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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 15, 2020
COVID-19: France becomes fourth country to pass the 15,000 death toll
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PARIS: France officially registered more than 15,000 deaths from COVID-19 infections on Tuesday (Apr 14), becoming the fourth country to go beyond that threshold after Italy, Spain and the United States, while the rate of increase of fatalities is slightly up again after steadying the days before. But the number of people in intensive care units
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
24 work pass holders barred from working in Singapore for flouting COVID-19 circuit breaker measures
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SINGAPORE: A total of 24 work pass holders have had their permits revoked and permanently barred from working in Singapore for breaking COVID-19 circuit breaker rules, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Monday (Apr 13). The work pass holders were caught eating, drinking and gathering in groups in the vicinity of Tuas View Square, a factory-converted
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 13, 2020
‘Things could have gone either way’: British PM Johnson discharged from hospital as UK deaths pass 10,000 mark
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LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson left hospital on Sunday (Apr 12) and thanked staff for saving his life from COVID-19, but his government was forced to defend its response to the coronavirus outbreak as the national death toll passed 10,000. The sombre milestone came after Britain reported two days in a row of hospital
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 13, 2020
MOM revokes work pass after holder breached COVID-19 circuit breaker measures
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SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has revoked the work pass of a work pass holder and permanently banned him from working in Singapore, after he breached circuit breaker measures. Investigations showed that the man, who works in an essential firm, finished work on the evening of Apr 9 but did not return home immediately after finishing
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
Pass the salt: The minute details that helped Germany build COVID-19 defences
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MUNICH: One January lunchtime in a car parts company, a worker turned to a colleague and asked to borrow the salt. As well as the saltshaker, in that instant, they shared the new coronavirus, scientists have since concluded. Advertisement Advertisement That their exchange was documented at all is the result of intense scrutiny, part of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 8, 2020
France fourth country to pass the 10,000 coronavirus death toll
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PARIS: France has officially registered more than 10,000 deaths from coronavirus infections, making it the fourth country to cross that threshold after Italy, Spain and the United States. The rate of increase in the number of fatalities also rose on Tuesday (Apr 7) for the second consecutive day, official figures showed. Advertisement Advertisement Jerome Salomon,
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
US coronavirus deaths pass bleak 10,000 milestone
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WASHINGTON: Americans were put on notice on Monday (Apr 6) not to let up in the fight against the coronavirus, as a grim milestone of 10,000 deaths cast a pall over the first signs of optimism about the trajectory of the outbreak. The United States has emerged as one of the world’s worst-hit nations, with a
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 1, 2020
US COVID-19 deaths pass 4,000: Johns Hopkins
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WASHINGTON, DC: The total US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped 4,000 early Wednesday (Apr 1), more than double the number from three days earlier, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The number of deaths was 4,076 – more than twice the 2,010 recorded late Saturday, Johns Hopkins data showed. Advertisement Advertisement More than
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 1, 2020
Legislative action may be taken to make sure landlords pass on rebates to tenants, says DPM Heng
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SINGAPORE: The Government is prepared to take legislative action when necessary to ensure that the property tax rebates granted to commercial landlords are passed on to their tenants during the COVID-19 outbreak, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Wednesday (Apr 1). “I want to urge the landlords to not only pass on these
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 28, 2020
COVID-19: Entry approval required for all long-term pass holders entering Singapore
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SINGAPORE: All long-term pass holders will require an entry approval before entering or returning to Singapore from Sunday (Mar 29) at 11.59pm, according to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), Ministry of Education (MOE) and Ministry of Manpower (MOM). In a media release on Saturday, ICA, MOE and MOM said the additional precautionary measures are in view
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 26, 2020
Italy coronavirus deaths pass 7,500 amid fears of spread to south
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ROME: More than 680 people have died from coronavirus in Italy in the last 24 hours, the Civil Protection Agency said on Wednesday (Mar 25), as concerns grew that the disease was spreading more towards the south of the country. The death toll increased by 683 on Wednesday. That was lower than a spike of
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
Work pass holders from Malaysia must obtain MOM approval and serve stay-home notice
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SINGAPORE: All work pass holders and their dependants entering Singapore from Malaysia – regardless of the mode of travel – must now obtain approval from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) before starting their journey. They will also be placed on a mandatory 14-day stay-home notice upon their arrival, said the ministry on Wednesday (Mar 25). Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
US coronavirus cases pass 500 as defiant Trump praises response
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LOS ANGELES: The number of confirmed US coronavirus cases soared past 500 on Sunday (Mar 8), including two further deaths, as President Donald Trump defended his administration’s “perfectly coordinated” response to the epidemic. The virus has reached around 30 US states, with Oregon the latest to declare an emergency, and 60 million people in California and
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