Health

[ad_1] TAIPEI: Lives have been lost in the coronavirus pandemic because of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) exclusion of Taiwan and refusal to allow it to share best practices and information, a top US government commission on China said in a new report. The United States has repeatedly clashed with …

[ad_1] KOTA KINABALU (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A total of 396 passengers who flew on two AirAsia Kuala Lumpur-Tawau flights in Sabah have received a new Covid-19 test after six passengers tested positive for the disease . Tawau Area 2 Health Officer Suzalinna Sulaiman urged passengers on …

[ad_1] With great caution, the Government is considering whether to allow people to visit their relatives after June 1, when the measures of the circuit breakers are lifted. “We recognize that many people would like to visit their family members,” said National Development Minister Lawrence Wong, who is co-chair of …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A 44-year-old pilot with Federal Express (FedEx) violated his Notice of Home (SHN) to buy masks and a thermometer at a shopping center in Chinatown, according to a court. In state courts on Wednesday (May 13), American Brian Dugan Yeargan was jailed for four weeks after he …

[ad_1] Asia 37 new cases of COVID-19 and 2 more deaths were announced Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Medical workers wearing protective suits pass through barbed wire in the red zone under an improved blockade, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, May 11, 2020. REUTERS / Lim …

[ad_1] SYDNEY: A church in Australia has been fined for unlawfully advertising a purported “miracle” COVID-19 cure that contains a bleach product, the Therapeutic Goods Administration said Wednesday (May 13). The medical regulator said MMS Australia had received 12 fines totalling A $ 151,200 (US $ 98,000) for promoting its …

[ad_1] HONG KONG: Hong Kong reported its first two coronavirus cases in three weeks not linked to anyone who traveled overseas, with authorities scrambling to trace the origin of the infections. The Asian financial hub has been one of the most successful cities in the world at containing the pandemic, …

[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australia’s trade minister is seeking urgent talks with his Chinese counterpart after key agricultural exports were hit by tariff suspensions and threats, but said Australia will continue to push for the COVID-19 outbreak to be investigated. Trade Minister Simon Birmingham requested a phone call with Chinese Trade Minister …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A new mobile swab station (MSS) will make it safer and faster for health workers to screen migrant workers for COVID-19 in dorms. The MSS is a rear-mounted Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) field ambulance with a transparent cabin with gloved holes for the tester’s hands. The tester sits …

[ad_1] HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Hong Kong reported its first two coronavirus cases in three weeks with no ties to anyone traveling abroad, and authorities rushed to trace the origin of the infections. The Asian financial center has been one of the most successful cities in the world to contain …