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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
COVID-19: Singapore’s defence agency designs adjustable, reusable face shields
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SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) has designed an adjustable, reusable face shield to protect the country’s frontline workers from COVID-19, amid a global shortage of protective equipment. Called FaceProtect+, the shield has an adjustable frame that caters to different face sizes and people who wear spectacles, said DSTA in a news release on
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
Customers not wearing face masks at bank branches will be refused entry
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SINGAPORE: Customers not wearing face masks when visiting banks’ branches will be refused entry as part of additional measures taken by banks to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. “With immediate effect, all customers visiting bank branches must wear a face mask to safeguard their own health and well-being, and that of other customers and staff
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 13, 2020
Police investigate man who reportedly slapped petrol station employee who asked him to wear a face mask
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SINGAPORE: The police are investigating a man who reportedly slapped a service attendant at a petrol station located along Jervois Road after she advised him to wear a face mask. Police were alerted to the incident on Sunday at about 5.50pm. Advertisement Advertisement The 55-year-old man is being investigated for voluntarily causing hurt, police said in a news
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 11, 2020
Workers at food outlets required to wear face masks from Apr 13
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SINGAPORE: All workers who sell or prepare food and drinks will have to wear masks or face shields from Monday (Apr 13), the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said in a press release on Saturday. It had on Apr 6 advised F&B operators that food handlers and employees should wear such protective gear amid the rise of locally transmitted cases of COVID-19,
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
Residents of China’s Hubei, freed from lockdown, face suspicion
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BEIJING: Driving to a factory in China’s southeastern province of Fujian to meet a friend, Ye Jing was stopped by a security guard soon after returning from two months of lockdown in Hubei, the province hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak. “His whole manner and actions changed,” the shoe factory manager said, after the guard
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
Man arrested for running face mask and hand sanitiser scams on Carousell and Facebook
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SINGAPORE: A 24-year-old man was arrested for his suspected involvement in a series of scams involving the sale of face masks and hand sanitisers, the police said on Thursday (Apr 9) in a news release. Between Mar 14 and Apr 8, police received several reports from people who were cheated by an online seller offering the products for
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
COVID-19: Food container suppliers face potential shortage during circuit breaker
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SINGAPORE: A prolonged circuit breaker in Singapore could pose a challenge to companies supplying disposable food containers, as demand for takeaway meals and food delivery soars amid stricter COVID-19 safe distancing measures. While food container suppliers said that they have stocked up, some of them expressed concern about keeping up with increased demand during the month-long
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
The Big Read: Singapore’s oft-maligned millennials face their first crisis
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SINGAPORE: In February, final-year undergraduate Bianca Chua thought she was all set for the working world after starting her internship as a headhunter at a human resource (HR) firm. The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) business major secured the internship in December, and she had been told verbally and over email that she would be automatically converted
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 3, 2020
Hunt for face masks amid COVID-19 outbreak a global free-for-all
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PARIS: From government stock seizures to sales to the highest bidder on airport tarmacs, the hunt for face masks amid the coronavirus outbreak has become a global free-for-all where the rules of fair play no longer apply. Officials worldwide were caught short by the crisis with most countries unable to manufacture the millions of masks
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 3, 2020
Government will no longer discourage people from wearing face masks, reusable masks to be distributed
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SINGAPORE: The Singapore Government will no longer discourage people from wearing face masks and will be distributing reusable masks to all households, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Friday (Apr 3). This comes amid a changing COVID-19 situation, where there is now evidence that an asymptomatic person can still pass on the virus to others.
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 3, 2020
Scalded boy trial: Couple cleared of murdering 5-year-old son, to face lesser charges
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SINGAPORE: A couple accused of murdering their five-year-old son in 2016 by inflicting months of abuse on him, until he finally collapsed after having hot water poured on him, was acquitted on Friday (Apr 3) of the capital charge and will face lesser charges. His 27-year-old parents, Azlin Arujunah and Ridzuan Mega Abdul Rahman, were
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 1, 2020
Gaming firm Razer to set up face mask manufacturing line in Singapore amid COVID-19 shortage
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SINGAPORE: Singapore gaming company Razer announced plans on Wednesday (Apr 1) to set up an automated face mask manufacturing line within 30 days to produce “a couple of million certified masks” each month. Razer CEO Tan Min-Liang announced the plans on his Facebook page at about 9am, calling on Singaporeans or Singapore companies to buy
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 24, 2020
11 people arrested for various scams, including 3 involving face masks
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SINGAPORE: Eleven men were arrested after for their suspected involvement in more than 25 cases of scams, where victims lost over S$281,000, the police said on Tuesday (Mar 24). The men, aged between 26 and 51, were arrested between Mar 9 and Mar 18, the Singapore Police Force said in a news release. Advertisement Advertisement One of the
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