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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
China sends medical supplies to hospital in Malaysia state hit hardest by COVID-19
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KUALA LUMPUR: China on Thursday (Mar 19) sent its first batch of medical supplies to the Sungai Buloh Hospital in the Malaysian state of Selangor. Malaysia on Friday reported 130 new COVID-19 cases, taking the national total to 1,030 and making it the country with the highest number of infections in Southeast Asia. Advertisement Advertisement Selangor has
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
Watching patients die alone breaks doctors’ hearts in Italy hospital
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CREMONA, Italy: Doctor Romano Paolucci, who came out of retirement to help at a hospital in Italy’s coronavirus epicentre, says one of the hardest things for him is not so much seeing people die: he is used to that. It is seeing them die alone, without a loved one by their side, often having to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 18, 2020
Cabby behind fatal Gleneagles Hospital crash jailed, banned from driving
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SINGAPORE: A taxi driver behind a collision in the driveway of a hospital that killed one and injured five others was on Wednesday (Mar 18) sentenced to three weeks’ jail and banned from driving for four years. Ho Kee Hoe, 64, had accidentally stepped on the accelerator pedal instead of the brake, sending his taxi
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 17, 2020
South Korea dials up COVID-19 testing with hospital ‘phone booths’
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SEOUL: A South Korean hospital has introduced phone booth-style coronavirus testing facilities that allow medical staff to examine patients from behind the safety of a plastic panel, the latest innovation in the country’s drive to track down infections. The row of four booths – which use negative air pressure to prevent harmful particles from escaping
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 16, 2020
In Nagoya, scramble for hospital beds shows coronavirus challenge for ageing Japan
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TOKYO: Hospitals in Nagoya city in Japan’s industrial heartland have more coronavirus patients than they can treat, forcing transfers to nearby areas and offering a glimpse of the challenges the outbreak poses for a country with a huge elderly population. Japan has closed schools and canceled public events, which experts say has helped prevent an
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 14, 2020
13 new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore, 1 more discharged from hospital
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SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced 13 more cases of COVID-19 in Singapore on Friday (Mar 13), bringing the total number to 200. One more patient has been discharged from hospital. Advertisement Advertisement A total of 97 patients have fully recovered to date, said MOH. Of the 103 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
Nurse with COVID-19 did not attend to coronavirus patients in last 14 days: Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
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SINGAPORE: A nurse infected with COVID-19 had complied with infection control measures while she was at work, said Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH) on Wednesday (Mar 11). She also did not attend to any confirmed COVID-19 patients in the last 14 days in the course of her clinical duties, said NTFGH’s CEO Foo Hee Jug in
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Cabby admits stepping on wrong pedal in crash at Gleneagles Hospital that left 1 dead, 5 injured
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SINGAPORE: A taxi driver accidentally stepped on his accelerator pedal instead of the brake in the driveway of a hospital, causing his cab to surge forward and crash into a car and another taxi. The multi-vehicle collision took the life of a 70-year-old Indonesian man and injured five others including a traffic marshal. Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
8 new COVID-19 cases confirmed, 8 more patients discharged from hospital: MOH
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SINGAPORE: Eight new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Singapore on Saturday (Mar 7), including four linked to the cluster involving a private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong, said the Ministry of Health in a daily update. Another case is linked to The Life Church and Missions Singapore cluster, while two are likely to be
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 5, 2020
MOH unveils plans for polyclinics in Bishan and Bidadari, new hospital in the east
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SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health unveiled plans on Thursday (Mar 5) to build two polyclinics in Bishan and Bidadari by 2030, as well as a new hospital in the eastern part of Singapore. Speaking in Parliament during his ministry’s Committee of Supply debate on Thursday, Senior Minister of State for Health Lam Pin Min said the new
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
Thousands wait for hospital beds in South Korea as coronavirus cases surge
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SEOUL: South Korea reported hundreds of new coronavirus cases on Wednesday (Mar 4) as many sick people waited for hospital beds in Daegu, the city at the centre of the worst outbreak outside China. The new cases bring South Korea’s total to 5,621, with at least 32 deaths, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and
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