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[ad_1] BEIJING: Days after a 17-year-old girl tested positive for COVID-19 in a remote part of western China last week, health authorities said they had tested more than 4.7 million people in the region. China’s strict formula of immediate lockdowns and mass testing, even at the first signs of infection, …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – When a woman was arrested earlier this month at the Novena Square shopping center, video of her arrest was circulated, with some claiming that the police had abused their power and arrested her for no reason. This use of misinformation was an attempt to delegitimize the police, …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Nine new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Friday (October 30), bringing Singapore’s total to 58,003. They included a community case and another from a workers’ dormitory, said the Ministry of Health (MINSA). There were also seven imported cases that were included in stay-at-home notices …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed nine new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore as of noon on Friday (October 30), bringing the total case count to 58,003. There are two new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection. “Based on our research so far, one is in the …

[ad_1] JOHOR BARU (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The Johor Baru district has been declared a red zone after the number of Covid-19 cases surpassed 40 in a span of 14 days. Johor Health and Environment Committee Chairman R. Vidyananthan said monitoring and surveillance efforts would be boosted …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s unemployment rate rose to 3.6 percent in September, but the rise was slower compared to previous months, as the country reopened after a COVID-19-induced slowdown. Even then, officials warned that labor market conditions would remain soft amid the prolonged economic recession. Ad Ad Third-quarter estimates from the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – About three weeks before a tragic event on Thursday (October 29) ended with a 35-year-old mother who fell from a Housing Board block with her five-week-old daughter, a resident who lived in the same Block noticed that the woman looked sad. Madam Low, who is in her …

[ad_1] LONDON: Global coronavirus cases rose by more than 500,000 for the first time on Wednesday (October 29), a record rise in one day as Northern Hemisphere countries reported daily spikes. Daily global COVID-19 cases have risen by nearly 25 percent in less than two weeks, as the world witnessed …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The White House coronavirus task force warned that much of the country is facing an “unrelenting” rise in COVID-19 cases, urging tough countermeasures, while at least nine states on Thursday (29 May October) reported record daily increases in new infections. The worst-hit regions in the West and Midwest …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Changi airport personnel who come into close contact with passengers, such as swab attendants, will need to put on full personal protective equipment (PPE) at work and be tested for Covid-19 every two weeks. Around 2,500 airport workers have already been screened for Covid-19 so far since …