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[ad_1] MILAN: Italy ordered on Sunday (October 25) that bars and restaurants close at 6:00 p.m. and shut down public gyms, cinemas and swimming pools to try to stop a rapid resurgence of the coronavirus that has raised daily rates of infection to new records. The measures, which came into …

[ad_1] BARCELONA: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declared on Sunday (October 25) a national state of emergency and a curfew covering all of Spain except the Canary Islands, in an attempt to stem a second wave of coronavirus cases. The new state of emergency will last until early May, Sánchez …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – To rapidly detect and isolate asymptomatic Covid-19 cases among migrant workers, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the Ministry of Health (MINSA) have begun piloting the use of rapid antigen tests, that can give results in half an hour. The new tests will be part of the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MINSA) has warned that the use of two influenza vaccines in Singapore be “temporarily suspended” as a precautionary measure after deaths were reported in South Korea following vaccinations. South Korean health authorities said they have not found a direct link between the deaths and …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Health authorities have advised against the use of two flu vaccines, SKYCellflu Quadrivalent and VaxigripTetra, after people died after receiving them in South Korea. There have been no deaths associated with influenza vaccination here, noted the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) on …

[ad_1] VAZIR, Uzbekistan: In the giant shed of Uzbek farmer Sanat Kalandarov, a bountiful harvest of melons hangs suspended from wooden beams, promising profits during the harsh winter ahead. Kalandarov is practicing a type of storage that is centuries old – the shed has been in his own family for …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Authorities have begun piloting the use of rapid antigen tests to more quickly detect COVID-19 among migrant workers who undergo listed routine tests. This pilot of the Ministry of Manpower (MOH) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) began on October 18 and will last one month. Ad Ad …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – There were five new Covid-19 cases confirmed as of noon on Sunday (October 25), two transmitted locally, three imported, bringing Singapore’s total to 57,970. Both locally transmitted infections were people living in dormitories, while the imported ones were listed on stay-at-home notices upon arrival. More details will …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed the detection of another five cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore as of noon on Sunday (October 25), bringing the country’s total case count to (57,970). Two of the cases are local broadcasts and both reside in migrant worker dormitories. There …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG, REUTERS) – Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, tested positive for the coronavirus infection this week, bringing the pandemic to the vice president’s inner circle. Earlier on Saturday (October 24), Bloomberg News reported that one of Pence’s closest political advisers, Marty Obst, had also been infected …