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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
COVID-19: 9 in 10 Singaporeans will receive S$600 payout on Apr 14
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SINGAPORE: Nine in 10 Singaporeans will on Tuesday (Apr 14) receive the S$600 one-off cash payout announced as part of the Solidarity Budget earlier this month, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Sunday. Last Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announced that all adult Singaporeans aged 21 and above would receive a one-off Solidarity Payment
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
China steps up scrutiny of inbound travellers as imported COVID-19 cases hit record
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SHANGHAI: China is stepping up scrutiny of inbound foreigners and tightening border control after the number of single-day imported coronavirus cases set a record, helping double the daily number of newly detected infections. New confirmed cases in mainland China reached 99 on Apr 11 from 46 the previous day, with all but two involving travellers
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
Indonesia orders COVID-19 transport curbs ahead of Ramadan exodus
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JAKARTA: Indonesia has imposed curbs on public transport ahead of the annual exodus to home villages that marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the government said on Sunday (Apr 12). About 75 million Indonesians usually stream home from bigger cities at
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
Wet markets in China’s Wuhan struggle to survive COVID-19 blow
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WUHAN, Hubei: Fish and vegetable merchants are reopening stalls at wet markets in China’s central city of Wuhan as it lifts a months-long lockdown against the coronavirus pandemic, but their future looks uncertain with few customers as the virus stigma persists. The virus, which has infected 1.6 million people and killed 106,000 in 214 countries,
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
Rising unemployment from COVID-19 fight threatens China’s poverty targets
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BEIJING: Although China is claiming success in its battle against the coronavirus, millions have lost their jobs in the economic fallout, throwing into jeopardy an ambitious target to eradicate poverty this year. Beijing has been working to fire up the economy again after bringing it to a near standstill to curb the spread of COVID-19,
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
Overtime for French coffin industry as COVID-19 deaths surge
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JUSSEY, France: It’s a grim truth that times are good for the coffin business when they’re bad for people, and the coronavirus pandemic is no exception. At a factory belonging to Europe’s largest coffin maker, OGF, in eastern France, workers are doing overtime to meet demand from families parting with their loved ones. Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
COVID-19: 2 more dormitories declared as isolation areas
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SINGAPORE: Two more dormitories have been gazetted as isolation areas to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Acacia Lodge and Cochrane Lodge 1 were declared isolation areas under the Infectious Diseases Act, according to a notice by the Ministry of Health (MOH) in the Government Gazette. Advertisement Advertisement The notice came into effect at midnight on Saturday (Apr 11). The
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
COVID-19: Good Friday prayer gets out of hand in locked down Italy
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ROME: The mayor of an Italian town famous for its bonfire celebrations on Good Friday was forced to apologise after locals turned up to pray with the priest in defiance of a coronavirus lockdown. The southeastern town of San Marco in Lamis holds an annual ritual that sees huge trunks of hollowed out trees thrown onto
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
2 people fined for not complying with COVID-19 safe distancing rules: NEA
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SINGAPORE: Two people were fined S$300 on Saturday (Apr 11) for not complying with safe distancing rules meant to curb the spread of COVID-19, said the National Environment Agency (NEA). The two cases were among 34 enforcement actions taken by NEA enforcement officers against those who disregarded the measures at markets and cooked food sections of hawker
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
Singapore reports 8th death linked to COVID-19, 191 new cases
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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 191 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday (Apr 11), taking the total number of cases to 2,299. Case 1142, a 90-year-old Singaporean man, died from complications due to COVID-19 infection on Saturday morning. Advertisement Advertisement He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on Apr 3 and was admitted to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID)
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
In grim milestone, United States logs world’s highest COVID-19 death toll
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NEW YORK: The United States surpassed Italy on Saturday (Apr 11) as the country with the highest reported coronavirus death toll, recording more than 20,000 deaths since the outbreak began, according to a Reuters tally. The grim milestone was reached as President Donald Trump mulled over when the country, which has registered more than half a
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
UK’s COVID-19 death toll nears 10,000 as PM Johnson makes ‘very good progress’
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LONDON,: Britain’s COVID-19 death toll neared 10,000 on Saturday (Apr 11) after health officials reported another 917 hospital deaths, while one senior minister said Prime Minister Boris Johnson will need time off as he recovers from being seriously ill with the virus. Britain has now reported 9,875 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, the fifth highest
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 11, 2020
COVID-19 deaths exceed 100,000 globally ahead of locked-down Easter
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ROME: The global coronavirus death toll topped 100,000 on Friday (Apr 10) as Easter celebrations around the world kicked off in near-empty churches with billions of people stuck indoors to halt the pandemic’s deadly march. The grim milestone came as the World Health Organization issued a dire warning that prematurely lifting lockdown restrictions – which have kept
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SINGAPORE: From Pakistan and Malaysia to Australia and New Zealand, an unprecedented freeze on movement of people, goods and services is underway – and understandably so. COVID-19 has an ever-increasing grip on the Asia-Pacific, and regional governments are reacting in the best way they know to stop the spread of the diabolical pandemic. Advertisement Advertisement