Health

[ad_1] Friday, November 6, 2020 – 5:50 am Singapore SINGAPORE banks feel a slight increase in business confidence, alleviating some of their worst fears. But caution still reigns as they battle the effects of a global health crisis that has plagued economies for much of the year. Part of that …

[ad_1] A total of 6,620 people in Lanzhou, Gansu province, have been infected with a bacterium that could cause Mediterranean fever after an accident at a vaccine factory last year, the city government said on Thursday. Eight members of the factory’s staff, including its director, have been held accountable and …

[ad_1] Malaysia’s budget today could be the largest in its history as the beleaguered Muhyiddin Yassin government will have to preserve people’s lives and livelihoods, and also boost the economy, amid the Covid pandemic. 19. While a substantial amount of funding would be channeled to address the pandemic and support …

[ad_1] BEIJING: Brucellosis, a bacterial disease with flu-like symptoms, has infected more than 6,000 people in a single outbreak in northwest China. Generally caused by contact with animals, the outbreak in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province, was due to a leak at a vaccine plant, according to the Lanzhou …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: American voters went to the polls on Tuesday (Nov. 3) totally divided on how they view President Donald Trump’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but in the places where the virus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed huge support. An Associated Press analysis revealed that in 376 counties …

[ad_1] By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – If Democrat Joe Biden wins the U.S. presidency, a divided Congress could prevent him from enacting important priorities like expanding health care, fighting climate change and providing aid to millions whose lives have been affected by the coronavirus. . With millions of ballots …

[ad_1] SEOUL: The Supreme People’s Congress of North Korea on Wednesday (November 4) introduced smoking bans in some public places to provide citizens with “hygienic living environments,” state media KCNA reported Thursday. The tobacco ban law aims to protect the lives and health of North Koreans by tightening legal and …

[ad_1] SYDNEY: Vietnam is among the few countries that have been successful in fighting the first wave of COVID-19. Since then, the country has experienced a small second wave of infections, but this too has been well controlled: As of October 23, there have been a total of 1,148 cases …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – There has been a sharp increase in the number of reports of near misses, unsafe practices and hazards in the Singapore Armed Forces, but that is a good sign as it indicates a greater likelihood of better safety outcomes, said a senior official that reviews security in …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The election stirred the seats in the House and Senate, but ultimately left Congress as it began, deeply divided as voters resisted big changes despite the heated race to the top of the list for the White House . It’s an outcome that dampens Democratic demands for a …