[ad_1] By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) – China and the United States supported a draft United Nations Security Council resolution facing the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday and it was “shocking and regrettable” that Washington changed its mind on Friday, a diplomat said. Chinese. A US diplomat contested the Chinese …
Read More »COVID-19: Mandatory for SIA, SilkAir passengers wear face masks on board, observe safe distancing
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Facial masks will soon be mandatory for passengers traveling on Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its regional wing SilkAir, as part of new measures to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting at 11:59 pm Sunday, all passengers on SIA and SilkAir flights must bring their own face mask on board …
Read More »US to allow states to distribute Gilead’s remdesivir to fight COVID-19
[ad_1] REUTERS: The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Saturday it would allow state health departments to distribute Gilead Sciences Inc’s remdesivir drug to fight COVID-19, and the United States would receive about 40 per cent of the drug maker’s global donation. Gilead has committed to …
Read More »China ‘shocked’ by US reversion of UN coronavirus action: Diplomat
[ad_1] NEW YORK: China and the United States supported a draft United Nations Security Council resolution facing the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday (May 7) and it was “shocking and regrettable” that Washington changed its mind on Friday, a Chinese diplomat. A US diplomat contested the Chinese comment, saying there was …
Read More »Rare syndrome linked to COVID-19 kills three children in New York, says Cuomo
[ad_1] REUTERS: Three children in New York died of a rare inflammatory syndrome believed to be related to the new coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Saturday (May 9), a development that may augur a pandemic risk for very young children. . Cuomo had revealed on Friday the death of a …
Read More »New York governor says five-year-old boy died from rare COVID-related illness
[ad_1] REUTERS: A 5-year old boy has died in New York from a rare inflammatory syndrome believed to be linked to the novel coronavirus, highlighting a potential new risk for children in the pandemic, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday (May 8). Cuomo told a daily briefing that the boy …
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Read More »The virus spread in bedrooms not only in poor condition: Tan Chuan-Jin, Latest Singapore News
[ad_1] The massive outbreak of coronavirus cases among migrant dormitory workers cannot be attributed only to poor living conditions, even if there are abysmal examples, Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin said yesterday. Rather, the highly contagious nature of the coronavirus and the fact that dorms involve groups of people living …
Read More »Two cleaners from Northpoint City among new COVID-19 community cases in Singapore
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Two cleaners who worked at Northpoint City shopping mall have tested positive for COVID-19, with the cluster there growing by three cases to 18, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday (May 9). Eleven community cases were among the 753 new COVID-19 cases reported on Saturday, including nine …
Read More »COVID-19: Massive repatriation from India begins with flights from UAE
[ad_1] DUBAI: The first wave of a massive exercise to repatriate hundreds of thousands of Indians trapped abroad began on Thursday (May 7), with two flights landing in India from the United Arab Emirates. Delhi banned all incoming international flights in late March as it imposed one of the strictest …
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