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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 4, 2020
Police investigating after apparent leak of MOE, MSF press release on school closures
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SINGAPORE: The police are looking into an apparent leak of a joint press release issued by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) on COVID-19 school closures. The press release, dated Apr 3, contained details of full home-based learning that will be implemented at schools and institutes of higher learning, as
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 4, 2020
ERP charges to be suspended at all gantries alongside COVID-19 workplace closures
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SINGAPORE: Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) charges will be suspended at all gantries across Singapore from Monday on expectations that traffic will be significantly reduced following the closure of schools and most workplaces next week. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced in a live telecast on Friday that all schools and workplaces – except for those providing
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 4, 2020
ComfortDelGro waives taxi rental for one month to soften pain from COVID-19 work, school closures
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SINGAPORE: ComfortDelGro said on Saturday (Apr 4) that it will waive taxi rental for one month to help their cabbies “tide over this incredibly difficult period” after the Government announced that all non-essential workplaces and schools will be closed to stem the spread of COVID-19. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced in a live telecast on
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
COVID-19: Clubs ditch promotions, call off ‘farewell’ parties on final night before closures take effect
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SINGAPORE: Some clubs which had planned to hold promotional events on the night before their venues are slated to close have decided against such moves, they told CNA on Wednesday (Mar 25). This follows an announcement made on Tuesday (Mar 24) that gatherings outside school and work will be limited to a maximum of 10 people from
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 24, 2020
Trump suggests he may scale back closures soon despite worsening COVID-19 outbreak
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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Monday (Mar 23) he is considering how to reopen the US economy when a 15-day shutdown ends next week, even as the highly contagious coronavirus is spreading rapidly and hospitals are bracing for a wave of virus-related deaths. “America will again and soon be open for business,” Trump told a
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
300 million children missing school meals due to virus closures: World Food Programme
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GENEVA: Around 300 million children who depend on school meals are missing out due to closures triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, the World Food Programme said Friday (Mar 20). The WFP pointed out that more than 860 million children – roughly half the world’s student population – were having to stay away from schools and universities due
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 14, 2020
Philippine capital to undergo curfew, mall closures as coronavirus deaths rise to eight
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MANILA: Mayors of Metro Manila’s 16 cities announced nighttime curfews on Saturday (Mar 14) and urged shopping malls to close for one month, in a bid to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, as the Philippines reported its eighth death. The Philippines’ health department on Saturday confirmed three new fatalities, including a patient in
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