Health

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia could be ready for general elections once half of its 32 million inhabitants are vaccinated, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said. Speaking to the CNA in an exclusive interview on the eve of the launch of the largest national immunization program, Khairy said he …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: More than 50,000 taxi drivers and private drivers will be able to book appointments for their COVID-19 vaccinations starting this week, as Singapore moves forward with its national vaccination program. By the end of this week, active drivers will progressively receive an SMS with a link for them …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called on Wednesday (February 24) for international cooperation to ensure that all countries, including developing ones, have access to tested Covid-19 vaccines. In a pre-recorded video message for a world conference broadcast live on YouTube, Mr. Lee said Singapore is also discussing …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A one-bedroom resident working as a delivery assistant was one of four new COVID-19 cases reported in Singapore on Tuesday (February 23). This is the first COVID-19 case to reside in a bedroom in nearly two weeks; the last such case was reported on February 10. Commercial Commercial …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The flags were lowered to half mast on Monday (February 23) to mourn the half a million people who died due to Covid-19 in the United States, a staggering death toll higher than in any other country in the world. “Today we mark a truly grim and …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The United States crossed the staggering 500,000 milestone of COVID-19 deaths on Monday (February 22) just over a year after the coronavirus pandemic claimed its first known casualty in the country. The United States had recorded more than 28 million COVID-19 cases and 500,054 lives lost as of …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Amir * was trying to prevent a patient from leaving his ward when a punch landed on his left cheek so hard that his nose started to bleed. “I was shocked,” said Amir, a Singapore General Hospital (SGH) health aide who said he hadn’t experienced anything like this …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The single COVID-19 case in the Singapore community on Monday (Feb 22) did not report symptoms it developed while in quarantine, despite being identified as a close contact from a previous case. The 43-year-old Singaporean man, known as Case 60389, is the husband of a Singapore Airlines (SIA) …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singlong brand sugar ground peanut powder recall was issued after detected aflatoxin levels exceeded the maximum limits set out in Singapore food regulations. The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) detected the presence of aflatoxins in the product during a routine sampling of the product. Commercial Commercial “SFA has directed …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 70 and over started in Singapore on Monday (February 22). This follows a pilot conducted at Tanjong Pagar and Ang Mo Kio that began in late January. More than 5,000 seniors from the two cities have received their vaccinations as of February …