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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in hospital as ‘precautionary step’ 10 days after contracting COVID-19
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LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to hospital on Sunday (Apr 5) for tests, his office said, 10 days after he tested positive for coronavirus. Johnson, 55, announced he had mild symptoms of COVID-19 on Mar 27 and had been in self-isolation at his Downing Street residence for seven days. Advertisement Advertisement He had been
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
COVID-19 can spread 1 to 3 days before symptoms appear, US study on Singapore cases shows
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ATLANTA, Georgia: People infected with the novel coronavirus can transmit the infection one to three days before symptoms start to appear, according to a study published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study, which underscored the importance of social distancing to fight the coronavirus outbreak, looked at 243 cases of
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
Passengers to leave Australia after days stuck on cruise ship
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PERTH: Hundreds of cruise ship passengers were due to board flights for Germany on Sunday (Mar 29), after spending days stranded at sea off the West Australian coast in a stand-off with authorities. The Artania docked in the port city of Fremantle on Friday after an earlier ban was reversed amid a spike in COVID-19 cases
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 26, 2020
Singapore’s reserves are for rainy days, COVID-19 already a ‘mighty storm’: DPM Heng
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SINGAPORE: The COVID-19 pandemic is the sort of event Singapore has been accumulating its reserves for, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said, as he explained the need to draw up to S$17 billion from the reserves for measures to protect jobs and support the economy. “We have saved up for a rainy day,” Mr Heng told
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 26, 2020
COVID-19: Halt to all US forces overseas movement for up to 60 days
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WASHINGTON: Defence Secretary Mark Esper has issued a stop movement order to the US military halting all travel and movement abroad for up to 60 days in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus through the ranks, Esper told Reuters on Wednesday (Mar 25). Esper said in an interview that the order applied to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
All PCF centres to close for 4 days after 14 employees, including principal, infected with COVID-19
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SINGAPORE: All PAP Community Foundation (PCF) centres will be closed from Thursday (Mar 26) for four days after 14 employees from the PCF Sparkletots centre in Fengshan tested positive for COVID-19. Among the employees infected with the virus is the centre’s principal, said the Early Childhood Development Agency in a statement. Advertisement Advertisement READ: Singapore reports 73 new COVID-19
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 24, 2020
SIA to implement COVID-19 cost-cutting measures, up to 7 days no-pay leave a month for pilots
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SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) pilots will be required to take some days of no-pay leave a month from April as part of cost-cutting measures the national carrier is putting into place. In an internal email dated Mar 24, seen by CNA, the airline said it had signed agreements with the Singapore Airlines Staff Union, the Air Transport
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 24, 2020
People with COVID-19 are ‘most infectious’ in first 7 days after developing symptoms: NCID consultant
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Singapore What have doctors in Singapore learnt about the new coronavirus, two months after the first patient was identified here? CNA speaks to NCID consultant Dr Wong Chen Seong to find out. This image obtained March 12, 2020 courtesy of The National Institutes of Health(NIH)/NIAD-RML shows a scanning electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 that causes
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
Safe distancing rules still a work in progress for some businesses days after announcement
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SINGAPORE: Stricter safe distancing rules, which require retailers and food and beverage (F&B) operators to ensure sufficient space between their customers, seem to remain a work in progress for some businesses here. The measures, announced on Friday (Mar 20), are part of the country’s step-up in efforts to control the spread of COVID-19. Among others,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
COVID-19: Activities for seniors suspended for another 14 days as part of stricter safe distancing measures
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SINGAPORE: Activities for seniors by public agencies will be suspended for another 14 days to safeguard their well-being amid the COVID-19 situation in Singapore, the Ministry of Health said on Friday (Mar 20). MOH announced stricter safe distancing measures on Friday, including the extended suspension of activities for seniors, to prevent further spread of COVID-19. Advertisement Advertisement Since
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 12, 2020
US to suspend all travel from Europe for 30 days to fight COVID-19 outbreak
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WASHINGTON: The US will suspend all travel from Europe to the country for 30 days in an effort to curb the COVID-19 outbreak, said President Donald Trump on Wednesday night (Mar 11). The travel restriction will not apply to the United Kingdom, he said in a televised address. Advertisement Advertisement “To keep new cases from entering
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
Nurse with COVID-19 did not attend to coronavirus patients in last 14 days: Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
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SINGAPORE: A nurse infected with COVID-19 had complied with infection control measures while she was at work, said Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH) on Wednesday (Mar 11). She also did not attend to any confirmed COVID-19 patients in the last 14 days in the course of her clinical duties, said NTFGH’s CEO Foo Hee Jug in
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
South Korea COVID-19 cases rise for the first time in 5 days
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SEOUL: South Korea announced its first rise in new coronavirus cases for five days on Wednesday (Mar 11), following a run of declines that have raised hopes the outbreak is coming under control. The South was the first country to report significant coronavirus numbers outside China, where the disease first emerged, and remains one of
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