[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Two senior U.S. public health experts have raised concerns that White House adviser Scott Atlas is providing misleading or incorrect information about the COVID-19 pandemic to President Donald Trump, according to media reports on Monday (September 28). Top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci told CNN on Monday …
Read More »Comment: This is the end of business conferences as we know them.
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) industry has not been spared from the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the supply (event organizers and exhibitors) and the demand (corporate attendees and tourists) have literally evaporated. Ad Ad Borrowing the best-selling change management fable from famous author …
Read More »‘A step in the right direction’: Thai tour operators accept special visas for foreigners
[ad_1] BANGKOK: Thailand’s tour operators and hotels have welcomed the government’s new stimulus measure that will allow foreign tourists to visit the country on a special long-term visa amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. The Special Tourist Visa or STV is expected to be available from October to September 30 of …
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[ad_1] Mr. Wilson Nah planned to take his wife and two children to Hong Kong Disneyland or Genting Highlands in Malaysia during the end of the year school holidays. But when Covid-19 cases spiked during the Chinese New Year period, the 47-year-old ruled out a trip abroad and is now …
Read More »Number of workplace deaths similar to previous 2 years despite reduction in activities due to COVID-19
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore recorded a similar number of workplace deaths during the first six months of 2020 compared to the previous two years, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in a press release on Monday (September 28). ). This was despite the suspension of certain workplace activities in the second …
Read More »15 new COVID-19 infections in Singapore, including the case of the community that went to work at Changi Airport
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Fifteen new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Singapore as of noon on Monday (September 28), bringing the national count to 57,715. Thirteen of the new infections are asymptomatic and have been detected through proactive screening and surveillance, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. Ad Ad There were …
Read More »Pandemic overwhelms Trump’s message in critical North Carolina
[ad_1] WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (AP) – President Donald Trump is fighting to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court, howling with unfounded allegations of voter fraud and warning that violent mobs are infiltrating the suburbs. But on a recent morning along Arbor Street, a quiet tree-lined street lined with majestic …
Read More »Malaysia to impose COVID-19 restrictions in some parts of Sabah, 115 cases reported nationwide
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said on Monday (September 28) that it will impose strict movement restrictions on four Sabah districts after reporting more than 1,000 COVID-19 infections there in September. Defense Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that as part of efforts to contain the outbreak, non-essential businesses in Lahad Datu, …
Read More »Bounce and reflection in Wuhan as virus claims millions of lives
[ad_1] As the coronavirus claimed its millionth life, people in Wuhan expressed sadness on Monday at the continued global impact of the pandemic, more than nine months after it emerged in the central Chinese city. Pride in the city’s resilience in the face of calamity is tinged with sadness at …
Read More »Beijing Introduces New Protections for Health Emergency Whistleblowers
[ad_1] SHANGHAI: Beijing, China’s capital, will protect whistleblowers who release information about public health emergencies, it said on Sunday (Sept. 27), as part of the country’s efforts to fix some of the systemic failures that hampered its initial response. to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Beijing city government said it would …
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