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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The government will distribute TraceTogether tokens to all Singaporean residents from September 14, as authorities aim to improve the existing contact tracing regime with a new system. The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on Wednesday (September 9) that it will test the SafeEntry implementation that requires the use …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – When squirt guns failed to keep the pigeons away from their apartment, a man set about shooting metal ball bearings at them with a catapult. Unfortunately, their ammunition landed in a convoy of vehicles belonging to groomsmen and bridesmaids who had been involved in “door-breaking” games in …

[ad_1] BANGKOK: Thailand said on Wednesday (September 9) that it had screened nearly 600 people potentially exposed to the first national case of coronavirus in more than three months, but so far it has found no new infections. The 37-year-old man had worked as a DJ at a nightclub at …

[ad_1] By Deena Beasley (Reuters) – AstraZeneca Plc said it has stopped global trials, including large, late-stage trials, of its experimental coronavirus vaccine due to unexplained illness in a study participant. The vaccine, developed with the University of Oxford, has been described by the World Health Organization as probably the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – 75 new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Wednesday (September 9), bringing Singapore’s total to 57,166. They included a community case, which has a work pass, said the Ministry of Health (MINSA). There were also 14 imported cases, which had been included in stay-at-home notices …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 75 new cases of COVID-19 as of noon on Wednesday (September 9), with a community infection, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary update. This brings the national total to 57,166. Ad Ad The only community case is a work pass holder, the ministry …

[ad_1] The Westlite Mandai workers’ dormitory in Singapore. The government declared all bedrooms Covid-19 free in August. Photographer: Wei Leng Tay / Bloomberg Photographer: Wei Leng Tay / Bloomberg With restaurants and shopping malls bustling with life, pre-pandemic life is slowly returning for the people of Singapore, except for the …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysia announced on Tuesday (September 8) 100 new cases of Covid-19, the highest in the three months since the government relaxed movement restrictions on June 10. Sixty-two of the new cases came from the Benteng Lahad Datu (LD) group in Sabah …

[ad_1] China has passed “an extraordinary historical test” with its handling of the coronavirus, President Xi Jinping said at a triumphant awards ceremony for medical professionals decorated with trumpets and applause on Tuesday. The nation’s propaganda machine has praised the Chinese government’s Covid-19 response, reframing the public health crisis as …

[ad_1] NEW YORK: AstraZeneca has stopped a late-stage trial of one of the leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates after a suspected serious adverse reaction in a study participant, the news website reported Tuesday (September 8). Health Stat News. He quoted an AstraZeneca spokesperson as saying in a statement that “the standard …