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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
Reasons for hope: The drugs, tests and tactics that may conquer COVID-19
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With much of the world living in lockdown, the spread of the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that was first detected in China late last year is beginning to slow in some places. As of Apr 14, almost 2 million people were infected globally and nearly 120,000 killed by COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. Advertisement Advertisement While
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 13, 2020
Jurong branch of E-Bridge Preschool to close after child tests positive for COVID-19
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SINGAPORE: The Jurong branch of E-Bridge Preschool will be closed temporarily after a child tested positive for COVID-19, said the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) on Monday (Apr 13). The centre, located at 140 Corporation Drive, will be closed from Tuesday until Apr 21, covering a 14-day incubation period from when the child last attended the
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 11, 2020
COVID-19: More than 4,500 swab tests performed at polyclinics, GP clinics to date, says MOH
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SINGAPORE: More than 4,500 COVID-19 swab tests have been performed by polyclinics and general practitioner (GP) clinics to date, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Saturday (Apr 11). Responding to queries from CNA, MOH said they have been preparing primary care providers to perform COVID-19 swab tests for patients who meet the clinical criteria for
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
Spain to widen coronavirus tests as hopes rise for easing lockdown
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MADRID: Spain said on Monday (Apr 6) that it plans to widen coronavirus testing to include people without symptoms as a first step towards slowly easing a lockdown in the nation with the second-highest death toll from the global pandemic. As with worst-hit Italy, Spain has seen the rate of new infections and deaths slow in
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
Bronx zoo tiger tests positive for coronavirus
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NEW YORK: A tiger at New York’s Bronx Zoo has tested positive for COVID-19, the institution said on Sunday (Apr 5), and is believed to have contracted the virus from a caretaker who was asymptomatic at the time. The four-year-old Malayan tiger named Nadia along with her sister Azul, two Amur tigers and three African lions
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
UK PM in hospital for precautionary COVID-19 tests
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LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to hospital on Sunday (Apr 5) for tests, his office said, 10 days after he tested positive for coronavirus. Johnson, 55, announced he had mild symptoms of COVID-19 on Mar 27 and had been in self-isolation at his Downing Street residence for seven days. Advertisement Advertisement READ: British PM Boris
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
My First Skool at Rivervale Crescent to close temporarily after teaching staff tests positive for COVID-19
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SINGAPORE: The My First Skool campus at 49 Rivervale Crescent will close temporarily after a teaching staff tested positive for COVID-19, the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) announced on Thursday (Apr 2). ECDA said it was informed of the case earlier in the day, and that the employee was last at the centre on Mar
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Bus driver tests positive for COVID-19, vehicles and premises ‘thoroughly cleaned and disinfected’: SMRT
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SINGAPORE: An SMRT bus driver has been hospitalised after testing positive for COVID-19, the transport operator said on Thursday (Apr 2). The bus driver was last at work on Mar 27 operating service 972, said president of SMRT Road Holdings Tan Kian Heong in a statement. Advertisement Advertisement “His rest day was Mar 28. He
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Palm View Primary School student tests positive for COVID-19, home-based learning extended
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SINGAPORE: Palm View Primary School in Sengkang has extended home-based learning by an extra day to Thursday (Apr 2), after a student tested positive for COVID-19. The Primary 2 student was last in school on Monday and was well, said principal Ming Kum in a memo to parents on Wednesday. Advertisement Advertisement The student contracted
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Bukit Merah HDB branch closes temporarily after second employee tests positive for COVID-19
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SINGAPORE: The Housing and Development Board’s (HDB) Bukit Merah branch will be closed from Thursday (Apr 2) “until further notice” after a second branch employee tested positive for COVID-19. In a Facebook post, HDB said it was working closely with the Ministry of Health (MOH) on contact tracing. Advertisement Advertisement “The health and safety of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 1, 2020
Man found dead on Thai train tests positive for COVID-19
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BANGKOK: A man found dead on a passenger train in Thailand has tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said Wednesday (Apr 1), as the country’s death toll from the contagion more than triples from a week ago. The 57-year-old, who had just returned from Pakistan and was travelling from Bangkok to the southern province of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 1, 2020
Pet cat tests positive for COVID-19 in Hong Kong
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HONG KONG: A pet cat has tested positive for the coronavirus in Hong Kong after its owner was confirmed with having the virus, the city’s Agricultural and Fisheries department said, cautioning that the animal has not shown any signs of the disease. In a notice late on Tuesday (Mar 31), the department said there is
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 31, 2020
Israel tests coronavirus vaccine prototype on rodents at laboratory
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JERUSALEM: Israel has begun testing a COVID-19 vaccine prototype on rodents at its bio-chemical defence laboratory, a source said on Tuesday (Mar 31). Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR), in rural Ness Ziona, to join the fight against the coronavirus pandemic on Feb 1, prompting an easing of its secrecy
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
Spanish opera singer Domingo tests positive for coronavirus
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MADRID: Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo said on Sunday (Mar 22) he had tested positive for coronavirus and had gone into self isolation with his family. “We are currently all in good health but I developed a cough and a fever and decided to get tested, and the result came back positive,” Domingo wrote on
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