursday (Apr 2). The mass release comes days after the Southeast Asian nation said it would free more than 30,000 inmates to take pressure off prisons and jails beset by
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
COVID-19 cases in Malaysia crosses 3,000 mark
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 208 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday (Apr 2), bringing the total number of cases in the country to 3,116 – the highest in Southeast Asia. Five more people have died from the disease, said Health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah at a press conference, bringing the total number of fatalities to 50.
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Viral message about dogs at breeding facility were not abandoned, owner is ‘winding down’ business: AVS
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SINGAPORE: The dogs at breeding facility The Animal Lodge have not been abandoned, said the Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) on Thursday (Apr 2), after messages circulating on WhatsApp claimed that 120 dogs were found at an abandoned dog farm. “We received feedback that dogs in a dog breeding facility were allegedly abandoned and commenced
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Emirates to resume limited passenger flights after suspension due to COVID-19 outbreak
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DUBAI: Emirates said on Thursday (Apr 2) it will resume a limited number of outbound passenger flights from Apr 6, less than two weeks after the COVID-19 outbreak forced it to suspend some flights. “Emirates has received approval from UAE authorities to restart flying a limited number of passenger flights,” its chairman, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, said
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
NTUC FairPrice outlet hit by COVID-19 case dispels rumour about affected worker
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SINGAPORE: NTUC FairPrice Finest at Bedok Mall announced a three-day closure on Wednesday (Apr 1) after one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19. Following the move, FairPrice published a note on Facebook on Thursday afternoon to dispel rumours about the staff member, and to “share the actions that [it had] taken”. Advertisement Advertisement READ: COVID-19 – Rise in Singapore’s
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
China’s Shenzhen bans the eating of cats and dogs after COVID-19 outbreak
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SHENZHEN: The Chinese city of Shenzhen has banned the eating of dogs and cats as part of a wider clampdown on the wildlife trade since the emergence of the novel coronavirus. Scientists suspect the coronavirus passed to humans from animals. Some of the earliest infections were found in people who had exposure to a wildlife market
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Thailand to announce nationwide curfew starting Friday to curb spread of COVID-19
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BANGKOK: Thailand is to announce a nationwide curfew between 10pm and 4am starting Friday (Apr 3) to try to curb the spread of COVID-19, the government said in a statement on Thursday. The curfew will have some exceptions, including for the transport of medical supplies, movement of people into quarantine, patients and travel of medical personnel, according to
