[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Ten people were arrested and one police officer wounded on Sunday (May 10) in a protest against the closure in Melbourne, where protesters claimed that COVID-19 was a government-designed conspiracy designed to control the population. About 150 protesters demonstrated outside Victoria’s state parliament to protest a shutdown aimed …
Read More »While some violent Covid-19 parties, others want ‘immunity’ quickly, Opinion News & Top Stories
[ad_1] “Yes. Boost the herd’s immunity,” wrote a Singapore surfer in response to US health authorities warning of the Covid-19 parties where people get together with an infected person in hopes of getting sick. But most of the other Straits Times Facebook users discovered that the idea of infection parties …
Read More »Malaysia’s conditional movement control order was extended for another four weeks until June 9, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said Sunday (May 10) that he is extending the conditional order to stay home for another four weeks, until June 9. The Prime Minister said that although new Covid-19 cases are lower now than at the start of movement restrictions, the …
Read More »876 new cases of coronavirus in Singapore; 3 are Singaporean and public relations, health news and featured stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 876 new cases of Covid-19 as of Sunday noon (May 10), bringing the total count in Singapore to 23,336. In publishing its preliminary figures, the Ministry of Health said that the vast majority of new cases are holders of work permits …
Read More »Tesla’s Elon Musk vows to pull ‘immediately’ out of California
[ad_1] PALTO ALTO, U.S. – Electric car maker Tesla will leave California and move its headquarters to another state, CEO Elon Musk said Saturday after local health officials refused to allow the company’s factory to reopen amid the coronavirus outbreak. “Frankly, this is the final straw,” Musk said in a …
Read More »Malaysia’s movement control order to extend further until June 9, says Prime Minister Muhyiddin
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s movement control order (MCO) will extend for one more month until June 9, its fourth extension since it was enforced on March 18, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said. In a special speech on Sunday (May 10), the prime minister said that despite the country seeing many …
Read More »Field Notes for Half a Pandemic, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] It’s been 34 days since Singapore went into semi-closure, with most workplaces, retail stores, and schools closed. On April 7, the government imposed what it called a “circuit breaker” to reduce the spread of the coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 disease that is ravaging the world. The rules of …
Read More »Coronavirus: Cash-strapped people rush to pawnshops in Malaysia, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] Many cash-strapped Malaysians have been flocking to pawnshops, which were allowed to reopen last week as the country began easing its movement curbs. Long queues were seen outside pawnshops in Selangor, Johor, Melaka and other states, as people pawned their jewelery for cash or renewed pawn tickets. Many Malaysians …
Read More »Zero turnout as Poland holds ‘ghost’ elections
[ad_1] WARSAW: Poland’s election day on Sunday (May 10) will be one for the history books as polling stations remain closed and turnout will register zero due to a political crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The EU member of 38 million people has found himself in the strange situation …
Read More »Brazil exceeds 10,000 deaths from COVID-19
[ad_1] RÍO DE JANEIRO: Brazil, the Latin American country most affected in the coronavirus pandemic, has exceeded 10,000 deaths, according to figures published on Saturday (May 9) by the Ministry of Health. While Brazil’s numbers are high (10,627 deaths and 155,939 confirmed cases), scientists believe the actual numbers could be …
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