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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
COVID-19: PAP says will adjust ground outreach activities, as opposition parties put them on hold
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SINGAPORE: The People’s Action Party (PAP) will tweak ground outreach activities to comply with more stringent safety distancing requirements due to COVID-19. “The People’s Action Party will abide by the guidelines that the taskforce has imposed and make adjustments to its usual outreach activities,” a party spokesperson told CNA on Friday (Mar 27). Advertisement Advertisement “This
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
Singapore’s ‘bazooka’ stimulus to cushion COVID-19 pain, but recession still on the cards: Economists
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SINGAPORE: With bigger wage offsets, property tax rebates of up to 100 per cent and more help for badly-hit sectors, Singapore’s newly announced fiscal “bazooka” will help to alleviate the strain that businesses and households are feeling from the COVID-19 outbreak, said economists. But it will not be able to prevent a recession in Singapore,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
Jail terms, fines for those who breach COVID-19 safe-distancing rules, stay-home notice
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SINGAPORE: Individuals, event organisers and owners of premises who break rules meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Singapore could face jail terms and fines under new regulations that came into effect at 11.59pm on Thursday (Mar 26). Those who breach their stay-home notice will also face similar penalties. Advertisement Advertisement The regulations, which come under
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
COVID-19: Hotels in Hong Kong see spike in occupancy rates as thousands return
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HONG KONG: As thousands of Hong Kong citizens and expatriates return to the city, many are seeking refuge in hotels, fearful that cramped apartments in one of the world’s most expensive property markets could put families or flatmates at risk. Social distancing is tough in Hong Kong, where the bulk of the city’s 7.4 million
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
India’s COVID-19 heroes come under attack
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NEW DELHI: They have been hailed as India’s coronavirus “heroes”, but doctors, nurses, delivery drivers and other frontline workers have been attacked and in some cases evicted from their homes by panicked residents. Some e-commerce giants have even halted deliveries partly due to the harassment of staff, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi said abuse of
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
US has most COVID-19 cases in the world
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NEW YORK: The number of US coronavirus infections climbed above 82,000 on Thursday (Mar 26), surpassing the national tallies of China and Italy, as New York, New Orleans and other hot spots faced a surge in hospitalisations and looming shortages of supplies, staff and sick beds. With medical facilities running low on ventilators and protective masks and
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
COVID-19: Self-employed hit by slowdown look forward to details on cash support
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SINGAPORE: Shortly after Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announced on Thursday (Mar 26) that eligible self employed workers would get financial support of S$1,000 a month for nine months, Facebook and Telegram groups made up of potential beneficiaries were abuzz with questions. READ: COVID-19 Budget: Self-employed people, firms, first-time jobseekers to receive more support Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
MOH warns of scammers impersonating its employees, COVID-19 contact tracing teams
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SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) said it was aware of scammers using automated voice calls or impersonating its staff members and COVID-19 contact tracing personnel. Fraudsters have requested personal information from people, including financial details; or have asked them to collect documents from the ministry, MOH said in an advisory on Friday (Mar 27). Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
COVID-19: Panic-buying in Tokyo as residents asked to hunker down for weekend
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TOKYO: Queues formed at supermarkets and stores in Tokyo on Friday (Mar 27) as residents in the Japanese capital prepared for a weekend at home after the city’s governor called on them to stay at home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. After Governor Yuriko Koike’s plea on Wednesday to refrain from non-essential, non-urgent
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
COVID-19: FairPrice expands purchase limits to include cooking oil, canned products; further caps on sales of toilet paper, poultry
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SINGAPORE: Supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice expanded its purchase limits to include cooking oil and canned products, while making changes to previous restrictions on items like paper products and poultry. In a Facebook post on Friday (Mar 27), FairPrice said this was in response to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and a “precautionary measure to discourage resellers
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
Commentary: The brewing concern over jobs and salaries as COVID-19 persists
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SINGAPORE: Against a backdrop of about 18,589 deaths and 415,000 infections, the COVID-19 outbreak is bringing the world to its knees. Globally, production lines and supply chains have been disrupted, stock markets are bearing down and businesses are buckling under. Singapore is no exception. We are seeing the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak just three
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
COVID-19 Resilience Budget: ‘Landmark’ S$48 billion package to tide Singapore through ‘unprecedented’ crisis
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SINGAPORE: A public health crisis, an economic shock and a social test rolled into one – the COVID-19 outbreak has been an “unprecedented crisis of a highly complex nature”, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Thursday (Mar 26) as he announced what he called a Resilience Budget to help deal with the situation.
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
COVID-19 Budget: What you need to know about the Resilience Budget measures
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SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat delivered a ministerial statement on Thursday (Mar 26), announcing about S$48 billion in additional support measures from the Government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Resilience Budget has three key areas: To save jobs and support workers; to help businesses overcome immediate challenges; and to
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Commentary: Can chloroquine really treat COVID-19?
BALTIMORE, Maryland: An Arizona man died, and his wife was hospitalised, after taking a form of chloroquine, which US President Donald Trump has touted as an effective treatment for COVID-19. The couple decided to self-medicate with chloroquine phosphate, which they had on hand to kill parasites in their fish, after hearing the president describe the