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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
COVID-19 fatality rate higher than the flu, says WHO
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GENEVA: About 3.4 per cent of confirmed COVID-19 cases have died, said the World Health Organization on Tuesday (Mar 4), which is far above seasonal flu’s fatality rate of under 1 per cent. However, the novel coronavirus can still be contained, said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva. Advertisement Advertisement READ: Protective gear to fight COVID-19 ‘rapidly depleting’: WHO “To
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
1 more COVID-19 patient discharged, 2 new cases reported
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SINGAPORE: One more patient has recovered from COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday (Mar 4), bringing the total number of discharged cases to 79. Two new cases were confirmed. To date, there have been 112 cases of the coronavirus in Singapore. Advertisement Advertisement Of the 33 patients who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving.
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
Evangelical service in eastern France is centre of new COVID-19 outbreak
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PARIS: French authorities have asked people who took part in an Evangelical Lent celebration in eastern France last month to limit social contact after 10 new confirmed coronavirus infections were traced to the event. Christophe Lannelongue, head of the eastern France health agency, said on Wednesday (Mar 4) that he expected more confirmed cases of coronavirus
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
Experts and politicians call for Indonesian government to intensify efforts to detect COVID-19
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JAKARTA: The Indonesian government has been urged to step up efforts to detect and handle COVID-19, as the country reported its first two confirmed cases this week. Medical professionals and politicians said on Wednesday (Mar 4) that the government needs to do more and act swiftly, judging by the fact that coronavirus has infected 90,000 people
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
COVID-19 has affected almost all Iran’s provinces, death toll hits 92
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DUBAI: An outbreak of novel coronavirus has affected almost all of Iran’s provinces, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday (Mar 4), according to the official presidency website. “This disease is a widespread disease,” he said during a cabinet meeting. “It has reached almost all our provinces and in one sense it’s a global disease.”
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
First COVID-19 case in EU agency in Brussels
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BRUSSELS: A first EU official working in the bloc’s Brussels administration has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, European officials said Wednesday (Mar 4). “We have confirmation of the case,” EU Commission spokeswoman Dana Spinant told AFP. Advertisement Advertisement A spokeswoman for the European Defence Agency confirmed that a male public servant of the agency had
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
14 new cases of COVID-19 in Malaysia, new cluster identified
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KUALA LUMPUR: Fourteen new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Malaysia on Wednesday (Mar 4), bringing the national total to 50. Most of these new cases are close contacts or linked to Case 26, the Health Ministry said in a statement. Advertisement Advertisement Case 26 has also been identified as the source of a COVID-19 cluster,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
COVID-19: Visitors from Singapore to Thailand do not need to self-quarantine, says tourism authority
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SINGAPORE: Visitors from Singapore to Thailand will not have quarantine to themselves amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the Tourism Authority of Thailand confirmed on Wednesday (Mar 4). This comes after the Thailand’s Health Ministry announced on Tuesday afternoon that Singapore was among nine places listed as “high-risk”, and that visitors from Singapore will have to quarantine themselves for
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
Singapore sends COVID-19 diagnostic tests, machines to Myanmar
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SINGAPORE: Singapore has contributed diagnostic tests and machines to Myanmar to help in the detection of the novel coronavirus, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Wednesday (Mar 4). A total of 3,000 diagnostics tests and two polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machines were sent in response to a request from the Myanmar Ministry of Health
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
About 14,000 hawkers to get a month’s worth of rental fees waived amid COVID-19 outbreak
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SINGAPORE: About 14,000 hawkers will get the equivalent of a month’s rental waived, as the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) assist hawkers with operating costs during the current COVID-19 situation. The waiver will apply to all stallholders in the 114 hawker centres managed by NEA or NEA-appointed operators. This includes stallholders
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
India’s COVID-19 cases rise to 28, including 16 Italians
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NEW DELHI: Sixteen Italians in India have tested positive for COVID-19, India’s health minister said on Wednesday (Mar 4), as the total number of cases in the country rose sharply to 28. On Monday , the world’s second-most populous country had only six reported cases of coronavirus, but it is one of places US intelligence agencies are
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
Thailand’s tourism industry hit hard by COVID-19
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BANGKOK: Piyatida Wongjittapinyo has dreamt of seeing Japanese cherry blossoms in full bloom and so last year, she planned her trip to Tokyo and booked her flight nearly a year in advance. The 28-year-old was looking forward to embarking on that journey next month and making her dream come true. But now her plans have
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
Singapore High Commission in contact with UK authorities on student assault sparked by COVID-19 comments
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LONDON: The Singapore High Commission said on Wednesday (Mar 4) it is in contact with London police “at the highest level” to ensure that investigations into the assault of Singaporean student Jonathan Mok are followed through “with the utmost priority”. It is also in touch with the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office as well as the Home Office
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Commentary: Explosion in COVID-19 cases – was South Korea just unlucky?
SEOUL: The graphic image charting the rise in COVID-19 cases in South Korea looks like a sheer cliff – a near vertical rise that springs up from an uneven but steady ground. The numbers tell the story of the outbreak growing only slightly for weeks, then suddenly spiking from 30 to nearly 2,000 in just