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Written by Gabriel HerveyMay 30, 2021
Home Renovation For The Pandemic
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Here we’ll show you the right approach to put in self-adhesive tiles for a professional-looking and durable ground. By the time contractor Stephen Bonesteel arrived on the scene, the situation of this pine deck was bleak. What home improvements add the most value 2020? 10 Best Home Improvements for Resale in 2020Garage Door Replacement. Job
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 15, 2020
COVID-19: Worries about pandemic see more calls to mental health helplines
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SINGAPORE: With so much news circulating about the COVID-19 situation in Singapore, freelance yoga teacher Ms Lim Lishan feels more anxious than usual. While she does not usually have anxiety, she has been experiencing a faster heart rate and shallow breathing more often these days. Ms Lim, who was previously diagnosed with type one bipolar
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 15, 2020
South Koreans head to polls despite global pandemic
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SEOUL: Temperature checks on voters, separate booths for those with fevers, special polling stations for the quarantined: South Koreans headed to the polls on Wednesday (Apr 15) with a big turnout expected despite the coronavirus threat. South Korea is the first country with a major virus outbreak to hold a national election since the global
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 15, 2020
New York hospitalisations fall for first time in coronavirus pandemic
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NEW YORK: The total number of people hospitalised in New York fell for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, a further sign the state at the epicenter may be at the peak of its crisis, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday (Apr 14). He told a daily briefing that President Donald
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 13, 2020
North Korea’s parliament meets amid global pandemic
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SEOUL: North Korea’s parliament gathered on Sunday (Apr 12), a day after leader Kim Jong Un presided over a ruling party politburo meeting where he called for strict measures to prevent an outbreak of COVID-19. Photos released by state news agency KCNA on Monday showed hundreds of lawmakers sitting in close proximity to each other with
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
Pandemic spells death sentence for India’s non-virus patients
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NEW DELHI: Liver patient Shahjahan’s family feared the worst when a New Delhi public hospital told her to leave because her bed was needed in a coronavirus unit. The 40-year-old mother had been on a ventilator with an acute infection for almost two weeks when she left Lok Nayak hospital on Tuesday night (Apr 7). Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
UN chief calls for Security Council unity over pandemic
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UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged the Security Council on Thursday (Apr 9) to display unity as it met to discuss what he called the “fight of a generation” – the global coronavirus pandemic. “A signal of unity and resolve from the Council would count for a lot at this anxious time,” Guterres told the
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
COVID-19: WHO urges global unity, defends handling of pandemic after Trump’s criticism
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GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday (Apr 8) pleaded for global unity in fighting the coronavirus and gave a strident defence of his agency’s handling of the pandemic, in response to US President Donald Trump’s criticism. As the WHO prepares to mark 100 days on Thursday since it was first notified of the outbreak
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Best response to COVID-19 pandemic is to build resilience in economy, society: DPM Heng
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SINGAPORE: Singapore is feeling the full effects of the economic shocks and border closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic around the world and within the country, the more stringent measures being put in place will have a bigger impact on the economy, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Tuesday (Apr 7). The local
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Scammers try selling world’s tallest statue as COVID-19 pandemic boosts India’s cyber crime
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MUMBAI: Police in India lodged a case this week against an unknown online fraudster who tried selling the world’s largest statue for US$4 billion, claiming the proceeds would be used to help the Gujarat state government fund its fight against the coronavirus. While the plot to sell the Statue of Unity, a monument that is
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Testing times: Pregnancy in the time of COVID-19 pandemic
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MADRID: Pregnant with twins, Ainhoa Martinez knows she probably should be home being careful rather than putting herself at risk by serving the public every day at her boutique teashop near Madrid. With all but food shops shuttered for the past three weeks as Spain seeks to curb the spread of the virus that has
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
WHO warns masks are no ‘silver bullet’ for ending COVID-19 pandemic
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GENEVA: The WHO said on Monday (Apr 6) that face masks could be justified in areas where hand-washing and physical distancing were difficult, as it teamed up with Lady Gaga to launch a giant coronavirus awareness concert. World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said masks alone though were no “silver bullet” to defeating the COVID-19
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Changi Airport Terminal 2 to suspend operations for 18 months amid COVID-19 pandemic
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SINGAPORE: Changi Airport’s Terminal 2 will suspend operations for 18 months from May 1, as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to impact the aviation sector, Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan announced in Parliament on Monday (Apr 6). Airlines currently operating at the 30-year-old terminal will be relocated to the airport’s other three terminals, Mr Khaw said. Singapore Airlines will
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Commentary: Beware the incoming pandemic of boredom
LONDON: As people around the world find themselves in confinement to control the COVID-19 pandemic, look out for another affliction with an even higher infection rate than any virus. Boredom is now a serious health risk. Is it possible that the more preoccupied we become with the physical danger posed by the virus, the more