Health

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Foreign dormitory workers are receiving help to monitor their health through telemedicine and a device that monitors oxygen levels. About 8,000 pulse oximeters have been distributed so far and another 12,000 will be delivered, Human Resources Minister Josephine Teo said Sunday (May 10). The devices monitor a …

[ad_1] LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will establish a five-tier warning system for the coronavirus in England on Sunday (May 10) when he outlines the government roadmap to gradually ease the blockade measures that have shut down much of the economy for almost seven weeks. Johnson will use a televised …

[ad_1] The United States surprised other members of the UN Security Council on Friday by avoiding a vote on a resolution for a ceasefire in various conflicts around the world to help troubled nations better fight the coronavirus pandemic, they said. diplomats. Washington’s reversal came a day after it accepted …

[ad_1] LONDON: Britain had to send evidence of coronavirus to the United States for processing after a problem in one of its laboratories, Housing Minister Robert Jenrick said on May 10. The Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported that 50,000 test samples were sent on chartered flights to the United States last …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Beginning May 12, all TCM wards will be able to sell products at retail, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Friday (May 8). Currently, only about 130 TCM salons with registered professionals can sell retail products. They were given the green light to do so on May …

[ad_1] By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will face a confidence vote in parliament on May 18, after having focused on fighting a coronavirus outbreak in Malaysia since he emerged as head of a new coalition just over two months. The motion proposing a vote …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The multi-ministry working group against COVID-19 has listed the places where the SafeEntry system should be implemented to record the registration of employees and visitors as of May 12. The deployment of the national digital registration system will be mandatory for places where people are likely to …

[ad_1] JAKARTA: Indonesia reported 387 new coronavirus infections on Sunday (May 10), bringing the total number to 14,032, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said. The Southeast Asian country also reported that 14 more people died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, bringing the death toll to 973, Yurianto …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – McDonald’s will resume its delivery, takeout and self-service services starting Monday (May 11), the fast-food chain announced in a Facebook post on Sunday. But he urged customers not to rush into their outlets. McDonald’s said most of its restaurants will be open from 7 a.m. at 9 …

[ad_1] BERLIN: New coronavirus infections are accelerating again in Germany a few days after their leaders loosened social restrictions, raising concerns that the pandemic could again spiral out of control. The Robert Koch Institute for Disease Control said in a daily bulletin that the number of people each sick person …