Health

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Mohammadi restaurant on Lembu Road in Little India was added to the list of places visited by patients infected with Covid-19, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Thursday night (October 15). The patient visited the restaurant last Saturday and was there between 1:00 p.m. and …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Three new coronavirus cases were confirmed at noon on Thursday (October 15), bringing Singapore’s total to 57,892. They included a case in a bedroom, said the Ministry of Health (MINSA). No cases were reported in the community. There were also two imported cases that had been included …

[ad_1] Nearly 10 million people in the Chinese city of Qingdao have been tested for the coronavirus, officials said Thursday, as authorities scrambled to quell an outbreak through an ambitious mass testing program. Vice Mayor Luan Xin said more than 9.9 million samples had been collected and 7.6 million results …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – While the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate will remain at 7 percent next year, the rate increase cannot be deferred indefinitely as revenue is necessary to support Singapore’s spending needs to ensure its long-term future, the deputy prime minister said. Heng Swee Keat on Thursday (October …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The government is prepared to ask President Halimah Yacob for approval to tap into the country’s past reserves if necessary, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said in Parliament on Thursday (October 15). Rounding out a two-day debate on the government’s strategy to emerge stronger from the COVID-19 …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris will cancel her travel plans until Sunday (October 18) after one of her staff members tested positive for COVID-19, the campaign said in a release. Harris, who according to the campaign tested negative for the coronavirus on Wednesday and will be tested …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A nanny was found guilty on Thursday (October 15) of poisoning two babies in her care with a variety of medications, including some used to treat insomnia and anxiety disorders. After a trial, District Judge John Ng convicted Sa’adiah Jamari, 39, of two counts of administering poisons …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore’s roundtrip air travel bubble with Hong Kong will pave the way for leisure and other forms of travel between the two. While details are still being worked out, people could travel between the two locations in several weeks. Here are some answers to the most frequently …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Each member of a Singaporean household received an average of $ 1,500 in support related to Covid-19, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat. Additionally, more than 300,000 Singaporean households have benefited from a voucher scheme launched by the Community Development Councils (CDC) in June to help …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Government will offer a unique COVID-19 test to more than 45,000 people working in 110 street vendor centers and markets and more than 1,120 cafeterias, as well as food delivery personnel operating in the locality of these places to eat . The test exercise started on Thursday …