Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Italy puts large parts of north on COVID-19 lockdown
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ROME: Millions of people were placed under forced quarantine in northern Italy early Sunday as the government approved drastic measures in an attempt to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus that is sweeping the globe. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Twitter he had signed off on plans to strictly limit movement into and out
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Nearly 20 still trapped in collapsed COVID-19 quarantine hotel in China: State media
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BEIJING: Rescuers are searching for 19 people who remain trapped in rubble following the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China on Saturday, state media reported. A total of 48 people have been rescued out of the 67 initially trapped when the building first crumbled, state broadcaster CCTV said Sunday (Mar
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern faces election struggle, despite global praise
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WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won global acclaim for her response to the Christchurch mosque shootings – but 12 months on, her political future hangs in the balance and there are signs “Jacinda-mania” has peaked. The centre-left leader had been in office barely 18 months on Mar 15 last year when a self-avowed white supremacist opened
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Third coronavirus-related death in Australia after Sydney man dies
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SYDNEY: A man in his 80s died in a Sydney hospital after testing positive to COVID-19, becoming the third coronavirus-related casualty in Australia, state health authorities said on Sunday (Mar 8). The total number of coronavirus cases has topped 70 in Australia with state and federal health authorities fretting over the risk of more widespread
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
US says it is tracking ship that may have shared crew with coronavirus-hit cruise liner
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WASHINGTON: The United States is tracking a cruise ship that may have shared crew members with a ship carrying people who tested positive for COVID-19, Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday (Mar 7). “We are tracking at this point a ship that may have shared crew with the Diamond Princess or the Grand Princess
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
8 new COVID-19 cases confirmed, 8 more patients discharged from hospital: MOH
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SINGAPORE: Eight new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Singapore on Saturday (Mar 7), including four linked to the cluster involving a private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong, said the Ministry of Health in a daily update. Another case is linked to The Life Church and Missions Singapore cluster, while two are likely to be
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
70 trapped after China hotel used for coronavirus quarantine collapses
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BEIJING: About 70 people were trapped on Saturday (Mar 7) after a hotel being used for coronavirus quarantine collapsed in the Chinese city of Quanzhou in Fujian Province, the city’s authority said on its website. About four hours after the collapse, the Quanzhou municipality said 38 of the 70 or so people who had been
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Commentary: The road to housing for single, unwed mothers is clearer but still bumpy
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SINGAPORE: International Women’s Day offers an opportunity to evaluate the extent to which socio-economic and other gaps between men and women have narrowed. But any true vision of gender equality must also consider differences between women – including the difference between married and unmarried mothers. Advertisement Advertisement Unwed mothers face a double disadvantage: They single-handedly
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Some activities at 7 CCs and 8 RCs suspended over links to SAFRA Jurong COVID-19 cluster: MOH
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SINGAPORE: Some activities at seven community clubs and eight residents’ committees were suspended on Saturday (Mar 7) over links to COVID-19 patients in the cluster involving a private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). In its daily update on the COVID-19 situation in Singapore, MOH said that all activities and classes
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Italy set to lock down Lombardy after coronavirus jump
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ROME: Italy is set to lock down its wealthiest and most populous region, which includes the financial capital Milan, as part of tough new measures expected to be approved on Saturday (Mar 7) to try to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The new rules include telling people not to enter or leave Lombardy, which is home to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
Italy coronavirus death toll tops 230, cases near 6,000
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ROME: Italy’s death toll from the novel coronavirus rose by 36 to 233 on Saturday (Mar 7) while the number of infections shot up by a single-day record of 1,247 to hit 5,883. Italy has recorded the most deaths of any country outside China and the third-most COVID-19 infections after China and South Korea. Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
Pope goes livestream to fight viral epidemic
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VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis decided to deliver Sunday’s prayer by livestream and Italy called in retired doctors as the new coronavirus epidemic gathered strength and emptied streets in Europe’s worst affected country. The 83-year-old pontiff broke with centuries of tradition by enlisting the help of technology to keep crowds from descending on Saint Peter’s Square for
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
Babies for sale: An investigation into the Philippines’ adoption trade
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MANILA: Joyce is searching for a baby and she knows there must be someone in the slum who wants to sell their child. The former midwife, whose real name is being withheld to protect her identity, has hooked up nearly 30 desperate mothers from Manila’s poorest neighbourhoods with people who have bought their newborns for ‘adoption’.
Commentary: How helping at home benefited my wife, our children and even me
SINGAPORE: My wife was about to return to work following the birth of our second child, and she was worried. How was she going to meet the demands of the job while supporting the needs of our young family? Fully supportive of her career, I started to go into solution mode throwing out ideas around