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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 8, 2020
COVID-19: 224 Singapore residents evacuated from Egypt on special repatriation flight
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SINGAPORE: More than 200 Singapore residents arrived in Singapore after they were evacuated from Egypt early Wednesday (Apr 8) morning. The group includes 211 students who were studying at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press statement. Advertisement Advertisement “224 Singapore residents have arrived safely in Singapore this morning
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 8, 2020
Parliament passes wide-ranging Bill to assist those unable to fulfil contractual obligations due to COVID-19 outbreak
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SINGAPORE: A wide-ranging Bill that among other measures aims to assist those unable to fulfil contractual obligations was passed in Parliament on Tuesday (Apr 7). It prohibits landlords from terminating a lease due to non-payment because of the COVID-19 outbreak, and protects those who have placed deposits for weddings. Advertisement Advertisement The Bill will be valid
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 8, 2020
North Korea testing, quarantining for COVID-19: WHO
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GENEVA: North Korea, one of only a handful of countries not to have reported confirmed cases of COVID-19, has said that it continues testing and has more than 500 people in quarantine, the World Health Organization (WHO) told Reuters on Tuesday (Apr 7). The WHO, which said it had been receiving “weekly updates” from the
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 8, 2020
New York sees COVID-19 slowing despite record daily death toll
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NEW YORK: New York state, the US epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, is seeing some levelling out in the number of hospital patients, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday (Apr 7), a hopeful sign even as deaths there and in neighbouring New Jersey hit single-day highs. While the United States experienced its deadliest single day since the
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 8, 2020
COVID-19: More than 7,000 breaches of elevated safe-distancing measures on Day 1 of ‘circuit breaker’
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SINGAPORE: More than 7,000 written advisories were issued on the first day of a nationwide “circuit-breaker”, a month-long period of enhanced safe-distancing measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. Most of these advisories were issued to members of the public in hawker centres and markets, said the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) in a media release
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Inter-agency task force to help migrant workers living in dorms affected by COVID-19
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SINGAPORE: An inter-agency task force will help migrant workers staying at three dormitories affected by the COVID-19 outbreak as “circuit breaker” measures kick in, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in a news release on Tuesday (Apr 7). With restrictions in place to contain the spread of COVID-19, foreign workers will not be able to go
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Japan declares COVID-19 emergency, prepares nearly US$1 trillion stimulus
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TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday (Apr 7) declared a state of emergency to fight new COVID-19 infections in major population centres and unveiled a stimulus package he described as among the world’s biggest to soften the economic blow. Abe announced the state of emergency targeting the capital Tokyo and six other prefectures – accounting
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Malaysia announces 170 new COVID-19 cases and one more death
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia announced 170 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (Apr 7), bringing the total number in the country to 3,963. One more death was announced – a 71-year-old man from Perlis. He had attended a mass religious gathering in Sulawesi, Indonesia from Mar 17 to 24. Advertisement Advertisement A total of 63 people have now died of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
COVID-19: Cleaning fees to be subsidised by NEA in support for stallholders at hawker centres
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SINGAPORE: More than 6,000 cooked food stallholders across 114 hawker centres in Singapore will not have to pay for table-cleaning and centralised dishwashing services, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Tuesday (Apr 7). This move is made in support for hawkers during the nationwide safe-distancing measures to guard against COVID-19, the agency said in a
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Trainee doctors in Tokyo test positive for COVID-19 after party
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TOKYO: One of Japan’s most prestigious hospitals apologised for an “unforgivable blunder” after 40 trainee doctors attended a drinking party and 18 subsequently tested positive for the coronavirus. Keio University Hospital said on Monday (Apr 6) that one trainee doctor tested positive for the virus last week, and that tests on another 98 found 17
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
No evidence of pets transmitting COVID-19 to humans, says Malaysia’s veterinary services department
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KUALA LUMPUR: Pet owners in Malaysia have been asked not to be too alarmed about their pets being possible spreaders of the COVID-19 virus, and there was no need to subject the animals to coronavirus testing. In a statement to address concerns on whether pets can transmit the virus to their owners, the Malaysian Department of Veterinary
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Indonesia grants Jakarta more powers to tackle COVID-19 outbreak
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JAKARTA: Indonesia approved on Tuesday (Apr 7) a request by the Jakarta administration to impose further large-scale social restrictions on the capital, the epicentre for COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian country. President Joko Widodo has focused on combating the spread of the disease through social distancing policies, but has resisted the tough lockdown measures adopted
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
UK PM Boris Johnson in intensive care, needed oxygen after COVID-19 symptoms worsened
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LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to an intensive care unit on Monday (Apr 6) after his coronavirus symptoms worsened, although his Downing Street office said he was still conscious. Britain has no formal succession plan should the prime minister become incapacitated, but Johnson, 55, has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputise
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
New task force on economic resilience to help Singapore bounce back from COVID-19 crisis
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SINGAPORE: A new task force focusing on economic resilience will be set up to help the Singapore economy bounce back from the COVID-19 crisis, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Tuesday (Apr 7). It will be chaired by Minister for Social and Family Development Desmond Lee and Mr Tan Chong Meng, group chief
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