Health

[ad_1] GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization said on Sunday evening (November 1) that he was quarantining himself after someone he had been in contact with tested positive for COVID-19, but stressed that he had not symptoms. “I have been identified as a contact for someone who tested …

[ad_1] NEW YORK: One of the top US government scientists, Anthony Fauci, has issued an urgent request for a change in US policy on the coronavirus, prompting a sharp rebuke from the Trump administration in recent days of a scuffle election campaign. Fauci, in an interview in the Washington Post …

[ad_1] Woo May Hoe now faces a total of 10 charges, such as cheating and causing serious damage. – Image from IStock.com via AFP SINGAPORE, October 31 – A 50-year-old Singaporean woman was brought back to court yesterday on numerous charges including forcing two people to swallow human feces. Woo …

[ad_1] ROME: Italy’s Health Minister said on Sunday (November 1) that the new data on the coronavirus was “terrifying” and that the country had two days to pass further restrictions to curb its spread. On Saturday, Italy recorded nearly 32,000 new coronavirus cases, its highest daily record since the start …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Pakatan Harapan (PH) has made six suggestions on the 2021 budget during an engagement session with Finance Minister Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz on Sunday (November 1). Among the suggestions made was increasing the budget allocation for the Ministry of Health to address the COVID-19 pandemic and noncommunicable diseases, …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Four new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Singapore on Sunday (Nov. 1), the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. All four kits were imported and all were put on a stay-at-home notice upon arrival in Singapore. Ad Ad No new cases were found in the community or in …

[ad_1] PARIS: As he battles the twin crises of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and the resurgence of Islamist attacks, French President Emmanuel Macron faces a watershed moment that will determine the success of his presidency and even his chances of re-election . Macron came to power in …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI (AFP) – Two men who allegedly tricked a doctor into buying an “Aladdin lamp” for 7 million rupees (S $ 128,000), and even conjured up a fake genie, were arrested in India, an official said. Sunday (Nov. 1). Laeek Khan made a report to police in the …

[ad_1] HONG KONG – Travel lovers may soon be able to scratch that itch under the Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble in late November. Trade and Economic Development Secretary Edward Yau on Sunday (November 1) expressed optimism that people will be able to start flying between Hong Kong and Singapore by …

[ad_1] CANBERRA: Australia has not recorded any new locally transmitted coronavirus infection for the first time in five months. In Melbourne, the capital of the state of Victoria, which had the highest number of cases in the country, residents enjoyed the first weekend of cafes, restaurants and pubs that reopened …