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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
SAFRA Jurong COVID-19 cluster: Confirmed cases cleared mandatory temperature checks
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SINGAPORE: The individuals who visited SAFRA Jurong for a private dinner function on Feb 15 and later tested positive for COVID-19 had cleared mandatory temperature checks, SAFRA said on Thursday (Mar 5). “They did not have fever, nor exhibited any flu-like symptoms,” said SAFRA on its website, after it emerged that the dinner was linked
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
South Korea reports 196 new COVID-19 infections as death toll rises
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SEOUL: South Korea reported 196 new coronavirus cases on Friday (Mar 6), bringing the country’s total to 6,284, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The agency added that seven more deaths from the virus were reported, bringing the total to 42. On Thursday, as the number of cases continued to rise in the country, South Korea
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
‘Theoretical possibility’ that COVID-19 can spread from pets to humans: MOH
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SINGAPORE: There is a “theoretical possibility” that COVID-19 could spread from animals to humans, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Friday (Mar 6), although it assessed that pets are not a “serious vector” of transmission. MOH’s director of medical services Kenneth Mak said while scientific evidence did not point to the infection spreading either
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
China reports 30 COVID-19 deaths, rise in new infections and imported cases
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BEIJING: China reported 30 more deaths from the new coronavirus outbreak on Friday (Mar 6), with fresh infections rising for a second straight day and 16 new cases imported from overseas. In total 3,042 people have died from the disease in China, the National Health Commission said, with another 143 cases, up from 139 in
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
Australia orders first school closure after pupil contracts COVID-19
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SYDNEY: Australia ordered its first school closure on Friday (Mar 6) after a 16-year-old pupil tested positive for the coronavirus, as authorities struggle to contain the outbreak in the country. Australia has recorded 60 cases of infection and two elderly people have died from the virus. Advertisement Advertisement While the majority of people contracted the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
COVID-19 death toll hits 12 in US, helicopter flies test kits to cruise ship
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WASHINGTON: The death toll from coronavirus in the United States rose to 12 on Thursday (Mar 5) with the latest fatality recorded in King County, Washington, and 53 new cases broke out across the country, striking for the first time in Colorado, Tennessee, Texas and San Francisco. A helicopter flew testing kits to a cruise
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
South Korea declares new ‘special care zone’ as COVID-19 cases exceed 6,000
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SEOUL: South Korea declared a “special care zone” on Thursday (Mar 5) around a second city hit hard by the coronavirus and the US military confirmed two new cases among relatives of its troops in the country. South Korea reported 760 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing it to a total of 6,088 in the country – the highest
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
Commentary: How did a dog catch COVID-19? Until we know more, pet owners should take preventive steps
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SINGAPORE: We know that the COVID-19 virus passed from an animal source to people in Wuhan, China, and is now spreading rapidly and globally with direct human-to-human transmission. But two months after the first cluster of infections emerged, there is still a great deal we do not fully understand about the virus, including how contagious
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
Europe could face more drug shortages as COVID-19 squeezes supplies
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World Europe is experiencing delays in supplies of medicines and face masks because of coronavirus disruptions, according to EU and industry officials, compounding already acute shortages of drugs on the continent. FILE PHOTO: An employee in a drug store wraps protective face masks, due to a coronavirus outbreak, at Zaventem international airport near Brussels, Belgium,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
5 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, new cluster at SAFRA Jurong reported
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SINGAPORE: Five new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore have been confirmed, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday (Mar 5), with a new cluster at SAFRA Jurong reported. One of the new cases is an imported case while the rest are part of a cluster involving a private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong on Feb
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 5, 2020
Catholic Church to resume mass, puts necessary COVID-19 precautionary measures in place
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SINGAPORE: The Catholic Church in Singapore will resume mass from next week, when all churches have put in place the necessary precautionary measures. Sunset and Sunday masses will resume on Mar 14 and Mar 15 while weekday masses may also be resumed on Mar 16, subject to prevailing Ministry of Health (MOH) guidelines, the Church
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 5, 2020
Indonesian surgical mask manufacturers raise production amid COVID-19 fears
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JAKARTA: Surgical mask manufacturers in Indonesia are ramping up production to cope with rising demand as the country reported its first two cases of COVID-19, but they may soon face a shortage of raw materials. Indonesian Medical Equipment Association’s executive director Ahyahudin Sodri told CNA that there are seven major surgical mask manufacturers in Indonesia. “These companies have increased
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 5, 2020
Iran announces 15 new COVID-19 deaths, raising total to 107
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TEHRAN: Iran on Thursday (Mar 5) reported 15 new deaths from COVID-19 and 591 fresh cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the toll to 107 dead and 3,513 infected. “Until today, samples have been taken of 23,327 suspected cases, only 3,513 of which have been confirmed,” health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told a televised
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Commentary: COVID-19 has laid a political minefield for many major countries
LONDON: So much for the sanctity of national sovereignty. Viruses do not respect state frontiers; nor do they pay heed to the anti-immigrant banners waved aloft by a generation of populist leaders. The worldwide spread of coronavirus has instead given eloquent expression to the stubborn fact of international interdependence. Advertisement Advertisement Donald Trump’s America First