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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
Police do not conduct checks on homes to enforce COVID-19 safe distancing rules: SPF
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SINGAPORE: The police do not conduct checks on residences to enforce safe-distancing measures aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said. In a statement on Tuesday (Apr 14), the SPF said it was aware of text messages circulating that give the “false impression that the police are proactively conducting checks at
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
South Korea reports 100 new COVID-19 cases; tightens border checks for US travellers
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SEOUL: South Korea reported 100 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday (Mar 25), bringing its total infections to 9,137, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The death toll rose by one to 126. Advertisement Advertisement Of the new cases, 34 were from travellers, KCDC data showed. South Korea added it would tighten border checks
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 12, 2020
More than 7,000 Stay-Home Notices issued for COVID-19; checks done through GPS, photos: ICA
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SINGAPORE: The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has issued more than 7,000 Stay-Home Notices (SHN) as of 8am on Monday (Mar 9), with individuals required to prove their whereabouts through photos or via their phone GPS location function. “Text messages are sent at various times a day to persons issued with the SHN,” the authority told
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Costa Fortuna cruise passengers to undergo health checks when disembarking in Singapore
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SINGAPORE: All passengers aboard the Costa Fortuna cruise ship will undergo health checks when they disembark in Singapore on Tuesday (Mar 10), the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Monday. The cruise ship will dock in Singapore as part of a scheduled call, MPA and STB added. It departed
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
SAFRA Jurong COVID-19 cluster: Confirmed cases cleared mandatory temperature checks
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SINGAPORE: The individuals who visited SAFRA Jurong for a private dinner function on Feb 15 and later tested positive for COVID-19 had cleared mandatory temperature checks, SAFRA said on Thursday (Mar 5). “They did not have fever, nor exhibited any flu-like symptoms,” said SAFRA on its website, after it emerged that the dinner was linked
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 5, 2020
Iran to use phone checks for coronavirus, school closure extended
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DUBAI: Iran will keep schools and universities closed for another two weeks and check up on people in the worst affected areas by telephone, the health minister said on Thursday (Mar 5), after concerns were raised an earlier plan for home visits could spread the disease. The country, which has one of the highest numbers
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
New normal in coronavirus-hit China: High-tech tracking and fever checks
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WENZHOU, Zhejiang: Constant temperature checks, a “no mask, no service” ethos, and high-tech people-tracking: Welcome to the new normal in China, where reminders of the country’s national mobilisation against COVID-19 lurk around every corner. China appears to be coming to grips with the virus, which emerged late last year and has infected more than 80,000 people
