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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
COVID-19 temporary measures: Gatherings outside of school and work limited to 10 people, entertainment venues to close
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SINGAPORE: Gatherings outside school and work will be limited to a maximum of 10 people from Thursday at 11.59pm to Apr 30 this year, the COVID-19 multi-ministry task force said on Tuesday (Mar 24). The task force said that the duration of the stricter measures may be extended if the situation here does not improve.
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 25, 2020
Hubei lifts restrictions as China reports no new COVID-19 cases
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BEIJING: China lifted tough restrictions on the province at the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak on Wednesday (Mar 25) after a months-long lockdown as the country reported no new domestic cases. But there were another 47 imported infections from overseas, the National Health Commission said, as the number of cases brought into the country continued
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
First known US child COVID-19 death was teen ‘in good health’
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LOS ANGELES: The first known death of a child due to COVID-19 in the United States was a teenager in previously good health, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Tuesday (Mar 24). The death of the youth from Lancaster, just north of Los Angeles, was reported hours earlier by public health officials, and comes despite the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
49 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, with 32 imported cases; most travelled to UK
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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 49 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (Mar 24), of which 32 were imported infections. This takes the country’s total to 558 cases. Advertisement Advertisement The 32 imported cases had travel history to Europe, North America, Australia, the Middle East, ASEAN and other parts of Asia. All except two were returning residents and long term pass
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
24 hours with a Malaysian stuck in Singapore during COVID-19 lockdown
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SINGAPORE: Sumon Nuam wakes up at 6am in a daze, his body clock rousing him on automatic. At this time on a usual day, he’d be waiting for the school van with his two daughters, aged 9 and 17, at the foot of their apartment block in Johor Bahru, before beginning his two-hour motorcycle ride
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
Greta Thunberg says probably had COVID-19, urges #StayAtHome
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STOCKHOLM: Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Tuesday (Mar 24) that while self-isolating after recent travels in Europe she probably came down with COVID-19, and urged other young people to stay at home too if even just a little unwell, to help stop the coronavirus. Swedish Thunberg said on Instagram she had now recovered
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
Singapore stocks amid COVID-19 pandemic: Not realistic to expect stabilisation soon, say analysts
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SINGAPORE: Singapore stocks, in tandem with the global sell-off, have been in free fall and given a rapidly-evolving COVID-19 pandemic, market analysts said it would be unrealistic to expect a stability in the market anytime soon. Year to date, the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) has slumped about 28 per cent, with much of the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
India locked down for three weeks to contain COVID-19 outbreak: PM Modi
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NEW DELHI: India’s 1.3 billion people will go under “total lockdown” from midnight on Tuesday (Mar 24) for three weeks to combat the spread COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. “From 12 midnight today, the entire country will be in lockdown, total lockdown,” Modi said in a national television address to the world’s second most-populous
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
Malaysia reports 16th COVID-19 death
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded another COVID-19-related fatality on Tuesday (Mar 24), bringing the death toll in the country to 16. In a Facebook post, Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the 75-year-old Malaysian man with a history of chronic illness was the 1,334th COVID-19 confirmed case. Advertisement Advertisement Explore: Interactive map of all the confirmed cases reported around
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 24, 2020
PCF Sparkletots in Fengshan to close for 2 weeks; some staff members being tested for COVID-19
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SINGAPORE: A PAP Community Foundation (PCF) Sparkletots centre will close for two weeks and its pupils and staff will be quarantined as it awaits the COVID-19 test results for a few of its employees. Earlier, one of its teachers had tested positive for COVID-19 and the centre had been closed for a day for thorough cleaning and disinfection. However,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 24, 2020
When will I see you again? COVID-19 keeps couples apart
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MADRID: Andrea Chabant Sanchez, a Madrid-based publicist, normally travels to Paris once a month to see his girlfriend. In January he booked his flights through to July. Now those precious reunions are on hold, as ever-tightening travel restrictions prevent him, and many other separated couples around the world, from seeing each other. Advertisement Advertisement READ: UK
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 24, 2020
Enough COVID-19 test kits for Myanmar, says WHO representative
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SINGAPORE: Myanmar – which announced two COVID-19 positive cases on Monday (Mar 23) – currently has enough test kits to detect suspected cases, says a World Health Organization’s (WHO) official. This assurance came from WHO representative to Myanmar Stephan Paul Jost, as news of the two positive cases sparked panic buying in Myanmar. Advertisement Advertisement Up until late-February,
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NEW YORK CITY: Flaviano Villanueva was in tears last Thursday. It was day five of the “enhanced community quarantine” in Metro Manila, where the priest runs a homeless centre. The sprawling Philippine capital of 13 million people had been sealed off, and police and army troopers were guarding municipal boundaries to prevent entry and exit.