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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 11, 2020
British boy fighting rare cancer is discharged after coming to Singapore for experimental treatment
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SINGAPORE: It was a moment of pure elation for the family of Oscar Saxelby-Lee – the six-year-old has finally been discharged from hospital after staying cancer-free for nearly three months. The British boy has been battling acute lymphoblastic leukaemia since December 2018, and arrived in Singapore for experimental treatment at the National University Hospital (NUH) that
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 8, 2020
COVID-19: Trump says 110,000 ventilators will be added in coming weeks
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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (Apr 8) that the federal government had 8,675 ventilators in a national stockpile available to states who need them while another 110,000 are to be delivered in coming weeks. “I don’t think we’ll need them,” the president said, referring to the ventilators, in a White House briefing. Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 4, 2020
‘Daddy, when are you coming home?’: How COVID-19 kept a young Malaysian family apart
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KUALA LUMPUR: As Mr Zulafandi Haris was ushered out of his flat into an ambulance by health officers wearing face masks, visors and gloves, his toddler son stood at the door watching. The 30-year-old man had tested positive for COVID-19. His wife, Mdm Farah Salwani, who was three-months pregnant, was already warded in hospital after
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 28, 2020
‘The tide is still coming in’: PM Lee says COVID-19’s impact on healthcare a ‘very big problem’
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SINGAPORE: Singapore is in a “grave situation” in terms of health and economy because of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday (Mar 27). Speaking at the Istana a day after Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announced a supplementary Budget in response to the outbreak, Mr Lee
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 18, 2020
Food supplies still coming, but other Singapore firms brace for disruptions from Malaysia’s shutdown
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SINGAPORE: Local food importers heaved a sigh of relief as their supplies from Malaysia arrived as planned, uninterrupted by the country’s movement control order which kicked in on Wednesday (Mar 18). However, that is not the case for those in other sectors. From construction to manufacturing, some Singapore businesses are bracing for supply disruptions of key
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
More electoral divisions, no 6-member GRCs in coming election: EBRC report
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SINGAPORE: There will be more electoral divisions and no six-member Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) in the coming election, according to the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee’s (EBRC) report released on Friday (Mar 13). The committee recommended the adoption of 31 electoral divisions, up from 29, with a total of 93 seats in Parliament, four more than
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Israel orders 14-day quarantine for travellers coming into the country
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JERUSALEM: Israel will require anyone arriving from overseas to self-quarantine for 14 days as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday (Mar 9). Israel has already taken some tough measures to prevent a local coronavirus outbreak, forcing visitors from many countries in Asia and Europe into home isolation.
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
Grow meat at home from stem cells? It’s coming, says Shiok Meats CEO
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SINGAPORE: What if you are able to “grow” your own meat at home? Would it change the way your family eat? The idea is not in the realms of science fiction any more, according to stem cell scientist Sandhya Sriram. Advertisement Advertisement She envisions that people could have a small bioreactor — “a fancy name”
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