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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 1, 2020
UK police chided for overzealous response to COVID-19 lockdown
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LONDON: From questioning dog-walkers to flying drones to spotting people defying self-isolation guidelines, police measures to control the spread of the coronavirus have upset some Britons living under a nationwide lockdown. Some feel the police actions are heavy-handed and applied inconsistently. Advertisement Advertisement READ: 13-year-old UK boy dies after contracting COVID-19 READ: Loss of taste, smell key
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 31, 2020
UK police criticised for overzealous lockdown response
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LONDON: Some British police might have gone a “little too far”, a minister said on Tuesday (Mar 31) after warnings some forces were turning Britain into a police state by abusing powers to enforce a coronavirus lockdown. New regulations brought in on Thursday give police the power to issue instant 30-pound (US$37) fines to people
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
G20 leaders pledge US$5t in ‘united’ response to coronavirus crisis
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RIYADH: World leaders on Thursday (Mar 26) promised US$5 trillion to stave off global economic collapse from the coronavirus pandemic that has killed 21,000 people and shut down huge swathes of the globe. From New York to Paris to New Delhi life has ground to standstill with some three billion people confined to their homes as
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 24, 2020
Government to provide update in Parliament on Singapore’s response to COVID-19
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SINGAPORE: The Government will provide updates on Singapore’s response to COVID-19 when Parliament sits on Wednesday (Mar 24). Minister for Health Gan Kim Yong and Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong will be delivering ministerial statements on the issue. Advertisement Advertisement READ: Singapore contributes US$500,000 to support WHO efforts against COVID-19 READ: Singapore reports 2 deaths from
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
South Korea, China, Japan to discuss COVID-19 response
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SEOUL: The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan will hold a video conference on Friday (Mar 20) to discuss cooperation on the COVID-19 pandemic, Seoul’s foreign ministry said, amid growing concerns about a global spread and imported cases. The ministers are expected to share information on the outbreaks in their countries and discuss ways to prevent
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 19, 2020
Ireland’s call for retired medics to return to work gets huge response
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DUBLIN: Ireland’s health service was inundated by offers from former healthcare professionals prepared to return to frontline service to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, a day after the government made its call to arms. Some 24,000 people responded to a call for retired doctors, nurses, therapists and university students with sufficient skills to register with the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Commentary: Japan’s COVID-19 response is hamstrung by bureaucracy
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TOKYO: If the Japanese government’s performance in dealing with the COVID-19 threat is any indication, the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games are doomed to fail even before they begin. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is preparing emergency coronavirus legislation, and a majority of schools are now closed as Abe requested for around a month in an effort
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
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
Trump defiant as White House is rebuked for coronavirus response
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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump defended the “perfectly coordinated” US response to the coronavirus epidemic on Sunday (Mar 8) amid heavy criticism over health cuts and strategic blunders that have failed to stem its rapid spread. The virus has reached 30 US states, with Oregon the latest to declare a state of emergency on Sunday, and 60
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
COVID-19 spread can be contained with concerted response: WHO
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GENEVA: The COVID-19 infection spreading around the world can be contained and controlled, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday (Mar 5), but only with a concerted response by all governments. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus voiced concerns at the growing number of countries with cases, especially those with weaker health systems and called on governments
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Commentary: Five considerations for a clear-minded coronavirus response
SINGAPORE: There has been much talk recently of the “herd immunity strategy”. Herd immunity is the indirect protection and subsequent reduction in cases brought about because a specified proportion of the population is immune to that disease. Advertisement Advertisement Herd immunity can be the outcome of a strategy or action, most sensibly, of vaccination. In