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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
COVID-19: PM Lee urges returning travellers to stay home, isolate themselves
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SINGAPORE: Be responsible and stay at home if you have just returned from abroad, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a Facebook post on Wednesday (Mar 25), following a Parliament session where substantive updates on the COVID-19 outbreak were delivered. “You must protect your families and everyone else, in case you turn out to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
Commentary: Three smarter ways to use screen time while kids are at home
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Commentary Commentary There are ways to use tech to help kids learn, explore their interests and get creative, says an observer. A child using an app to learn. 22 Mar 2020 01:04PM Bookmark COLUMBUS, Ohio: As families everywhere adjust to social distancing measures like closed schools and child care centers, workplaces and more, parents are
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
Californians ordered to stay home; New York pleads for urgent help to fight coronavirus
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LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK : Nearly 40 million Californians have been ordered to stay at home as part of efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus and New York’s mayor on Friday (Mar 20) renewed his pleas for US President Donald Trump to mobilize the military for additional medical personnel and supplies. The pandemic has already
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
‘One of us needs to be at home’: Parents prepared to take leave or work from home to care for children on leave of absence
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SINGAPORE: Parents who have recently returned from a family holiday overseas said they will take leave or work from home to care for their children. This follows a Government announcement on Thursday (Mar 19) that all students and school staff members returning from travel during the March school holidays will be placed on a 14-day leave
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
‘Our staff paid the price’: Blame swamps coronavirus-hit US care home
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LOS ANGELES: As coronavirus sweeps the US, the instinct to search for culprits has intensified – and nowhere more than the ravaged care home near Seattle where 35 people, mainly residents, have died. The Life Care Center in Kirkland is linked to almost one-quarter of all deaths nationwide, leaving angered families – many of whom have
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
COVID-19: California governor issues statewide ‘stay at home’ order
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LOS ANGELES: California’s governor on Thursday (Mar 19) issued a statewide “stay at home” order to residents, telling them to leave their homes only when necessary during the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Gavin Newsom said that modeling has shown that 56 per cent of California residents were expected to contract COVID-19 over the next eight weeks, requiring
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
US urges citizens to avoid all international travel, return home
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WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday warned against any international travel due to the coronavirus pandemic and advised citizens to return home if possible. “In countries where commercial departure options remain available, US citizens who live in the United States should arrange for immediate return to the United States, unless they are prepared to remain abroad
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
‘Special arrangement’ made to fly Singaporeans, PRs back home from UK amid COVID-19 outbreak
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SINGAPORE: A “special arrangement” has been made between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Singapore Airlines (SIA) to fly Singaporeans and Singapore permanent residents (PRs) home amid the COVID-19 outbreak. In a Facebook post on Thursday (Mar 19), the Singapore High Commission in London said it has struck an “exclusive ticket arrangement” with SIA to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 19, 2020
South Korea reports rebound in new COVID-19 cases after nursing home outbreak
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SEOUL: South Korea posted a jump in new coronavirus cases on Thursday (Mar 19), reversing days of slowing numbers of infection after a new outbreak emerged in a nursing home in the hardest-hit city of Daegu. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 152 new cases, taking the national tally to 8,565. Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 19, 2020
‘Just stay at home’: PM Muhyiddin to Malaysians amid movement control order
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia may extend the restricted movement order by “maybe another two weeks or even longer” if the current measures fail to contain the spread of COVID-19, said Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Wednesday (Mar 18). He urged Malaysians to just stay at home during the two-week control order, which is enforced from Wednesday until
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 18, 2020
Chinese students flock home as COVID-19 shuts Western campuses
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BEIJING: Packed onto a plane full of fellow Chinese students heading home from the United States, 20-year-old Harvard University undergraduate Roger Zhang wore goggles to ward off the coronavirus for hours until they became just too uncomfortable. Zhang is among tens of thousands of overseas Chinese students making the journey back to China, where the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 17, 2020
MFA urges Singaporean students overseas to consider returning home soon amid evolving COVID-19 situation
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SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has encouraged Singaporean students studying overseas to consider returning home soon amid COVID-19 concerns. In a statement on Tuesday (Mar 17), MFA said that Institutes of Higher Learning in Singapore have begun recalling their students who are currently on overseas internships or exchange programmes. Advertisement Advertisement “Many countries are
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 17, 2020
Taj Mahal closed; Mumbai orders offices to keep half of workers at home
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MUMBAI: India closed the Taj Mahal, its top tourist site, and the financial hub of Mumbai ordered offices providing non-essential services to function at 50 per cent staffing levels as efforts to control the spread of coronavirus in South Asia ramped up. Mumbai, a densely populated metropolis of 18 million, also authorised hospital and airport
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Commentary: Parents, working from home need not be a hair-splitting experience
Commentary Commentary While the desire for parents working from home may be to stick to routine working hours, some flexibility may be essential, says Ruchi Sinha. A woman working from home. (Photo: Pixabay) 25 Mar 2020 12:37PM(Updated: 25 Mar 2020 12:40PM) Bookmark ADELAIDE: It’s hard enough juggling a job with parenthood when you’ve got young