Health

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization on Thursday (September 17) warned of “alarming rates of transmission” of COVID-19 in Europe and warned countries against reducing quarantine periods. WHO’s regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, said the number of coronavirus cases seen in September “should serve as a wake-up call for …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A 41-year-old man was fined S $ 9,000 for wrongfully confining three of his workers for a total of 42 days between May and June this year. Shaun Pang Tong Heng, General Manager of the Ad-Meth Mech-Field Manufacturing Company, pleaded guilty in state courts on Thursday (September 17) …

[ad_1] A man unhappy with the way his elderly mother was treated at an elderly care facility recently used Facebook to air his complaints. In his post on Tuesday (September 15), Royston Tan wrote: “It is a shame to treat a defenseless old man with such callous and inhuman treatment. …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – In a final verdict ending a rare legal case that has seen many twists and turns in the past nine years, a 34-year-old Nigerian was acquitted of a capital drug trafficking charge after the Court of Appeal revoke its 2015 decision to convict him. After a 4-1 …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Republic has topped the Smart Cities Index for the second year in a row, and the team behind the ranking says the smart cities topping the list have better managed the Covid-19 pandemic. This year’s ranking took into account how 109 cities harnessed technology in a …

[ad_1] WEST JAVA, Indonesia: When Ari Harifin Hendriyawan’s mother tested positive for the coronavirus, her neighbors brought a hammer and nails and bricked the road. From his home in Indonesia’s lush West Java hills, the 23-year-old told Reuters the barricade appeared days after he received a negative test result and …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The number of daily COVID-19 cases in Singapore fell to a six-month low on Thursday (September 17), with 18 new COVID-19 infections at noon. This is the lowest number of cases since March 16, when 17 new infections were reported. Ad Ad A community case with a work …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – 18 new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Thursday (September 17), bringing Singapore’s total to 57.532. This is the lowest daily figure since March 16, which had 17 cases. The new cases on Thursday included a community case that has a work pass, the Ministry …

[ad_1] BEIJING: Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech plans to begin a clinical trial of its experimental coronavirus vaccine with children and adolescents later this month, expanding its trial into an injection that is already in the final stage of adult study. Finding a vaccine that works for the entire population, …

[ad_1] Over the past week, the company caused a sensation in the city-state by introducing a shiny new “floating” store and a new government partnership aimed at pushing the use of its smartwatch. Singapore announced Tuesday that it would reward residents hundreds of dollars if they use a new health …