[ad_1] HANOI (REUTERS) – Vietnam detected its first imported case of the new variant of the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly through Britain, the Health Ministry said on Saturday (January 2). The variant was detected in a 44-year-old woman returning to Vietnam from Britain, who was quarantined upon arrival and …
Read More »Some Malaysians Unsure About Covid-19 Vaccine: Survey, Southeast Asia News, and Spotlight Stories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – As the arrival of the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines to Malaysia approaches, Abdullah Salleh is on two minds about receiving an immunization vaccine. Despite being in favor of vaccines, the 37-year-old cameraman said he is hesitant to take an injection due to the possibility of …
Read More »India conducts mock COVID-19 vaccination ahead of mass inoculation campaign
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India on Saturday (January 2) held nationwide drills to kick off one of the world’s largest coronavirus vaccination programs as the drug regulator prepared to approve the first vaccine. A government panel on Friday recommended the emergency use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University injection and the first injections …
Read More »UK hits daily COVID-19 record, urges to keep schools closed
[ad_1] LONDON: With daily coronavirus infections on the rise as a result of a new variant of COVID-19, the British government faced mounting pressure on Saturday (January 2) from teachers’ unions to keep schools in England closed for al minus another two weeks. The government, which oversees schools in England, …
Read More »‘Hire Me’: Thai project gives homeless people a better chance at life
[ad_1] BANGKOK: A group of people worked hard on the dusty roadside next to a railroad. Wearing yellow aprons and black gloves, they swept up the dry leaves in heaps and scooped up the trash with their hands. Their faces are wrinkled and covered in sweat as their skin burns …
Read More »Britain will allow mixing of COVID-19 vaccines on rare occasions
[ad_1] LONDON: Britain will allow people to receive injections of different COVID-19 vaccines on rare occasions, despite a lack of evidence on the degree of immunity offered by the combination of doses. In a departure from other strategies globally, the government said people could receive a combination of two COVID-19 …
Read More »Risk of Covid-19 Community Spread by SIA Administrator Who Handled Little by Little Due to Action Taken: Experts, Singapore News and Better Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Concerns about the risk of transmission of Covid-19 to passengers by the Singapore Airlines administrator who worked as Grab’s driver are valid, but the use of masks and other precautions taken, as well as the robust tracking system of contacts here will mitigate the likelihood of forming …
Read More »Singapore Airlines resumes London-Australia flights
[ad_1] Just two days before Christmas, the Singapore government banned short-term visitors and transit passengers who had recently been to the UK. The decision, which took effect at 11:59 am Singapore Standard Time on Wednesday, December 23, left thousands of travelers stranded abroad, with limited options for getting home. Now, …
Read More »Johor hit by flooding after heavy rains, 1,000 residents evacuated
[ad_1] JOHOR BAHRU: About 1,000 people in the southern Malaysian state of Johor have been placed in temporary evacuation centers after flooding caused by two days of heavy rain that began on Friday (January 1). Four districts – Kulai, Johor Bahru, Kluang and Kota Tinggi – were affected by the …
Read More »WP Chief Pritam Singh affirms the party’s commitment to upholding robust alternative policies that represent the needs of Singaporeans in 2021
[ad_1] Opposition leader Pritam Singh Below is the New Years message from the General Secretary of the Workers’ Party, Pritam Singh, delivered on January 1, 2021. Singaporeans will remember 2020 as the year our lives came to a standstill. theThe global Covid-19 pandemic disrupted livelihoods and cast a shadow of …
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