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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 13, 2020
People playing tennis, eating at food centre among those caught breaking COVID-19 safe distancing rules
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SINGAPORE: A woman who refused to leave her meal at an Aljunied food centre and a group playing tennis were among those caught breaking elevated safe distancing measures, said the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) in a press release on Monday (Apr 13). In all, more than 200 fines will be issued
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 8, 2020
Grab forced to close centre after crowd forms to collect food delivery bags amid COVID-19 measures
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SINGAPORE: Ride-hailing firm Grab was forced to close one of its offices on Wednesday (Apr 8) after a large number of drivers turned up to collect food delivery gear, on the second day of “circuit breaker” measures aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19. Photos and videos circulating on social media showed long queues outside the operator’s
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Living conditions at S11 Dormitory, Westlite Toh Guan dormitories have ‘stabilised’: Migrant Workers’ Centre
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SINGAPORE: The living conditions at the S11 Dormitory @ Punggol and Westlite Toh Guan Dormitories has “stabilised”, particularly in key areas such as the distribution of meals and cleaning, said the Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) on Tuesday (Apr 7). Both dormitories were on Sunday (Apr 5) gazetted as isolation areas following a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Man charged after having bak kut teh meal at hawker centre while on stay-home notice
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SINGAPORE: A man who posted photos of a bak kut teh meal he had at a hawker centre while he was on a stay-home notice was charged on Tuesday (Apr 7) under the Infectious Diseases Act. Alan Tham Xiang Sheng, 34, is accused of exposing others to the risk of infection when he had reason to
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
NEA issues 43 advisories to hawker centre patrons who broke safe-distancing rules
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SINGAPORE: The National Environment Agency (NEA) issued 43 written advisories on Sunday (Apr 5) to hawker centre customers who broke safe-distancing rules aimed at preventing COVID-19 spread. During enforcement rounds at breakfast, lunch and dinner times, NEA officers found these patrons sitting on seats which have been marked out or standing in a queue less than 1m away
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 3, 2020
49 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; Mustafa Centre among 3 new clusters identified
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SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 49 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on Thursday (Apr 2), bringing the national total to 1,049 infections. Of the confirmed cases, 41 are local cases who have no recent travel history abroad. The remaining eight are imported cases who travelled to Europe, North America, ASEAN and other parts
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
CPF service centre in Bishan closes temporarily due to COVID-19 case
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SINGAPORE: The Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board’s Bishan service centre has been temporarily closed for disinfection, the CPF Board said on Monday (Mar 30). The board was informed on Sunday night that a CPF member who visited the centre on Mar 23 at around noon had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Advertisement Advertisement The
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 28, 2020
Singapore reports 49 new COVID-19 cases, new cluster at SingPost Centre
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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 49 new COVID-19 cases on Friday (Mar 27), including a 1-year-old girl and a new cluster at SingPost Centre. This takes the country’s total number of cases to 732. Of the new cases, 22 are imported and had travelled to Europe, North America and ASEAN, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a press release. Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
Hand sanitiser collection centre locations revised: Temasek Foundation
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SINGAPORE: The number of collection centres that Singaporean households can collect hand sanitiser from in Temasek Foundation’s distribution initiative has been revised. In a media release on Friday (Mar 27), it said that the revision was in view of the enhanced safe distancing measures, as well as the crowd situation. Advertisement Advertisement READ: All Singapore households to receive
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 26, 2020
Singapore reports 73 new COVID-19 cases, new cluster involving PCF Sparkletots centre linked to 18 cases
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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 73 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (Mar 25) and announced a new cluster involving the PAP Community Foundation (PCF) Sparkletots centre in Fengshan, which is linked to 18 cases in total. Another new cluster was also announced involving Dover Court International School (301 Dover Road), which is linked to three confirmed cases. Advertisement Advertisement The
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
Japan confirms 14 COVID-19 cases at medical centre: Report
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TOKYO: Japan’s Oita prefecture confirmed two new coronavirus infections at a medical centre on Sunday (Mar 22), bringing the total at the facility to 14 and making it a suspected cluster, Kyodo newswire said. Two female nurses who work at the Oita Medical Center, one in her 20s and another in her 50s, were confirmed
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 17, 2020
Coronavirus cluster in Japan’s Nagoya tied to elderly day care centre
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TOKYO: A cluster of coronavirus cases in Japan’s Nagoya city has been linked to an elderly day care facility, underscoring the difficulty of shielding the aged from the outbreak in a country with the world’s oldest population. Elderly people are especially susceptible to serious illnesses caused by the virus and aged care facilities have been
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
South Korea probes offices after COVID-19 infects call centre workers, dance teachers
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SEOUL: South Korea was on alert on Tuesday (Mar 10) for COVID-19 infections in small clusters such as workplaces and dance classes, as a downward trend in new cases raised hopes that Asia’s biggest outbreak outside mainland China may be slowing. New cases over the past few days include about 40 call-centre workers for an insurance
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
Evangelical service in eastern France is centre of new COVID-19 outbreak
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PARIS: French authorities have asked people who took part in an Evangelical Lent celebration in eastern France last month to limit social contact after 10 new confirmed coronavirus infections were traced to the event. Christophe Lannelongue, head of the eastern France health agency, said on Wednesday (Mar 4) that he expected more confirmed cases of coronavirus
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