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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Republic will put in place three levels of guarantees when the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting is held here next year, Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said on Wednesday morning (December 9). First, Singaporeans, especially those who can interact with participants, will need to …

[ad_1] REUTERS: On Wednesday (Dec. 9) President-elect Joe Biden will formally present his choice for Secretary of Defense, Retired Army General Lloyd Austin, amid concern by some in Congress that the Pentagon should be targeted. by a civilian rather than a career officer. Austin, who would become the country’s first …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: An 83-year-old passenger tested positive for COVID-19 on board Quantum of the Seas by Royal Caribbean The cruise ship has been taken to hospital for “further testing,” the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Wednesday afternoon (December 9). The passenger’s polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test sample would be …

[ad_1] BEIJING: China has tested more than a quarter of a million people for the coronavirus after some new cases were detected in the southern city of Chengdu. An elderly couple was diagnosed as confirmed cases on Monday (December 7), and authorities have been tracking their close contacts and analyzing …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Six new COVID-19 cases were reported in Singapore as of noon on Wednesday (December 9), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily preliminary update. The latest count does not include a man who tested positive for COVID-19 aboard a cruise ship. Ad Ad No new cases …

[ad_1] JAKARTA: Indonesia held nationwide regional elections on Wednesday and more than 100 million voters are expected to cast their ballots, despite warnings that the poll would worsen the nation’s COVID-19 crisis. The archipelago of nearly 270 million – the world’s third-largest democracy and the world’s fourth-most populous nation – …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Three children from a preschool in Newton were hospitalized after an outbreak of salmonella and stomach flu between their charges, ranging in age from 18 months to six years. One of them was discharged on Tuesday (December 8), the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) said in a …

[ad_1] A man sits by the balcony of the Royal Caribbean International cruise ship Quantum of the Seas docked at the Marina Bay Cruise Center in Singapore on Nov.6, 2020. Facebook Facebook logo Sign in to Facebook to connect with Roslan Rahman AFP | fake images SINGAPORE – A passenger …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India’s Ministry of Health announced that some COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be licensed in the coming weeks and outlined an initial plan to immunize 300 million people. Health officials said on Tuesday (December 8) that three vaccine companies have applied for advance approval for emergency use …

[ad_1] He was a cleaner at a shopping mall and his colleague tested positive for Covid-19. Because of this, Soh Poh Tiong, 65, was told to go home and not report for work until further notice. But for three days, officials from the Ministry of Health (MOH) were unable to …