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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – TraceTogether tokens will be distributed nationwide starting next Monday (September 14), beginning in the Jalan Besar and Tanjong Pagar districts, as Singapore steps up its contact tracing efforts. The tokens will be distributed for free. While collecting the token is not required, everyone who wants a token …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed 75 new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore, its highest daily count in more than a week, bringing the country’s total to 57,166 on Wednesday (September 9). All 75 cases are asymptomatic and were proactively detected, the ministry said. Of these, one …

[ad_1] Covid-19 infections continue to show up in previously virus-free bedrooms as many of the workers have not been exposed and therefore remain susceptible to the virus, said Deputy Minister for Human Resources Tan See Leng. “However, we are prepared for this,” he said yesterday at a virtual press conference. …

[ad_1] Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty was arrested for allegedly buying drugs for her ex-boyfriend, actor Sushant Singh Rajput, whose suicide sparked a media storm in India. The 34-year-old Rajput was found dead in June in his Mumbai apartment, and police said he took his own life. A star with many …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Imagine being a healthcare worker at the forefront of the fight against the deadly pandemic in a hospital, working endless days to help nearly 100 patients each day on your own. Imagine also fighting your own fears of contracting the virus, in a country with one of the …

[ad_1] JAKARTA: Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said on Wednesday (September 9) that the city will once again have large-scale social restrictions, amid a continued increase in the number of daily infections. In a speech, Baswedan said he decided to pull the “emergency brake” as Jakarta continued to grapple with a …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Seven popular nightlife food and beverage outlets (F&B) were fined $ 1,000 each for failing to adhere to safe distancing rules over the past weekend. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said Wednesday (Sept. 9) that two bars, Le Noir and Coyote Ugly on Clarke Quay, among the …

[ad_1] NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – AstraZeneca Plc stopped injecting its experimental coronavirus vaccine after a person participating in one of the company’s studies fell ill, a possible adverse reaction that could delay or derail efforts to speed up an immunization. against Covid-19. The hiatus was due to a standard review …

[ad_1] SoftBank Group Corp. fell as much as 7.1% on Wednesday, taking losses to around 14% this week after the Japanese conglomerate made substantial bets on equity. derivatives in technology stocks before a general sell-off of the sector. The Japanese company hit a low of 5,432 yen in Tokyo morning …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 24 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (September 9), including six imported infections. Health Director General Noor Hisham Abdullah said the imported cases included two Bangladeshis in Negeri Sembilan and Kuala Lumpur, a Chinese and an Indonesian who were in Sabah, a South Korean in Selangor …