Tag: ageing
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
Retractable laundry racks, laminated timber doors among modern fittings for ageing HDB flats
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SINGAPORE: Retractable laundry racks, laminated timber doors and modern bathroom walls and floor tiles – these are some of the fittings owners of ageing Housing & Development Board (HDB) flats that are eligible for upgrading works can look forward to. About 230,000 HDB flats built between 1987 and 1997 are set to be upgraded under the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 16, 2020
In Nagoya, scramble for hospital beds shows coronavirus challenge for ageing Japan
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TOKYO: Hospitals in Nagoya city in Japan’s industrial heartland have more coronavirus patients than they can treat, forcing transfers to nearby areas and offering a glimpse of the challenges the outbreak poses for a country with a huge elderly population. Japan has closed schools and canceled public events, which experts say has helped prevent an
