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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 3, 2020
COVID-19: SAF defers all in-camp training, IPPT for NSmen until May 4; some servicemen to work from home
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SINGAPORE: The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will defer all in-camp training (ICT) and individual physical proficiency tests (IPPT) for operationally-ready national servicemen (NSmen) with immediate effect until May 4. “The SAF will implement additional measures to maintain our operational readiness to defend Singapore’s peace and security amidst the evolving COVID-19 outbreak,” the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF)
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 3, 2020
Fifth COVID-19 death in Singapore, an 86-year-old nursing home resident
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SINGAPORE: A fifth person died from COVID-19 in Singapore early on Friday (Apr 3) morning, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a news release. The patient was an 86-year-old Singaporean woman with no recent travel history to affected places, said the ministry. Advertisement Advertisement READ: COVID-19: PM Lee to address nation at 4pm She died
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Movement control order: KL police chief says arrests only made when people refuse to head home
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KUALA LUMPUR: Those found to have contravened Malaysia’s movement control order (MCO) are usually given a chance to return home, before being arrested for not heeding the police’s advice. In an interview with CNA, Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Mazlan Lazim said on Thursday (Apr 2) that his officers take a lot of things into consideration before
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
COVID-19: Jail, fines for employers who do not allow employees to work from home where possible
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SINGAPORE: Employers who do not make facilities available for members of staff to work from home where reasonable could be jailed or fined, under changes to the Infectious Diseases Act. An addition to the Act published in the Government Gazette on Thursday (Apr 2) lays out the penalties employers face for not directing staff to work from
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
COVID-19 cases reach 1,000; new cluster at Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home
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SINGAPORE: A total of 74 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Singapore on Wednesday (Apr 1), the highest daily increase to date, bringing the national total to 1,000 infections. Of the confirmed cases, 54 are local cases who have no recent travel history. Advertisement Advertisement Two new clusters have been identified – Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home at
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
102-year-old woman among those infected with COVID-19 at Lee Ah Mooi nursing home
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SINGAPORE: On Tuesday (Mar 31), an 86-year-old woman residing at the Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home in Thomson Lane tested positive for COVID-19 – the first case found in a nursing home in Singapore. The next day, it became a cluster of 11 cases, including a 102-year-old woman who was a resident at the home.
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Visitors barred from nursing homes until Apr 30 after COVID-19 cases detected in old age home
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SINGAPORE: No visitors will be allowed at all nursing homes in Singapore for the month of April, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) on Wednesday (Apr 1). The joint statement came after MOH announced 10 more cases of COVID-19 at the Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home, which reported
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
COVID-19: Malaysia’s Chinese community urged to observe Qing Ming festival at home amid movement control order
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Chinese community has been urged by the government, as well as religious and grassroots associations, to observe this year’s Qing Ming festival at home amid an extended movement control order (MCO). In a Facebook post on Sunday (Mar 29), Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong said the Chinese tradition of performing rituals and paying
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
Moscow mayor orders all residents to stay at home
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MOSCOW: Moscow’s mayor announced strict isolation rules for the city from Monday, the latest in a series of measures introduced in Russia to fight the spread of the coronavirus. The new restrictions would apply to all the city’s residents, regardless of age, mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in a statement on Sunday (Mar 29). Advertisement Advertisement
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 28, 2020
Tokyo reports new daily record of 50 new COVID-19 cases, residents urged to stay home
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TOKYO: Tokyo has confirmed more than 50 new coronavirus infections, a record daily increase, public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday (Mar 28) as the governor of Japan’s capital urged citizens to stay indoors. Governor Yuriko Koike’s plea followed a surge in coronavirus infections this week that she said put Tokyo on the brink of an
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 28, 2020
Stranded by coronavirus lockdown, India migrant workers walk home
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NEW DELHI: With India locked down over the coronavirus and no way to earn money, Dilipji Thakor faces a grim choice: either walk home or die hungry. Thakor is among millions of migrant workers left jobless and penniless by the full shutdown of the country on Wednesday that has sparked an exodus from major cities.
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 26, 2020
Fake cures, risky rumours: COVID-19 misinformation hits home
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HONG KONG: From being duped into taking poisonous “cures”, to watching businesses crumble and avoiding life-saving medication, people are suffering devastating real-world impacts of a deluge of online virus misinformation. As the new coronavirus that has killed more than 20,000 people causes markets to crash and sets scientists scrambling for a solution, rumours and false
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Commentary: BBC Dad has learnt a thing or two about working from home
SEOUL: Three years ago, my family and I briefly became famous for a blooper which became an online sensation. I was speaking on BBC News about South Korean politics. My young children burst into the room, onscreen behind me, and then my wife tried frantically to pull them out of my office. The whole thing