Health

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s parliament on Thursday (Nov 5) announced new health protocols for the ongoing meeting, including limiting sessions to four hours per day and a limit of 80 members of parliament (MP) who can be present at the Dewan Rakyat at any one time. In a statement, spokesman …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Two special education schools serving students with mild intellectual disabilities will move to an expanded and co-located campus in 2025, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Thursday (November 5). These are the Chaoyang School in Ang Mo Kio, which serves elementary students, and the Tanglin School in …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Donald Trump said early Wednesday (November 4) that he expected a “great victory” and accused Democrats of trying to steal the election after rival Joe Biden also predicted the victory. “We are in a BIG time, but they are trying to STEAL the election,” …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The United States set another record for daily confirmed coronavirus cases, as states across the country hit record highs, underscoring the irritating problem facing the winner of the presidential race. The increase in cases and hospitalizations reflects the challenge President Donald Trump or former Vice President Joe …

[ad_1] Commuters leaving a train station in Singapore. (PHOTO: Reuters / Edgar Su) SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed seven new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore as of Wednesday (November 4), bringing the country’s total to 58,036. Of them, five are imported. “All new cases today are asymptomatic …

[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 …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Democrat Joe Biden won the vital Wisconsin battlefield, trading a state won by Donald Trump in 2016 and increasing his own chances of winning the White House. The Associated Press called Wisconsin for Biden after election officials in the state said all pending ballots had been counted except …

[ad_1] WILMINGTON: Joe Biden’s campaign in the White House criticized President Donald Trump’s threat to try to stop the electoral vote recount as “outrageous” early Wednesday morning (Nov. 4), saying his legal team was ready to prevent an “unprecedented” act. “The president’s statement tonight about trying to close the scrutiny …

[ad_1] LONDON: The University of Oxford expects to present the results of the late-stage trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate this year, raising hopes that Britain may start rolling out a successful vaccine in late December or early 2021 . A vaccine that works is seen as a game changer …

[ad_1] Health Minister Gan Kim Yong speaking at a multi-ministerial working group on the COVID-19 press conference on October 20, 2020 (PHOTO: MCI) SINGAPORE – Phase 3 of Singapore’s reopening could potentially last a year or more and would not be a return to the pre-COVID-19 state, Health Minister Gan …