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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 15, 2020
Commentary: Philippines’ COVID-19 fight depends on the exploitation of healthcare workers
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SINGAPORE: Much of the news on the COVID-19 pandemic has focused on government efforts to accumulate provisions needed to combat the virus: Surgical masks, protective equipment, and ventilators. Yet, in the Philippines, the nation’s stockpile apparently includes not only health supplies but health workers as well. Advertisement Advertisement Widely known as a country that “exports”
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
Rising unemployment from COVID-19 fight threatens China’s poverty targets
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BEIJING: Although China is claiming success in its battle against the coronavirus, millions have lost their jobs in the economic fallout, throwing into jeopardy an ambitious target to eradicate poverty this year. Beijing has been working to fire up the economy again after bringing it to a near standstill to curb the spread of COVID-19,
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
SAF will do more for COVID-19 fight if needed: Ng Eng Hen
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SINGAPORE: The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will contribute more to the country’s fight against COVID-19 “if there is a need to do more”, said Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen on Thursday (Apr 9). He noted that 70 SAF medical personnel had been deployed to a few migrant worker dormitories, as part of the SAF’s
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 8, 2020
Commentary: Indonesia’s COVID-19 fight has deeper challenges
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SINGAPORE: Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo declared the COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency on Mar 31. He also announced new regulation which allows regional governments and city authorities to restrict people’s movements and close non-essential services. Advertisement Advertisement This allows cities and provinces in Indonesia to implement stringent large-scale social distancing measures within
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Commentary: China billionaires a force to be reckoned with in global COVID-19 fight – and more
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BLOOMINGTON, Indiana: Less than a month after China confirmed the emergence of what soon became the new coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba pledged US$144 million in medical supplies for Hubei province and its capital city Wuhan. Soon after that Jan 29 announcement, Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, Alibaba’s founder, said he was giving away
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
‘We didn’t know there was a virus inside of us’: A young couple’s fight against COVID-19
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SINGAPORE: It was not till viewing a friend’s Instagram story post that alarm bells started to ring. “My friend was on a university programme in London and they had to return to Singapore earlier. And she had tested positive,” said the 25-year-old woman, who requested not to be named. Advertisement Advertisement “I felt that I
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
As opposition parties eye a new single member seat, a three-cornered fight looms in Marymount
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SINGAPORE: Nestled in the north of Bishan, 23,439 registered voters sit in the new Marymount Single Member Constituency (SMC). Bounded by Marymount Road, Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 and the southern fence of Catholic High School and Whitley Secondary School, the seat has been carved out of Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (GRC),and will likely set the
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 4, 2020
SAF making thousands of calls a day to contact trace, check stay-home compliance as COVID-19 fight hits ‘critical juncture’
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SINGAPORE: The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is making between 1,000 to 2,000 calls a day to help contact trace and check compliance with stay-home notices as the Government ramps up measures to tackle COVID-19. The daily operation, which started on Jan 28 with calls to travellers from Hubei province, involves more than 1,300 servicemen and non-uniformed personnel.
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 3, 2020
Singapore sends additional medical supplies to support Indonesia’s fight against COVID-19
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SINGAPORE: Singapore has sent more medical supplies to help Indonesia tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Friday (Apr 3). The latest shipment, which came at the request of Indonesia, follows discussions on Mar 11 between leaders of the two countries, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President Joko Widodo, on ways
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 3, 2020
Politics aside, US relies on China supplies to fight COVID-19: Experts
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WASHINGTON: US politicians have voiced fury over Beijing’s handling of the coronavirus crisis but they face a harsh truth – the United States desperately needs China’s supplies, some experts say. China before the crisis produced nearly half of the face masks imported into the United States – which in normal times cost less than a
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 1, 2020
Designers dream up new gadgets to fight COVID-19, make life during pandemic easier
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LONDON/OAKLAND/BUCHAREST: Driving to work at his factory to the west of London last week, designer Steve Brooks had coronavirus on his mind. What could he make that would let him open a door without touching the handle? “Everyone has to use their little finger or find the bit of the door that nobody’s touched,” said
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 1, 2020
Mother of invention: The new gadgets dreamt up to fight COVID-19
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LONDON/OAKLAND/BUCHAREST: Driving to work at his factory to the west of London last week, designer Steve Brooks had coronavirus on his mind. What could he make that would let him open a door without touching the handle? “Everyone has to use their little finger or find the bit of the door that nobody’s touched,” said
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 31, 2020
Commentary: Restrictions on movements in some Southeast Asian countries to fight COVID-19 have been patchy, even scary
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SINGAPORE: As COVID-19 continues to blanket countries worldwide, Southeast Asia has begun introducing stringent measures to combat the virus. With more than 7,700 cases of infections have across the region, Malaysia tops with 2,470 cases. Advertisement Advertisement Yet Indonesia has the highest number of deaths and a fatality rate of almost 9 per cent, one
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Commentary: Pharmacists can do more on frontlines of COVID-19 fight
LOS ANGELES, California: Italy’s death toll from the novel coronavirus climbed to one of the highest in the world, its doctors made a plea to other countries: Manage the pandemic in the community, not in hospitals and emergency rooms. When people with COVID-19 show up at hospitals, they can spread the virus to other patients