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[ad_1] ISKANDAR PUTERI, May 14 – Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor today warned elected representatives in the state against political struggles and stabbings for personal gain, reminding them that the country was still in the midst of a pandemic. He said such activities were similar to creating a “virus” among …

[ad_1] MOSCOW: The city of Moscow said on Wednesday (May 13) that it had attributed the death of more than 60 percent of COVID-19 patients in April to other causes, as it defended what it said was the superior way in that Russia counted the number. of people killed by …

[ad_1] TOKYO: The Japanese government said on Thursday (May 14) that it wants to lift a declared state of emergency on the coronavirus in most of the country, although not yet in the capital Tokyo and other urban centers. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe earlier this month extended a state of …

[ad_1] Since the circuit breaker started, police have seen a 22 percent increase in reports of crimes related to family violence. From April 7 to May 6, they received 476 reports of cases such as injuries, criminal force and assault, criminal intimidation and unlawful confinement, compared to the monthly average …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Prince George’s Park residences at the National University of Singapore (NUS) will be converted into a community recovery facility (CRF) from next week to house and isolate people recovering from Covid-19. NUS President Tan Eng Chye said in a circular to students and staff on Thursday (May …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The majority of COVID-19 patients linked to tahfiz, or religious schools, in Malaysia were asymptomatic, said the Ministry of Health on Thursday (May 14), cautioning against a potential spread within the local communities if preventive measures are not taken. Health Ministry director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Forty-five buses are transporting between 400 and 600 COVID-19 patients from hospitals and dormitories of migrant workers to community care centers (CCFs) every day, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Thursday (14 of May). The fleet will expand to 60 buses in the coming weeks and had …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – While the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 is still circulating somewhere in the world, all countries and all people remain at risk. Giving the warning on Thursday (May 14), Dr. Takeshi Kasai, regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Western Pacific, said that countries seeking …

[ad_1] TAIPEI: The World Health Organization (WHO) has “forgotten” its professionalism and neutrality in blocking Taiwan out of the body for political reasons, Taiwan Vice President Chen Chien-jen said on May 14. Taiwan says China and the WHO have conspired for political purposes to keep him out of key meetings, …

[ad_1] JAKARTA: Thousands of travelers queued on Thursday (May 14) at an airport terminal in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, ignoring regulations on social distancing and despite an official closure scheduled for early June. The photos posted on social media, days after the government announced that several airlines could conditionally resume …