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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Britain’s supermarkets wrestle with coronavirus demand conundrum
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LONDON: Britain’s big supermarkets fear they won’t be able to supply the country’s 60 million people without longer opening hours or a relaxation of social distancing rules introduced to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Industry executives speaking on condition of anonymity said they expected a jump in demand once Britons under lockdown had worked
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
RedMart suspends new orders amid surge in demand over COVID-19 concerns
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SINGAPORE: Online grocer RedMart will be suspending new orders for two days to tweak its product offerings and update its system, amid a surge in orders due to COVID-19 concerns. In a letter to customers on Thursday (Apr 2), RedMart said that it will resume taking new orders on Saturday. Advertisement Advertisement During this time, RedMart
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 31, 2020
Demand explodes for New York food banks
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NEW YORK: New York food banks have become inundated with newcomers deprived of income since the near-total halt of business in the United States’ economic capital. Sacks of oranges, sweet potatoes and onions are spread over three tables at an open-air market in Washington Heights, a neighborhood in the north of Manhattan. Sterilised milk and
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
COVID-19: Taxi, private-car hire drivers allowed to make home deliveries to meet increased demand
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SINGAPORE: Taxi and private-hire car drivers will now be allowed to make grocery and food deliveries to meet the increased demand amid the COVID-19 outbreak, said Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan on Sunday (Mar 29). In a Facebook post, Mr Khaw noted that demand for home deliveries has grown, and will continue increasing in the coming weeks as the Government calls on more people to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
‘Printing money’: Booming mask producers in China meet global demand
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BEIJING: As the coronavirus pandemic that originated in a central Chinese city has gone global, thousands of factories in China have nimbly turned to a new and very profitable market – face masks for export. At the height of China’s outbreak in early February, Guan Xunze’s company created a new mask factory in just eleven
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
Industry races to meet demand for ventilators
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PARIS: Manufacturers are on a mission to produce desperately needed medical ventilators for the coronavirus pandemic, even if it means converting assembly lines now making auto parts. Along with a shortage of masks and gloves, the spread of COVID-19 to almost every corner of the globe has highlighted a great need for specialised machines that help
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
Taxi drivers affected by reduced demand could be temporarily redeployed as ‘transport ambassadors’: Khaw Boon Wan
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SINGAPORE: Taxi drivers who have seen their incomes drop as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak may be employed temporarily as “transport ambassadors”, Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan said on Monday (Mar 23). Speaking during a visit to the future Bright Hill MRT station, he said these ambassadors could help ensure physical distancing between
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 21, 2020
COVID-19: Army joins the production line as ventilator makers scramble to meet demand in Italy
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ZURICH: On Mar 6, Gianluca Preziosa, the head of an Italian ventilator maker, received an urgent request. The Italian authorities wanted his help for an all-out effort to meet a desperate need for ventilators. Now, his Bologna-based company, Siare Engineering International Group srl, has 25 army technicians working with its production supervisors to manage the expanded
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 21, 2020
COVID-19: Army joins the production line as ventilator makers scramble to meet demand
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ZURICH: On Mar 6, Gianluca Preziosa, the head of an Italian ventilator maker, received an urgent request. The Italian authorities wanted his help for an all-out effort to meet a desperate need for ventilators. Now, his Bologna-based company, Siare Engineering International Group srl, has 25 army technicians working with its production supervisors to manage the expanded
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Commentary: UK’s COVID-19 restrictions bring about historical lows in energy demand
BIRMINGHAM: The measures to control the spread of COVID-19 are unparalleled, and this is already having an effect on Britain’s energy system. There have been massive short-term changes in the past: For instance the temporary imposition of a three-day week in the 1970s may have had an even greater overall effect, but this was due