Health

[ad_1] HONG KONG – The Hong Kong government has taken steps to toughen social distancing measures, including a ban on dancing in bars and pubs, as the travel bubble deal with Singapore is at stake. In a statement issued on Saturday (November 21) morning, the government said that live performances …

[ad_1] LONDON: People who have had COVID-19 are highly unlikely to contract it again for at least six months after their first infection, according to a British study of healthcare workers on the front lines of the fight against the pandemic in coronavirus. The findings should offer some reassurance to …

[ad_1] NEW YORK: Pfizer said on Friday (November 20) that it has applied to US health regulators for the emergency use authorization (US) of its COVID-19 vaccine, an important step in providing protection against the novel coronavirus. Americans tired of the pandemic. The application to the US Food and Drug …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Singapore authorities upgraded to the public “soon” about the upcoming release of a bubble of air travel to Hong Kong, after an increase in cases of COVID-19 in Hong Kong on Friday (November 20). Singapore will launch an air travel bubble with Hong Kong on Sunday, with …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The governments of Singapore and Hong Kong are in close contact on whether the Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble will proceed as planned, the Singapore Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement on Friday (November 20). Some members of the public have asked whether the inaugural flights …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Starting at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday (November 22), all travelers entering Singapore with a history of travel in the last 14 days to Malaysia must submit a 14-day Stay-at-Home Notice (SHN) days in dedicated facilities. This also applies to travelers entering Singapore for work under the Periodic Transfer …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: United States President-elect Joe Biden turned 78 on Friday (November 20). In exactly two months, he will take the reins of a politically fractured nation facing the worst public health crisis in a century, high unemployment and a settling of accounts over racial injustice. As he struggles with …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government has approved a national travel bubble program involving green areas, Chief Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said in announcing that the conditional movement control order (CMCO) will be lifted in four states. In his press conference on Friday (November 20), the minister said that the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Starting at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, all travelers entering Singapore from Malaysia or Japan will be required to serve a 14-day home stay notice period in dedicated facilities, said on Friday (November 20) the Ministry of Health (MOH). “The multi-ministerial task force has been closely monitoring the global …

[ad_1] HONG KONG – Health Secretary Sophia Chan said on Friday (November 20) that the city “has probably entered a new wave of cases” following an increase in reported infections. The Straits Times understands that the first flights under a travel bubble deal between Hong Kong and Singapore are expected …