[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 12 new cases of COVID-19 as of noon on Friday (November 13), the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. All new cases were imported and placed on a stay-at-home notice upon arrival in Singapore. Ad Ad Eleven were asymptomatic while one was symptomatic, the Health Ministry said. …
Read More »Covid-19 Cases Rise Worldwide Amid Fears The Worst is Yet to Come, World News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – There is no denying that Covid-19 is making a strong comeback in some parts of the world, and authorities and health experts alike fear that something worse is yet to come. This is due to the onset of winter coupled with exasperated populations with many people now …
Read More »COVID-19: Fauci does not advise Biden, sees no reason to quit Trump now
[ad_1] CHICAGO: Dr. Anthony Fauci, America’s leading infectious disease expert, said he has had no contact with President-elect Joe Biden’s COVID-19 transition team and sees no reason to resign and join that. effort when there is so much to do now to fight. the growing pandemic. “I stay in my …
Read More »Dazzling Beginning of Orchard Road Christmas Light Amid Covid-19 Pandemic, Consumer News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore’s main business district was a fairyland of lights on Friday night (November 13) when President Halimah Yacob, with the push of a button, activated the annual Christmas lighting on Orchard Road at 7:30 a.m. p.m. The shopping street, adorned with snowflakes, mistletoe, and holly ornaments, sparkled …
Read More »China Under Pressure to Reveal Covid-19 Vaccine Data After Pfizer’s Success, East Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – Western politicians have blamed China for initial delays in providing information as the coronavirus spreads around the world. Now that Beijing is developing a vaccine, the need for transparency is critical to rebuilding trust. American pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc and German biotechnology firm BioNTech SE announced …
Read More »Hong Kong Notes “Worrying” Trend in Unrelated COVID-19 Cases; suspends face-to-face activities in kindergartens
[ad_1] HONG KONG: Hong Kong authorities warned on Thursday (November 12) of a “worrying” trend in unrelated COVID-19 cases, and will suspend all face-to-face activities in kindergartens and daycare centers for two weeks, starting on Saturday, amid more than 170 outbreaks of respiratory disease. On Friday, the territory reported six …
Read More »New hospital in Bedok North to open ‘around 2030’: Ministry of Health
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A new hospital in Bedok North will be ready “around 2030,” the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said on Friday (November 13). The new hospital, which will be operated by SingHealth, will be an integrated general and community hospital. Ad Ad It will be located next to the Bedok …
Read More »Shot in the dark: explanation of the early efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine
[ad_1] ZURICH: There has been a flurry of good news this week from the developers of the COVID-19 vaccine, with Pfizer and BioNTech announcing the first data indicating that their mRNA candidate is more than 90 percent effective. A Russian project came out a day later, touting a 92 percent …
Read More »New York rolls out curbs as COVID-19 takes over the US and Europe
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Bars and restaurants in America’s largest city will close early starting Friday (Nov. 13) as the COVID-19 outbreak escalates in the United States and Europe, where Greece is forced to touch overnight curfew. It comes as the US, already the worst-affected country in the world, experiences its third …
Read More »New integrated hospital to open next to Bedok North MRT station around 2030, Health News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – East Singapore residents will be cared for by a new integrated hospital when it opens in Bedok North around 2030. Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Friday (November 13) that the new hospital will be located next to the Bedok North MRT station, bounded by Bedok …
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