[ad_1] PARIS (AFP) – Global coronavirus infections surpassed 25 million on Sunday (August 30), as countries around the world tightened restrictions further to try to stop the devastating pandemic. An additional one million cases have been detected around the world roughly every four days since mid-July, according to an AFP …
Read More »Bacterial infections on the rise: Food stalls visited by patients were not selling raw fish dishes, authorities say, Singapore News
[ad_1] None of the food stalls visited by patients who recently contracted an infectious strain of group B streptococcus (GBS) had sold raw fish dishes, authorities said on Sunday (August 30). The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) also failed to detect GBS Type III ST283, the same bacteria that infected some …
Read More »Auckland comes out of lockdown as New Zealand sees Covid-19 elimination again, Australia / NZ News & Top Stories
[ad_1] WELLINGTON (BLOOMBERG, REUTERS) – New Zealand’s largest city emerged from lockdown after the government said a Covid-19 outbreak there was brought under control and remains on track to once again eliminate the virus from the community. Auckland schools and customer-facing businesses reopened on Monday (August 31) and the ban …
Read More »Covid-19 test booths installed in 170 clinics, Singapore News
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The swab booths are now located in 170 clinics across the island to allow people with shortness of breath and cough or showing any signs of Covid-19 infection to get tested while reinforcing the safety of general practitioners (GPs), clinic staff, and their patients. It is in …
Read More »3 Food and Beverage Operators Ordered to Close Due to COVID-19 Safe Management Violations
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on Monday (Aug 31) ordered the operators of three food establishments to close for violating COVID-19 safe management rules, including one that had transferred alcohol to kettles. after 10.30pm to avoid detection. All three were also fined between $ 1,000 and $ …
Read More »India’s Covid-19 Cases Top Global Rankings As More Economy Opens, South Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] MUMBAI (REUTERS) – India reported 78,512 new coronavirus infections on Monday (Aug 31), more than any other country, but less than the day before when it posted the world’s highest single-day count as authorities expected to open more sectors of the economy. On Sunday, India’s total of 78,761 new …
Read More »Malaysia reports new COVID-19 cases on ship that had traveled from Singapore
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Ministry of Health reported on Monday (Aug 31) a new cluster of COVID-19 involving four crew members from a ship that had traveled from Singapore. All four crew members served on a ship that called at the port of Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan said, Chief …
Read More »Bar and 2 restaurants fined, ordered to close for violating COVID-19 security measures
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Three F&B companies on Science Park Drive and Havelock Road received an order to close their facilities and were fined after failing to comply with measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, said the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on Monday (August). 31). The F&B establishments are: Whimsical …
Read More »China’s top diplomat Wang Yi dismisses European rights concerns over Xinjiang
[ad_1] PARIS: China’s Foreign Minister defended the detention camps in Xinjiang and Hong Kong’s new security law on Sunday (August 30), ignoring the human rights concerns of European countries and warning against interference in the Chinese affairs. Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on his first European tour since the virus …
Read More »48-year-old woman dies of heart attack while sleeping in Hougang apartment, Singapore news
[ad_1] Last week, a woman took a nap in the living room and never woke up again. When her husband tried to wake her about 10 hours later, the 48-year-old woman’s body had already grown stiff and cold. He immediately asked his son to call an ambulance. Paramedics soon arrived …
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