[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Chilli Api Catering was ordered to suspend operations starting Sunday (March 14) following an outbreak of food poisoning that affected 82 people. Those affected fell ill with symptoms of gastroenteritis after ingesting food prepared by the catering company between March 10 and 12. Fourteen of them have …
Read More »Singapore will use Covid-19 vaccines from any source, as long as they are safe and effective, says PM Lee in a BBC interview, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore will use Covid-19 vaccines no matter where they are made, as long as they are safe and effective, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in an interview with the BBC broadcast on Sunday (March 14). “We will use vaccines from any source. Vaccines have no nationality. …
Read More »3 Healthcare Workers Received AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine In Hospital With ‘Unusual’ Symptoms, Says Norway
[ad_1] OSLO: Three health workers in Norway who recently received the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 are being treated in hospital for bleeding, blood clots and a low platelet count, Norwegian health authorities said on Saturday (March 13) . Norway halted the launch of that vaccine on Thursday, following a similar …
Read More »Hong Kong Orders Mandatory COVID-19 Testing After Gym Group Hits Financial Community
[ad_1] HONG KONG: Some law firms and banks in Hong Kong are facing mandatory coronavirus testing as most of the 47 news cases recorded on Saturday (March 13) were linked to a gym used by the expatriate and financial community. . The city government said 35 of the new cases …
Read More »A 61-year-old Sporean man who returned from working in the United Arab Emirates dies of complications from Covid-19, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A 61-year-old man died on Friday (March 12) from complications due to Covid-19, bringing Singapore’s death toll from coronavirus to 30. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Saturday (March 13) that the Singaporean man had been to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for work purposes and …
Read More »Philippines Detects First Case of Brazil COVID-19 Variant, Local Variant Confirmed
[ad_1] MANILA: The Philippines reported on Saturday (March 13) its first case of the highly contagious variant of coronavirus first identified in Brazil, while confirming nearly 100 infections of a new variant discovered locally. A Filipino returning from Brazil tested positive for the Brazil P1 variant after 752 samples were …
Read More »4 variants of Covid-19, including a local strain, now spreading in the Philippines, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] MANILA – The Philippines now has the three variants of the coronavirus that have been causing record spikes in infections worldwide, and one Philippine variant that has the same lineage as the Brazilian infectious variant. This comes as the country is experiencing another spike in Covid-19 cases to levels …
Read More »8 New Covid-19 Cases in Singapore, All Imported, Featured Singapore News and Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Eight new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Saturday (March 13), bringing Singapore’s total to 60,088. All eight were imported cases that had been placed on stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. There were no new community cases and …
Read More »Australia records first local COVID-19 case in 2 weeks
[ad_1] CANBERRA: Australia on Saturday (March 13) recorded the first local case of COVID-19 in more than two weeks after a doctor tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting restrictions on area hospitals. Queensland State Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the anonymous doctor last week treated two patients who had recently returned …
Read More »Comment: New variants could jeopardize plans to immunize populations against COVID-19
[ad_1] BOSTON, Massachusetts: Although mass vaccination campaigns are accelerating in the West, the end of the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet in sight. That is why the United States and other rich countries are only to blame themselves. Commercial Commercial It has become clear, at least since early summer 2020, …
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