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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
COVID-19: Eight Singaporeans evacuated from Iran on flight arranged by Malaysia
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SINGAPORE: Eight Singaporeans were evacuated from Tehran on a flight arranged by Malaysia, said Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Sunday (Mar 22). The Singaporeans arrived in Kuala Lumpur after boarding the flight arranged for Malaysian nationals. Advertisement Advertisement “Eight Singaporeans have safely arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from Tehran, Iran, after boarding a repatriation
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
France appeals to workers as COVID-19 claims first doctor
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PARIS: The COVID-19 outbreak has claimed its first fatality among French medical personnel, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Sunday (Mar 22), as the country prepares for an expected surge in cases. The minister, who paid tribute to front-line medical staff during an appearance on LCI television, also said the country was counting on workers
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
Malaysia reports 123 new COVID-19 cases; national death toll at 10
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Sunday (Mar 22) reported 123 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national total to 1,306. Health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah also confirmed that two patients had died on Sunday, bringing the national death toll to 10. Advertisement Advertisement The ninth death was 48-year-old man with a travel history to Turkey. The doctor,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
China embarks on clinical trial for COVID-19 vaccine
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BEIJING: China has started the first phase of a clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine, records show, as the world’s scientists race to find a way to combat the deadly pathogen. It comes after US health officials said last week they had started a trial to evaluate a possible vaccine in Seattle. Advertisement Advertisement The Chinese effort
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
Thailand reports its largest daily increase in COVID-19 cases
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BANGKOK: Thailand reported 188 new coronavirus infections on Sunday (Mar 22), its largest daily increase, taking the total to 599 cases, a senior health official said. The majority of the new infections are connected to a previous cluster of cases from a boxing stadium, Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a Public Health Ministry spokesman, told a news conference
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
Japan confirms 14 COVID-19 cases at medical centre: Report
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TOKYO: Japan’s Oita prefecture confirmed two new coronavirus infections at a medical centre on Sunday (Mar 22), bringing the total at the facility to 14 and making it a suspected cluster, Kyodo newswire said. Two female nurses who work at the Oita Medical Center, one in her 20s and another in her 50s, were confirmed
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
Indonesia turns athletes village to emergency hospital as COVID-19 cases rise
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JAKARTA: Indonesia has turned its “Athlete’s Village” built for the 2018 Asian Games into an emergency hospital with a capacity to hold more than 4,000 patients, authorities said on Sunday (Mar 22), as coronavirus cases and deaths in the country rose. Four out of 10 towers in the Athlete’s Village, located in the country’s capital
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
Malaysian doctor who had COVID-19 dies
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Sunday (Mar 22) reported another death, bringing the COVID-19 death toll in the country to nine. Health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah said the patient was a doctor with a travel history to Turkey. Advertisement Advertisement The case was suspected to be related to the history of travel abroad and not from frontliners or
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
COVID-19: Australian states to consider ‘draconian measures’ to enforce social distancing
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SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday (Mar 22) that states and territories will consider “draconian measures” to enforce social distancing to combat the coronavirus. The potential measures, which he said would be discussed later on Sunday, came after thousands of people flocked to Australia’s beaches in recent days amid an unusually warm
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
Thousands flock to see Olympic flame in Japan despite COVID-19 fears
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SENDAI: Tens of thousands of people flocked to a cauldron with the Olympic flame in northeastern Japan over the weekend despite concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. The flame arrived in Japan to a scaled-down welcoming ceremony on Friday as doubts grew over whether the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will go ahead on schedule as the deadly virus
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
Gaza authorities confirm first two COVID-19 cases
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GAZA CITY: Authorities in Gaza confirmed the first two cases of novel coronavirus on Sunday (Mar 22), identifying the individuals as Palestinians who had travelled to Pakistan and were held in quarantine on their return. Gaza’s health ministry said in a statement that “two citizens tested positive (for COVID-19), after they returned from Pakistan” on
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
Wakes allowed, measures to handle COVID-19 bodies in place: NEA
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SINGAPORE: Wakes for COVID-19 victims will be permitted as long as there is no contact with the body, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Saturday (Mar 21). In response to media queries, NEA said that although wakes are allowed, families will be asked to keep the funeral wakes short to minimise any risk posed by contact
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
Singapore reports 2 deaths from COVID-19
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SINGAPORE: Two patients in Singapore have died from complications due to COVID-19, the first deaths in the country linked to the infection. The patients – a 75-year-old Singaporean woman and 64-year-old Indonesian man – died on Saturday morning (Mar 21), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said. Advertisement Advertisement The woman, known as Case 90, was linked to
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Commentary Commentary In the face of a frightening coronavirus pandemic, my partner and I are responding quite differently, says the Financial Times’ Pilita Clark. A couple wearing masks to prevent contracting the coronavirus hugs each other at a Han River park in Namyangju, South Korea March 7, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 22 Mar 2020 04:08PM Bookmark