Health

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Nee Soon GRC Member of Parliament Carrie Tan was surprised to be invited in 2018 to tea sessions with the People’s Action Party (PAP), a precursor to becoming a party candidate. The founder of Daughters of Tomorrow (DOT), a non-governmental organization that helps low-income women, felt that she …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – An Indonesian domestic worker was the only new coronavirus case in the community announced on Saturday (March 6). The 35-year-old woman arrived in Singapore on January 20 and delivered her stay-at-home notice (SHN) at a dedicated facility until February 3. Both the pre-departure test conducted on January …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Not just an infectious disease doctor, but also the leader of one of the latest clinical trials of a Covid-19 antibody to treat patients with the virus. Dr Shirin Kalimuddin, a consultant in the Department of Infectious Diseases at Singapore General Hospital, is the principal investigator for …

[ad_1] People running across the Jubilee Bridge at Marina Bay in Singapore. (PHOTO: Suhaimi Abdullah / NurPhoto via Getty Images) SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed 13 new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore on Saturday (March 6), bringing the country’s total case count to 60,020. There is a …

[ad_1] KUALA TERENGGANU: The limited global supply of COVID-19 vaccines has made it necessary for the Malaysian government to monopolize purchases to ensure the success of its national immunization program, Vice Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Ahmad Amzad Hashim said on Saturday (6 of March). ). He said that …

[ad_1] LONDON: On Friday (March 5) Britain’s Vaccine Minister dismissed suggestions that the country was receiving key COVID-19 injections destined for the poorest countries, insisting that 10 million doses come from India always they were intended for distribution in the UK. Nadhim Zahawi, in an interview with The Associated Press, …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – 13 new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Saturday (March 6), bringing Singapore’s total to 60,020. They included 12 imported cases that had been placed on stay-at-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. There was a new case in the …

[ad_1] YANGON: Security forces in Myanmar used force again on Saturday (March 6) to disperse anti-coup protesters, a day after the UN special envoy urged the Security Council to take action to quell the violence. of the junta that this week left some 50 protesters dead and dozens injured. . …

[ad_1] GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization called on Friday (March 5) for patent rights to be waived until the end of the coronavirus pandemic so that vaccine supplies can increase dramatically, saying these “times unprecedented “justify the measure. At a press conference, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Authorities arrested three people for alleged drug-related activities and seized 200 vials of fentanyl and other illegal medicines after detecting abnormalities while scanning a package at the Changi Air Cargo Center. In a joint statement on Saturday (March 6), the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), the Central Narcotics …