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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – 30 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed as of noon on Friday (January 15), bringing Singapore’s total to 59,059. These included 29 imported cases that had been placed on a stay-at-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. There was also …

[ad_1] JAKARTA: Indonesia may allow companies to purchase their own COVID-19 vaccines, the country’s health minister said on Thursday (Jan 14), when an influential business chamber called for members to be able to vaccinate staff or sell vaccines to the public. The Southeast Asian country launched a mass immunization campaign …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported a record 3,337 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday (Jan 14), the largest daily increase in cases since the start of the pandemic. Selangor state reported the highest number of new infections – 1,036 – followed by Johor and Sabah, with 460 and 389 new infections …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: On Thursday (Jan 14) a wet market and food center in Yishun and JEM Mall in Jurong East were added to the Ministry of Health (MOH) list of public places visited by community COVID-19 cases during your infectious period. Chong Pang City Food Center and Wet Market and …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Investigators found flaws in Underwater World Singapore’s (UWS) security measures after a stingray fatally stings one of its divers in 2016. Among other things, a district court heard Thursday (January 14) that the now-defunct Sentosa attraction had failed to provide adequate emergency recovery procedures during diving operations. …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Olympic swimmer Mark Chay, conservation scientist Koh Lian Pin and Security Industry Association Director Joshua Thomas Raj are among the nine New Nominee MPs (NMPs) to be appointed by President Halimah Yacob for a period of two and a half years starting next Thursday (January 21). The …

[ad_1] MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin: A state board on Wednesday (January 13) suspended the license of a Wisconsin pharmacist accused of ruining more than 500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine because he thought it was unsafe. Steven Brandenburg was working at Advocate Aurora Health in Grafton, about 20 miles north of Milwaukee, …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Vice Minister of Communications and Multimedia, Zahidi Zainul Abidin, tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday (January 13). A statement issued by his office said Zahidi underwent a COVID-19 test upon returning to Kuala Lumpur from Penang on Monday. The test came back positive Wednesday morning. Ad …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 2,985 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday (Jan 13), when new movement restrictions went into effect across the country. A third of the cases were from the Klang Valley area, which comprises Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, which had 1,126 new infections. Johor and Sabah accounted …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Eng’s Heritage’s license in Northpoint City has been suspended until further notice amid alleged ongoing transmission of gastroenteritis, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Wednesday (Jan. 13). ). Twenty-six people were reported to have gastroenteritis symptoms after consuming foods prepared by …