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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: There is a “gulf” between feelings about keeping tables in public dining rooms clean and actual practice on the ground, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Saturday (February 6). In a survey conducted in late 2020, NEA found that 90 percent of respondents indicated that customers should …

[ad_1] Quitting without a new job in the Singaporean context goes against logic for most financially conscious Singaporeans. Doing so would be even more reckless now, given the situation of the coronavirus pandemic. According to media reports, jobs are being wiped out and further downsizing is expected in the future. …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – About 140 companies have been ordered to halt their operations at the site after serious violations of the Covid-19 safe workplace management measures introduced in March last year. Another 280 companies were fined for failing to adhere to the measures, following an inspection of more than 36,000 …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Jurong Point and White Sands shopping malls were added to the list of public places visited by COVID-19 community cases during their infectious period, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said on Friday (February 5). Additional community case visits to Northpoint City and Sun Plaza shopping centers were also …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The bedroom COVID-19 case reported on Friday (February 5) is a Bangladeshi man who arrived in Singapore in December and tested negative for the virus during his stay-at-home advisory and a test for routine last month. Identified as case 59966, the 31-year-old Bangladeshi man with a work pass …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A small-scale pilot to allow the reopening of some bars and pubs has been extended for two more months until April 7, but will not extend to more outlets. This is to mitigate the risk of increased community transmission and group formation in high-risk settings, the Ministry …

[ad_1] BEIJING: Inspectors from the World Health Organization (WHO) had “very frank” discussions with Chinese scientists about the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, including theories it leaked from a laboratory, the head of the the probe in Wuhan on Thursday (February 4). ). The conversations covered famous claims widely reported …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A long-term visitation pass holder reported as an unrelated community case on Wednesday (February 3) has been reclassified as an imported case, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said Thursday night. A serological test of the woman was positive, indicating a probable past infection, he added. “Given his …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: There were 22 new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore as of noon on Thursday (February 4), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said. All new cases were imported and placed on a stay-at-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. Three cases were symptomatic. Ad Ad Additionally, an unrelated …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Chinese New Year celebrations are only allowed between members of the same house this year, Malaysia’s Chief Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said. “Family reunion dinners are allowed in their residences only between members of the same household,” he said at a press conference on Thursday (February …