Health

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: China is in talks for the World Health Organization (WHO) to evaluate its locally produced COVID-19 vaccines as a step towards making them available for international use, a WHO official said on Tuesday (Oct.6 ). Hundreds of thousands of essential workers and other groups considered high-risk in China …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: With the aviation sector hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, “now is not the time” to talk about imposing an environmental tax on Singapore Airlines (SIA), Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said at the Parliament on Tuesday (October 6). ). Doing so will make the situation worse for the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Legislation on downsizing benefits does not guarantee better outcomes for employees who were laid off, Human Resources Minister Josephine Teo said in Parliament on Monday (October 6). Responding to a question from Member of Parliament Louis Chua on whether a benchmark cost reduction benefit can be legislated, Ms …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – 11 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed as of Tuesday noon (October 6), bringing Singapore’s total to 57,830. They included two community cases and five cases of workers’ dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. There were also four imported cases that were included in stay-at-home notices …

[ad_1] The Ministry of Education (MOE) is re-evaluating the suitability of the chosen venue for the Admission Exercise for International Students after a man shared his concerns about the crowds seen in the area. Stomper SK he saw a crowd outside the MOE site at 53 Mount Sinai Road on …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Seeking more green lane deals and negotiating air transport bubbles with countries whose COVID-19 infection rates are low were some of the plans outlined by Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung on Tuesday (October 6) to “revive” Changi Air Hub. Mr. Ong delivered a ministerial statement in Parliament on …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MINSA) is reviewing the community support available to people with or suspected of suffering from mental health problems, including the “current legislative levers”. He has been working with the Integrated Care Agency (AIC) to develop such services, but noted the need for better support. …

[ad_1] Tue, Oct 06, 2020 – 10:07 am GOH Jin Hian has resigned as chairman of Cordlife Group effective immediately, although he continues to serve as an independent director. This is because Inter-Pacific Petroleum (IPP) judicial managers (JM) sued Dr. Goh in connection with an alleged breach of the director’s …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Police on Monday (October 5) answered questions about his alleged lack of action in relation to a case of repeated harassment by a man, which led to him being beaten and later killed. The two men involved in the assault, Ryan Xavier Tay Seet Choong, 24, and his …

[ad_1] WILMINGTON, Del.: Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic hopeful Kamala Harris will be separated by a Plexiglass barrier during their debate on Wednesday (Oct. 7), a source familiar with the matter said, in an effort to reduce the risk of transmission of the coronavirus. The debate, the only one …