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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Christmas lighting on Orchard Road will be a small affair this year, with the usual street festivities canceled due to the ongoing pandemic. But organizers still promise a dazzling show when it kicks off Nov. 13, with a wintery display of snowflakes, mistletoe and holly to light …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Some of the COVID-19 rapid test kits under evaluation are showing “promising” results, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Monday (Oct 5), adding that Singapore hopes to implement alternative test methods in next months. The implementation of rapid tests is one of the ways that Singapore can …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The completion date for several public health facilities will be delayed due to the impact of COVID-19 on Singapore’s construction industry, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said in a written parliamentary response on Monday (October 5). ). “These delays in the completion of our public health infrastructure projects …

[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] SINGAPORE: Member of Parliament (MP) Louis Ng called for a ban on residents smoking near the windows or on the balconies of HDB’s private flats and apartments, as he filed a motion for postponement on Monday (October 5) about protection against ssecondhand smoke in the home. Ng and the …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will be in quarantine for 14 days, after being in contact with a minister who later tested positive for Covid-19. In a statement on Monday (October 5), Tan Sri Muhyiddin said that even though all his recent tests for the coronavirus …

[ad_1] There appears to be no possibility of traveling to Japan this year as its borders remain closed to tourists due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, things are looking up as Japanese government officials have plans to craft coronavirus countermeasures for international tourists by January 2021, SoraNews24 reported. The ban …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will undergo a 14-day home quarantine after a minister who attended a meeting he presided over tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement on Monday (October 5), Muhyddin said that he had previously chaired a special meeting of the National Security Council …

[ad_1] Deal US equity futures rose Monday in hopes that President Donald Trump could be released from the hospital later in the day, alleviating some of the political uncertainty that rocked Wall Street in the previous session. FILE PHOTO: The New York Stock Exchange is displayed in the Manhattan borough …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The steroid known as dexamethasone is recommended for patients with “severe” COVID-19 infection who require supplemental oxygen or mechanical ventilation, according to interim treatment guidelines updated by the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID) in August. The guidelines provide up-to-date evidence-based recommendations on the treatment of COVID-19 patients …