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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 15, 2020
How smartphone apps can help ‘contact trace’ spread of coronavirus
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OAKLAND, California: A global race is on to develop smartphone apps and other types of mobile phone surveillance systems to track and contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. The process known as “contact tracing,” which is used to control the spread of infectious diseases, was boosted last week when the top two smartphone software
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
‘Dedicated strategy’ to break COVID-19 spread in dormitories, including housing healthy workers in army camps
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SINGAPORE: Foreign workers who are not sick and working in essential services will be housed separately, and more measures will be enforced to maintain hygiene and food supplies in dormitories, announced Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong on Thursday (Apr 9). Military camps, Changi Exhibition Centre, vacant HDB flats and offshore floating lodgings have been identified
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
WhatsApp tightens limit on forwarding of messages to curb spread of misinformation
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SINGAPORE: WhatsApp is imposing tighter restrictions on how many times users can forward a message, in its latest effort to minimise the spread of misinformation. For any message that is deemed “highly forwarded”, users will now only be able to forward it to one chat (person or group), announced the Facebook-owned instant messaging service on Tuesday
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 4, 2020
Most workplaces to close for one month from Apr 7 to curb spread of COVID-19
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SINGAPORE: All workplaces except for those providing essential services and those able to operate remotely will be suspended from Apr 7 to May 4 during a month-long “circuit breaker” campaign to curb further spread of COVID-19, said Manpower Minister Josephine Teo on Friday (Apr 3). Previously, employers were still allowed to have some employees work physically
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 4, 2020
WHO opens door to broader use of masks to limit spread of coronavirus
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GENEVA/WASHINGTON: The World Health Organization on Friday (Apr 3) said that medical masks should be prioritised for health workers, but it opened the door to greater public use of homemade masks or other mouth coverings as a way to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. A senior WHO official told reporters there was some possibility of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Thailand to announce nationwide curfew starting Friday to curb spread of COVID-19
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BANGKOK: Thailand is to announce a nationwide curfew between 10pm and 4am starting Friday (Apr 3) to try to curb the spread of COVID-19, the government said in a statement on Thursday. The curfew will have some exceptions, including for the transport of medical supplies, movement of people into quarantine, patients and travel of medical personnel, according to
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
COVID-19 can spread 1 to 3 days before symptoms appear, US study on Singapore cases shows
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ATLANTA, Georgia: People infected with the novel coronavirus can transmit the infection one to three days before symptoms start to appear, according to a study published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study, which underscored the importance of social distancing to fight the coronavirus outbreak, looked at 243 cases of
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 31, 2020
Australia enacts sweeping lockdown powers to combat COVID-19 spread
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SYDNEY: People in Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in Australia, could be heavily fined or jailed for leaving their home without a good reason from Tuesday (Mar 31) under sweeping new powers designed to slow infection rates. The public health order, enacted late on Monday, comes
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
‘Just one case’: Fears coronavirus may spread like wildfire in world’s refugee camps
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REUTERS: In the world’s largest refugee settlement in Bangladesh, filmmaker Mohammed Arafat has been making public safety videos to warn about the dangers of coronavirus. The 25-year-old is worried that the disease will devastate the vast, crowded camps that house more than one million Rohingya, members of a mostly Muslim minority who fled a brutal
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 28, 2020
IMDA debunks WhatsApp audio recording claiming COVID-19 can be spread through mail
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SINGAPORE: The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) on Saturday (Mar 28) debunked an audio recording being circulated on WhatsApp claiming that COVID-19 can be spread through the mail. In a statement, an IMDA spokesperson said the recording was attributed to a Malaysian infectious diseases specialist, but that this was not true. Advertisement Advertisement “The Malaysian
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
South Korea pleads with residents to stay in isolation as coronavirus cases spread
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SEOUL: Authorities in South Korea pleaded with residents on Friday (Mar 27) to stay indoors and avoid large gatherings as new coronavirus cases hovered close to 100 per day. South Korea reported 91 new coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the national tally to 9,332, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Advertisement Advertisement
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 23, 2020
Johnson warns of tougher action to prevent coronavirus spread
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LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Sunday (Mar 22) he may impose tougher controls on the British public as packed parks, markets and cafes at the weekend showed thousands of people defying government warnings about social distancing. Johnson gave notice of potential tougher action as the latest health department figures revealed that 281 people
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Commentary: No, 5G radiation doesn’t cause or spread the coronavirus
MELBOURNE: A conspiracy theory claiming 5G can spread the coronavirus is making the rounds on social media. The myth supposedly gained traction when a Belgian doctor linked the “dangers” of 5G technology to the virus during an interview in January. Closer to home, Facebook group Stop5G Australia (with more than 31,700 members) has various posts