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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
Pope Francis opens Holy Week amid COVID-19 pandemic, says now is time to serve
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VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis marked a surreal Palm Sunday (Apr 5) in an empty St Peter’s Basilica, urging people living through the COVID-19 pandemic not to be so concerned with what they lack but how they can ease the suffering of others. The service, kicking off Holy Week events leading to Easter, usually attracts tens of thousands
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
Facebook feature lets people reach out for help in pandemic
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SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Tuesday (Mar 31) activated a feature allowing people impacted by the coronavirus pandemic to reach out for help from their community. The Community Help feature was added to the social network four years ago as a way to find shelter, food or supplies during natural disasters, and this week added the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
2,300 polytechnic and university students asked to return from overseas placements amid COVID-19 pandemic: MOE
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SINGAPORE: About 2,300 students in the Autonomous Universities and polytechnics have been asked to return from their official overseas placements “as soon as practicable”, said the Ministry of Education (MOE). Responding to questions from CNA, a spokesperson for the education ministry said it was working closely with institutions and Singapore’s overseas missions “to provide the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 28, 2020
Shangri-La Dialogue 2020 cancelled over COVID-19 pandemic
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SINGAPORE: This year’s Shangri-La Dialogue will not be convened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said early on Saturday (Mar 28). The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), an international affairs think-tank, said it had decided after close consultation with host country Singapore to not convene this year’s summit. Advertisement Advertisement “Many countries have imposed travel restrictions
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
Hard times: Jakarta’s e-hailing riders see sharp dip in earnings, fear infection amid COVID-19 pandemic
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JAKARTA: Mr Imam Riady misses Jakarta’s notorious traffic jams. For the motorcycle taxi driver, the city’s gridlock was a sign that it was bustling with workers looking for the fastest ride to and from work. Advertisement Advertisement But the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything. For the last two weeks, most offices in the Indonesian capital
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
Australian federal, state leaders meet to discuss coronavirus pandemic
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SYDNEY: Australian federal and state leaders will meet on Friday (Mar 27), the country’s prime minister said, amid growing expectations the largest states could enforce a wide-ranging lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Further fiscal support measures are also expected to be discussed in the meeting of the prime minister, state premiers and chief ministers,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 26, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic highlights ‘need for more cooperation between countries, not less’: PM Lee
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SINGAPORE: The COVID-19 pandemic is proof of the world’s interdependence and not an indictment of globalisation, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday (Mar 26). “It highlights the need for more cooperation between countries, not less,” said Mr Lee in a written statement, which was shared with participants of the Extraordinary Virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit.
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 26, 2020
Commentary: The great coronavirus pandemic will lead to another – of unemployment
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NEW YORK CITY: The fallout from the coronavirus pandemic will be nothing like that of the 2008 financial crisis, nor will a V-shaped recovery be achieved through conventional stimulus – not even through truly massive conventional stimulus. The world is at war with COVID-19, and in wartime, civilian production grinds to a halt and the only
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
Commentary: Nobody expected to be the epicentre of a pandemic, so be kind to healthcare workers
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SEATTLE, Washington: Inside, as usual, patient beds are near capacity, and the emergency department is filled with not only the usual mix of patients with trauma, stroke, chest pain and other concerns, but also dozens of people worried they might have COVID-19. I am an emergency and critical care physician who cares for patients in
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
Singapore stocks amid COVID-19 pandemic: Not realistic to expect stabilisation soon, say analysts
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SINGAPORE: Singapore stocks, in tandem with the global sell-off, have been in free fall and given a rapidly-evolving COVID-19 pandemic, market analysts said it would be unrealistic to expect a stability in the market anytime soon. Year to date, the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) has slumped about 28 per cent, with much of the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 24, 2020
Britain in lockdown as WHO warns pandemic ‘accelerating’
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LONDON: Britain was under lockdown on Tuesday (Mar 24), its population joining around 1.7 billion people around the globe ordered to stay indoors to curb the “accelerating” spread of the coronavirus. Across Europe, Asia, North America, the Middle East and parts of Africa, governments have told their citizens to remain at home as they grapple with
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 24, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic ‘accelerating’, says WHO
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GENEVA: The pandemic of disease caused by the coronavirus is accelerating, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday (Mar 23), with more than 300,000 cases now recorded and infections reported from nearly every country worldwide. While it took 67 days from the first reported case to reach the first 100,000 cases of COVID-19, it
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Commentary: How well has India been handling the COVID-19 pandemic?
Commentary Commentary Given internal migration, high population density and a healthcare sector dominated by the private sector, India’s low number of COVID-19 cases is questionable, says an observer. People queue standing in circles drawn with chalk to maintain safe distance as they wait to buy medicine during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading