Health

[ad_1] BEIJING / GENEVA: Major food-producing countries are increasingly frustrated with China’s scrutiny of imported products and have asked it to stop aggressive testing for the coronavirus, which some say amounts to a trade restriction. China said it has found the virus in the packaging of products from 20 countries, …

[ad_1] JAKARTA: The Jakarta and West Java police chiefs have been reassigned after it was said they failed to act against mass rallies organized over the weekend by an Islamist leader who recently returned from exile. National Police spokesman Argo Yuwono told CNA on Tuesday (November 17) that Jakarta Police …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Following recent reports that Sars-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19, was found in frozen beef and tripe in China, The Straits Times looks at how frozen foods and food facilities could be possible modes. transmission and the risk of contracting the virus that way. Q: Should I …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – An ongoing study by local researchers found that the Sars-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, can survive, in high enough quantities, in frozen fish, chicken and pork for three weeks at refrigerated temperatures. Co-led by Dr. Danielle Anderson, Scientific Director of the ABSL3 Laboratory at the Duke-NUS School …

[ad_1] YANGON: Myanmar’s State Councilor Aung San Suu Kyi warned of more COVID-19 cases in the country, a week after millions of voters went to the polls. Despite the security protocols that were in place for the November 8 general election, Aung San Suu Kyi said that an increase in …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Six new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of Tuesday noon (Nov. 17), all of which were imported for the seventh consecutive day. The new cases were placed on stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. There were no new community cases or …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A tripartite advisory was issued on Tuesday (November 17) to provide guidance and resources on mental well-being to Singapore’s workforce. Tripartite Counseling on Mental Well-Being in Workplaces was developed by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), the National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) and the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) …

[ad_1] SEOUL: South Korea will impose stricter social distancing rules for the Seoul metropolitan area a month after easing them, authorities said on Tuesday (Nov 17), warning of an even bigger crisis if anti-COVID-19 efforts fail. they manage to stop an increase in cases. Starting Thursday, the stricter sidewalks will …

[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australian authorities carried out massive tests on Tuesday (November 17) and some 4,000 people were confined to quarantine in hopes of quelling a new cluster of COVID-19 cases after hoping it had been largely eradicated. The state of South Australia reimposed social distancing restrictions on Monday after detecting …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – The dormitories of workers at Malaysia’s top rubber glove maker Top Glove in Selangor will be under a strict lockdown after cases of Covid-19 infections spiked, the chief minister said on Monday (Nov 16). (Security) Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The move to place men’s and women’s dormitories …