Health

[ad_1] LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce new measures to address the growing COVID-19 crisis on Monday (Oct 11), working more closely with local leaders in the worst affected areas of England. With Johnson reluctant to repeat a national lockdown that would further damage a struggling …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Two Orchard Road shopping centers and a Don Don Donki outlet were among the additions made by the Ministry of Health (MINSA) on Saturday (October 10) to a list of places visited by community cases while they were infectious. . The Takashimaya department store in Ngee Ann …

[ad_1] BEIJING: China said on Friday (October 9) that it has formally joined the global COVID-19 vaccine facility known as COVAX, becoming the largest economy supporting the initiative to date. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in a statement that China has extensive COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing capacity and will …

[ad_1] JOHOR BAHRU: The Johor state government will present a special plan for the early reopening of the Malaysia-Singapore border at the Causeway and Second Link to the federal government soon. Johor’s Chief Minister Hasni Mohammad said the plan would be presented to the Economic Action Council on October 19. …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – US President Donald Trump is no longer considered a risk of coronavirus transmission to others and has met the criteria for the safe interruption of isolation, according to White House physician Sean Conley. Trump has been fever-free for more than 24 hours and all symptoms have …

[ad_1] MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – Australia is in talks with Japan, South Korea, Singapore and the South Pacific nations about reopening travel as coronavirus infections decline, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday (October 11). ). Australia closed its borders in March to curb the spread of the new coronavirus and …

[ad_1] A one-time $ 3,000 grant to help parents amid the Covid-19 pandemic sparked a lively online debate among Straits Times Facebook users after it was announced on Friday. Moms and dads of Singaporean children born from the first of this month to September 30, 2022 will receive the Baby …

[ad_1] On Saturday, the Taiwanese leader called on his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to reduce military tensions and make good on his promise to “never seek hegemony” after months of Beijing intensifying raids by fighter jets. In a speech on Taiwan’s national day, President Tsai Ing-wen said the international community …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – 10 new coronavirus cases were confirmed at noon on Sunday (October 11), bringing Singapore’s total to 57,876. There were seven imported cases that had been listed on stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore. No community cases were announced on Sunday, the Health Ministry (MINSA) said. More details …

[ad_1] JAKARTA: The Indonesian capital Jakarta will begin a two-week “transitional” period of easing coronavirus restrictions starting Monday (October 12) after the pace of infections slowed in the past two weeks, the Governor Anies Baswedan. The city of about 11 million people in Southeast Asia’s largest economy again imposed stricter …