Day: April 10, 2020
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
Cleanliness and sanitation at 4 isolated foreign worker dormitories ‘vastly improved’: MOM
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SINGAPORE: The cleanliness and sanitation at four of the foreign worker dormitories that have been gazetted as isolation areas has “vastly improved”, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Friday (Apr 10). In a media release, MOM said “enhanced measures and cleaning routines” had been put in place at the S11 Dormitory @ Punggol, Westlite Toh Guan
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
South Korea reports recovered COVID-19 patients testing positive again
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SEOUL: South Korean officials on Friday (Apr 10) reported 91 patients thought cleared of COVID-19 had tested positive again. Jeong Eun-kyeong, director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), told a briefing that the virus may have been “reactivated” rather than the patients being re-infected. Advertisement Advertisement South Korean health officials said it
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
Malaysia reports 118 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Friday (Apr 10) reported 118 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national tally to 4,346. Three additional deaths were also reported, taking the national toll to 70. Advertisement Advertisement The three fatalities were all elderly patients with pre-existing health conditions, the Malaysian health ministry said. A further 222 patients have been discharged,
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
‘I’m losing money, might as well do good’: The hawkers helping the helpless
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SINGAPORE: Every lunchtime, Jason Chua would dish out 40 to 50 bowls of his “creative zhap cai png” for a crowd of Central Business District-types. Ever since the “circuit breaker” measures kicked in on Apr 7, the 28-year-old has barely been able to hit 10 orders a day of his pasta and rice bowls. Some of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
COVID-19: Malaysian firms led by world’s top glove maker prioritise medical supplies
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KUALA LUMPUR: Top Glove Corportation, the world’s biggest maker of medical gloves, plans to start producing face masks to meet rising demand from the coronavirus outbreak, a top executive told Reuters. The Malaysian company, which makes one out of every five gloves in the world, will have a facility ready in two months with a
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
Malaysia’s movement control order further extended till Apr 28: PM Muhyiddin
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has decided to further extend the movement control order (MCO) by another 14 days until Apr 28. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said in a live address on Friday (Apr 10) that the MCO had helped reduce the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the growth of positive cases had been controlled to a
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
Jakarta imposes partial lockdown as COVID-19 cases surge
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JAKARTA: Soldiers and police hit the streets of Indonesia’s capital Jakarta Friday (Apr 10) to enforce its toughest social-distancing rules yet as COVID-19 infections surge and critics warn of a looming public-health disaster. Violators face heavy fines and up to a year in jail for breaking the new rules, which include a ban on gatherings of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
China’s Wuhan to keep testing residents as coronavirus lockdown eases
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WUHAN: China’s Wuhan city, where the global COVID-19 pandemic began, is still testing residents regularly despite relaxing its tough two-month lockdown, with the country wary of a rebound in cases even as it sets its sights on normalising the economy. Concerns remain over an influx of infected patients from overseas as well as China’s ability
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
Yemen confirms first COVID-19 case; braces for outbreak
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ADEN: Yemen reported its first COVID-19 on Friday (Apr 10) as aid groups try to prepare for an outbreak in a country where war has shattered the health system and spread hunger and disease. The news came after a nationwide ceasefire began on Thursday over the virus pandemic. A Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi movement
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
‘Dedicated strategy’ to break COVID-19 spread in dormitories, including housing healthy workers in army camps
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SINGAPORE: Foreign workers who are not sick and working in essential services will be housed separately, and more measures will be enforced to maintain hygiene and food supplies in dormitories, announced Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong on Thursday (Apr 9). Military camps, Changi Exhibition Centre, vacant HDB flats and offshore floating lodgings have been identified
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
COVID-19: Parents not allowed to drop children off daily at grandparents’ place, open-air stadiums to close
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SINGAPORE: Parents will no longer be allowed to drop their children off at their grandparents’ place on a daily basis, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on Thursday (Apr 9), as part of further measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Singapore. This is to protect the elderly who are more vulnerable to the
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
China says new coronavirus cases lower, tightens land borders
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BEIJING: China on Friday (Apr 10) reported a fall in new COVID-19 cases, particularly imported and asymptomatic infections which authorities fear could see a second wave of infections as city and travel restrictions are lifted. The National Health Commission said 42 new cases were reported in the mainland on Thursday, compared with 63 cases a day
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
COVID-19: SMRT reviewing safe distancing on buses; notice on passenger limits was put up ‘prematurely’
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SINGAPORE: SMRT is still in discussion with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) about specific measures to limit passengers on its buses, as part of stricter safe-distancing measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, the operator said on Friday (Apr 10). This comes after a notice made its rounds on social media stating that from Friday, bus captains will limit the number
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
South Korean COVID-19 patients vote as parliamentary election kicks off
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SEOUL: Early voting in South Korea’s parliamentary election kicked off on Friday (Apr 10), with COVID-19 patients casting ballots at designated stations and candidates adopting new ways of campaigning to limit the risk of contagion. The National Election Commission (NEC) set up eight polling stations to be used by more than 3,000 coronavirus patients receiving
