Health

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia has extended its ongoing partial lockdown to combat Covid-19 infections for another two weeks in three key states and the federal capital, Kuala Lumpur, while easing restrictions in the rest of the country. Chief Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Tuesday (February 16) that …

[ad_1] YANGON: Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was hit with another charge on Tuesday (February 16), after the army imposed a second internet shutdown overnight in an attempt to crush an anti-coup uprising. In the two weeks since the generals toppled Aung San Suu Kyi and placed the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: SGUnited’s Jobs and Skills Package will receive an additional boost of S $ 5.4 billion to support the hiring of 200,000 locals this year and provide up to 35,000 internship and training opportunities, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announced on Tuesday (16 February). The support package was …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: When the COVID-19 pandemic gripped India, there were fears that it would sink the fragile healthcare system of the world’s second most populous country. Infections rose dramatically for months, and at one point, India looked like it could surpass the United States as the country with the …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Three Sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt tested positive for COVID-19, the Navy said Monday (February 15), less than a year after a massive outbreak on the ship put it out of service in Guam for nearly two months. The Navy said the three sailors have not had …

[ad_1] SEOUL – South Korea will exclude seniors 65 and older from its first round of coronavirus vaccinations starting Feb.26, amid mounting concerns about how well the British drugmaker’s first batch of vaccine would work. -Swedish AstraZeneca, in older people. The Korea Disease Prevention and Control Agency (KDCA) announced the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Nine new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Monday (February 15), bringing Singapore’s total to 59,809. All were imported cases that had been placed on a stay-at-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. There were no community cases or cases …

[ad_1] PARIS: The French Ministry of Health has asked regional health agencies and hospitals to enter “crisis organization” as of February 18 to prepare for a possible increase in coronavirus cases due to highly contagious variants, reported Le Journal Du Dimanche on Sunday (February 14). The measure, which would echo …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Beast & Butterflies restaurant at M Social Singapore and Bar Bar Black Sheep were among the places visited by Covid-19 patients when they were still infectious, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Sunday (February 14). They are both on Robertson Quay. The Ministry of Health …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Fourteen new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Singapore as of noon on Sunday (February 14), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update. All new cases were imported. Of the 14 cases, 13 had been placed on a stay-at-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, …