[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Health authorities around the world must not only fight COVID-19, but also manage its impact on mental health, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Saturday (10 October). This is because the pandemic has brought “stresses, pressures and disruptions” to more people, Lee said in a video message …
Read More »Comment: Goodbye to those days, when women were ‘pieces of meat for men to cut’
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Women in our society are like pieces of meat put on the table for men to slice, declared Chan Choy Siong in a fiery speech to the Legislative Assembly in April 1960. Choy Siong, a member of Delta’s Popular Action Party (PAP) and a passionate advocate for women’s …
Read More »The Hidgets app brings an overview of your health to the iOS 14 home screen
[ad_1] Apple’s Health app features a Summary tab where you can find an overview of your health data, but unfortunately, Apple does not provide any home screen widgets for Health users. With this in mind, developer Marcel Schmitz created Hidgets, an application that brings your health data to the home …
Read More »Singapore’s 10 New COVID Cases Asymptomatic; 9 imported
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed 10 new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore as of Friday (October 9), bringing the country’s total to 57,859. The 10 new cases are asymptomatic and were proactively detected, the Health Ministry said. Of them there is a case that resides in …
Read More »The victim was allegedly cut in the back after refusing to help a stranger buy cigarettes
[ad_1] A 23-year-old man who was injured in a knife attack at the Boon Lay Mall on Wednesday (October 7) did not know his attacker. The attack, which occurred outside the FairPrice supermarket in Block 221 Boon Lay Place at around 12:40 pm, left Mr. Lee Jing Wen with injuries …
Read More »Singapore confirms 7 new cases, 1 in the community
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed seven new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore as of noon on Saturday (October 10), bringing the country’s total to 57,866. There are two new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection. “Based on our research so far, one is in the community …
Read More »Covid-19 cases have closed shopping malls, offices and mosques in Malaysia in recent days, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Several shopping malls, offices, mosques and a golf course in Malaysia have been closed in recent days for decontamination work and contact tracing after cases of Covid-19 were detected. Authorities have jumped into action amid a new surge in coronavirus cases in the past week, with …
Read More »Nurses suffer burnout and psychological distress in the fight against COVID-19
[ad_1] GENEVA: Many nurses caring for COVID-19 patients suffer from burnout or psychological distress, and many have faced abuse or discrimination outside of work, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) said. Supplies of personal protective equipment for nurses and other healthcare workers in some nursing homes remain insufficient, it said, …
Read More »7 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including 1 in the community and 5 imported, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Seven new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Saturday (October 10), including one community case. The other patients comprise a locally transmitted case in a worker’s bedroom and five imported patients, who were placed on stay-at-home or isolated notices upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry …
Read More »7 new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore, 1 of them in the community and 5 imported
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore reported seven new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Saturday (October 10), including one in the community. The new infections bring the total number of cases in the country to 57,866. Ad Ad According to investigations carried out so far, there is also a case that resides …
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