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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 13, 2020
Malaysian senator builds solar-powered buggy while under home quarantine for COVID-19
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KUALA LUMPUR: Stuck in a 14-day home quarantine, rural empowerment activist Adrian Banie Lasimbang decided to take advantage of the enforced isolation and come up with a working prototype of a solar-powered, electric buggy in the past two weeks. The 43-year-old, who is also a senator from Sabah in the Dewan Negara (the Malaysian Parliament’s
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
Sri Lanka extends quarantine period to four weeks after positive case
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka extended the suggested quarantine period from two weeks to four on Sunday (Apr 5) after a 34-year-old man who returned home from South Korea tested positive a week after leaving isolation. Army chief Shavendra Silva – who operates several quarantine facilities – told those who are completing the mandatory two-week quarantine to isolate themselves
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
Trump weighs ‘quarantine’ of New York, nearby states over coronavirus
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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday (Mar 28) he is weighing placing a two-week quarantine on New York and nearby states, the US epicentre of coronavirus infections, to slow the spread of the disease to other parts of the country. The harshest measure yet by the US government in the face of the coronavirus
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 28, 2020
Australia tightens quarantine rules to combat coronavirus, warns of fines
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MELBOURNE: Australian troops will begin on Saturday (Mar 28) taking citizens returning from overseas to compulsory quarantine places to prevent spread of the coronavirus, as Victoria officials closed beaches on a warm autumn day amid public resistance, warning of fines. The compulsory self-isolation for travellers in hotels and other lodgings across Australia comes as the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
Australia introduces enforced quarantine for returning citizens
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SYDNEY: Australia is introducing enforced quarantine by midnight on Saturday (Mar 27) for citizens returning home from overseas and will deploy armed forces to ensure people already subjected to self-isolation measures are complying. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said everyone arriving by plane would be detained in a hotel in the city of their arrival for
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 26, 2020
Malaysia’s king, queen under quarantine after 7 palace staff test positive for COVID-19
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PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s king and queen have been placed under quarantine, after seven palace staff tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement on Thursday (Mar 26), the Istana Negara said that all seven staff members are currently receiving treatment at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital. They are in stable condition. Advertisement Advertisement The Health Ministry is currently
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
Merkel goes into quarantine after contact with infected doctor
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FRANKFURT: German chancellor Angela Merkel went into quarantine on Sunday (Mar 22) after coming into contact with a coronavirus-infected doctor shortly after announcing more curbs on social interaction to slow the spread of the disease. Merkel, 65, will continue her work from home and will submit to repeated tests over the next few days, her
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 18, 2020
Elderly dog dies in Hong Kong after release from precautionary COVID-19 quarantine
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HONG KONG: A 17-year-old dog in Hong Kong, which had been cleared of the coronavirus after initial suspicions of infection were proven unfounded, has died two days after it was released from quarantine, authorities said on Wednesday (Mar 18). Vets in the Asian financial hub say the dog’s death could have been because of the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 17, 2020
Arrivals in Hong Kong to be subject to 14-day quarantine
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HONG KONG: Hong Kong will quarantine arrivals in the city for 14 days starting midnight on Thursday (Mar 19) to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Asian financial hub’s leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday. Those arriving in Hong Kong will be put under home quarantine, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported. Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 16, 2020
SMU exchange student from Spain has COVID-19, three flatmates on home quarantine
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SINGAPORE: A exchange student from Spain with the Singapore Management University (SMU) was confirmed to have COVID-19, the university said in a statement on Monday (Mar 16). “We have been informed that one of our exchange students from Spain has been diagnosed with COVID-19 on 14 March 2020. He reported onset of symptoms on 13
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 16, 2020
COVID-19: Hong Kong to charge daily fee to stay in quarantine facility
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HONG KONG: People under quarantine staying in temporary accommodation provided by the Hong Kong government will have to pay a daily fee of HK$200 (US$25.75) from Tuesday (Mar 17). The government said it is aware of “suspected cases” of people abusing the temporary accommodation, including Hong Kong residents who insist on staying in the accommodation despite having
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
Beijing to send all international arrivals to quarantine facilities: State media
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BEIJING: Beijing authorities will send all international arrivals in the Chinese capital to quarantine facilities starting on Monday, state media reported, as China steps up measures against imported COVID-19 cases. People arriving from abroad had previously been allowed to undergo the mandatory two-week quarantine at home, but now only those in “special circumstances” will be
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 12, 2020
17 years after SARS, this quarantine order agent is back on the frontline battling COVID-19
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SINGAPORE: When he was deployed by Certis during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003, Sergeant (Auxiliary Police Force) Gogulakanan Govindasamy was a 26-year-old bachelor who wanted to make a difference. Seventeen years later, he is a married man with three children, but his desire to help out in a crisis has not waned. Advertisement Advertisement “Now
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 12, 2020
17 years after SARS, this quarantine order agent is back on the frontline
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SINGAPORE: When he was deployed by Certis during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003, Sergeant (Auxiliary Police Force) Gogulakanan Govindasamy was a 26-year-old bachelor who wanted to make a difference. Seventeen years later, he is a married man with three children, but his desire to help out in a crisis has not waned. Advertisement Advertisement “Now
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