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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: On Thursday (January 21), three more COVID-19 cases were linked to the BS Industrial & Construction Supply cluster, bringing the total number of cases to seven. The Ministry of Health (MINSA) reported 38 new cases on Thursday, including four in the community, of which three are linked to …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: A Movement Control Order (MCO) in six Malaysian states and federal territories due to expire on January 26 will run until February 4, Chief Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Thursday (January 21). The affected areas are the states of Penang, Selangor, Johor, Sabah, Malacca and Kelantan, and …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Four community cases were among 38 new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore as of noon on Thursday (January 21), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary daily update. The remaining 34 cases were imported. Of these, 33 had already received a stay-at-home notice or had been …

[ad_1] BEIJING: China plans to impose strict COVID-19 testing requirements during the Chinese New Year holiday season, when tens of millions of people are expected to travel, as it battles the worst wave of new infections since March last year. The Shanghai Mall reported its first cases of local transmission …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Freight drivers entering Singapore from Malaysia through the Tuas and Woodlands checkpoints will be required to undergo COVID-19 testing starting Friday (January 22). Starting at 9 a.m. Friday, rapid COVID-19 antigen tests will be progressively rolled out at the two checkpoints for freight drivers and accompanying personnel entering …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden signed 15 executive actions shortly after taking office on Wednesday (January 20), undoing policies implemented by his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, and taking his first steps on the pandemic. of COVID-19 and climate change. Signing several actions in front of reporters in the …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: China imposed sanctions on nearly 30 former Trump administration officials, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, moments after they left office on Thursday (January 21). In a statement issued just minutes after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, Beijing imposed travel bans and trade restrictions on Pompeo, national security …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday (January 20) with a call for unity, vowing to bridge deep divisions and defeat internal extremism two weeks after a mob attack tried to undo his electoral victory. On a cold but sunny day in the …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, DC: Democrat Joe Biden was sworn in on Wednesday (January 20) as the 46th President of the United States. Biden, 78, was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts shortly before noon (1 a.m. Thursday Singapore time) in front of the Capitol, which was the target of a …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The National Museum of Singapore and several shopping malls were added to the Ministry of Health’s list of public places visited by community cases of COVID-19 during their infectious period on Wednesday (January 20). A total of 17 locations were added to the list, which also includes food …