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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
Senior-centric activities by government agencies to be suspended as part of additional COVID-19 measures: MOH
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SINGAPORE: All senior-centric activities conducted by government agencies will be suspended for 14 days from Mar 11 to Mar 24, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Tuesday (Mar 10). These include activities held at community clubs (CCs), residents’ committees (RCs), senior activity centres, active aging hubs, CREST centres, Health Promotion Board and ActiveSG sport centres.
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
12 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Malaysia
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PUTRAJAYA: Twelve new cases of COVID-19 infection were reported in Malaysia on Tuesday (Mar 10), bringing the country’s total to 129. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the positive cases include patients under investigation, close contacts and Malaysians and their non-citizen family members who were evacuated from China. Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak: Travellers from 4 countries must show medical certificate before boarding flights to Thailand
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BANGKOK: Travellers from China, including Macau and Hong Kong, Iran, Italy and South Korea are now required to present a medical certificate proving they are not infected with COVID-19 before boarding their flight to Thailand, according to the Thai Civil Aviation Authority (CAAT). “If any passenger is unable to present such certificate, boarding shall be denied
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
COVID-19: People’s Association to suspend courses and activities for seniors
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SINGAPORE: The People’s Association (PA) will suspend courses, organised activities and interest group activities in community clubs and residents’ committee centres that seniors regularly participate in, it announced on Tuesday (Mar 10). This will involve about 2,600 classes and 11,000 interest group activities, with about 290,000 non-unique participants, said the PA in a press release. Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Indonesia confirms 8 new COVID-19 cases, taking total to 27
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JAKARTA: Indonesia’s health ministry reported eight new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday (Mar 10), taking the total number in the country to 27. The ages of the new patients ranged from 33 to 73, ministry official Achmad Yurianto told reporters. Advertisement Advertisement READ: COVID-19: Concerns among some Indonesian hospitals over availability of medical equipment READ: Indonesia arrests
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
COVID-19: All of Italy to be placed under lockdown, says PM
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ROME: Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday (Mar 9) extended measures to tackle the new coronavirus across the whole country, telling people to “stay at home” and banning public gatherings as well as Serie A football matches. The unprecedented measures covering the entire Mediterranean nation of more than 60 million people came after Italy reported 97 more
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Too much information? Privacy questions over South Korea COVID-19 details
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SEOUL: Allegations of affairs, revelations of membership of religious sects: South Korea’s openness about infected patients has been key in its fight against the coronavirus but raised uncomfortable questions over privacy and stigmatisation. South Korea has confirmed more than 7,500 infections, one of the largest totals outside China, where the virus first emerged, although new
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Costa Fortuna cancels next 2 cruises out of Singapore due to ‘restrictive’ COVID-19 measures by other ports
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SINGAPORE: The Costa Fortuna cruise ship docked in Singapore has had its next two trips cancelled following “restrictive measures” by ports in the ship’s itineraries. Cruise operator Costa Crociere told CNA on Tuesday (Mar 10) that the cruise was due to depart on Tuesday for a seven-day trip from Singapore to Thailand and Malaysia; and on Mar 17 for a 21-day, one-way
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Indonesia arrests six over COVID-19 internet hoaxes
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JAKARTA: Six Indonesians have been arrested for allegedly spreading misinformation online about the deadly coronavirus, police said Tuesday (Mar 10), as the Southeast Asian nation’s confirmed infection cases jumped. A woman in Indonesia’s second-biggest city Surabaya was arrested Monday for spreading inaccurate claims on Facebook a patient was being treated for the virus in the city,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
South Korea probes offices after COVID-19 infects call centre workers, dance teachers
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SEOUL: South Korea was on alert on Tuesday (Mar 10) for COVID-19 infections in small clusters such as workplaces and dance classes, as a downward trend in new cases raised hopes that Asia’s biggest outbreak outside mainland China may be slowing. New cases over the past few days include about 40 call-centre workers for an insurance
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Gates, other charities pledge US$125m towards COVID-19 treatments
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CHICAGO: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and two other large charities on Tuesday pledged up to US$125 million to help speed the development of treatments for the fast-spreading coronavirus, which the World Health Organization said on Monday (Mar 9) was nearing pandemic proportions. The effort, known as the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator, will focus on
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
In Malaysia’s Silicon Valley, fortunes flip as COVID-19 wrecks trade war gains
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GEORGE TOWN, Penang: Tech firms at Malaysia’s one-time Silicon Valley of the East, swimming in orders from customers fleeing trade war-hit China, have seen fortunes turn again in the space of just a year as the coronavirus outbreak cuts them off from Chinese suppliers. Semiconductor test equipment manufacturer Pentamaster saw its shares more than double last
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
China President Xi Jinping pays first visit to COVID-19 epicentre Wuhan: State media
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BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Wuhan on Tuesday (Mar 10) for his first visit to the epicentre of the country’s coronavirus epidemic since the crisis erupted in January. Xi’s unannounced visit comes as unprecedented quarantine measures that have sealed off Wuhan and the rest of central Hubei province since late January appear to have
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Japan readies ‘state of emergency’ COVID-19 measures
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TOKYO: Japan’s government on Tuesday (Mar 10) approved draft “state of emergency” measures that would allow authorities to keep people inside and commandeer buildings for hospitals. If approved by parliament, the draft Bill would give Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the power to declare a state of emergency and impose drastic measures but Tokyo stressed that the
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