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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
MUIS details mosque visits by COVID-19 patients, urges other visitors to go to doctor if unwell
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SINGAPORE: The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) on Sunday (Mar 15) released a list of 10 mosques visited by five Singaporeans who had tested positive for COVID-19, after they attended a mass religious gathering in Malaysia. “Thus far (the Ministry of Health)’s contact tracing efforts have revealed that the individuals who tested positive visited a
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 14, 2020
PSP ‘strongly’ urges Government not to hold General Election amid COVID-19 crisis: Tan Cheng Bock
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SINGAPORE: Progress Singapore Party (PSP) chief Tan Cheng Bock has joined other opposition leaders in pressing for the next General Election not to be held until after the COVID-19 outbreak. “We have a COVID-19 pandemic crisis now. Is it wise to hold a General Election in the midst of this COVID-19 pandemic?” he said in a
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
Australia urges against gatherings of more than 500 people to contain COVID-19
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World Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday urged people not gather in groups of more than 500 as health officials warned millions of residents will contract coronavirus within months. FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a joint press conference held with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at Admiralty House in
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
France closes schools, urges elderly to stay home over coronavirus
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PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday (Mar 12) announced schools in France would close indefinitely to curb the spread of the coronavirus, and urged people over 70 and the infirm to stay home. In an address to the nation on the fight against COVID-19, which has already killed 61 people and infected almost 2,900 in France,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 12, 2020
WHO’s Tedros urges world to ‘double down’ on COVID-19 pandemic
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GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged all countries on Thursday (Mar 12) to “double down” in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaking to diplomats in Geneva a day after characterizing COVID-19 as a pandemic, also said: “Describing this as a pandemic does not mean that countries should give
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
US urges elderly to stock up on groceries, prepare to stay home
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WASHINGTON: US health authorities on Monday (Mar 9) urged Americans most at risk of developing a serious illness from the new coronavirus – the elderly and those with underlying conditions – to stock up on food and medicine and prepare to remain at home. “Make sure you have supplies on hand like routine medications for blood
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
‘This is not a drill’: WHO urges world to take COVID-19 more seriously
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BEIJING: World health officials have warned that countries are not taking the coronavirus crisis seriously enough, as outbreaks surged across Europe and in the United States where medical workers sounded warnings over a “disturbing” lack of hospital preparedness. Global markets tumbled again over concerns about the impact on the economy and as countries took more
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