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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Senior RN Sarah Lim became the first person in Singapore to receive a COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday (December 30), and more than 30 healthcare workers at the National Center for Infectious Diseases will also receive the vaccine. They are receiving their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine developed …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A show floor for Singapore’s first assisted living public housing is now open at HDB Hub, a week ahead of schedule. Located at 9 Bukit Batok West Avenue, Community Care Apartments are for people 65 and older who want to live alone and yet enjoy community care, …

[ad_1] WILMINGTON, Del. / WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The first known U.S. case of a highly infectious variant of coronavirus was detected in Colorado on Tuesday (Dec. 29), and President-elect Joe Biden said it could take years for most Americans are vaccinated for the virus at current distribution rates. Biden’s prediction …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Healthcare workers will be the first here to get vaccinated against Covid-19, as Singapore’s exercise kicks off on Wednesday (December 30) at the National Center for Infectious Diseases. More health institutions will follow in the coming weeks, with public health institutions and private hospitals to progressively organize …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The first known U.S. case of a highly infectious variant of the coronavirus was detected in Colorado, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Tuesday (December 29). Polis announced on Twitter that his state had discovered a case of a highly infectious B117 variant of coronavirus first detected in the …

[ad_1] JAKARTA: Indonesia is prepared to secure coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer and AstraZeneca, the Minister of Health said on Tuesday (December 29), while awaiting authorization to begin its inoculation program with a third drug, by Sinovac of China. Budi Gunadi Sadikin said a 50 million dose deal with AstraZeneca would …

[ad_1] LONDON: Britain reported 41,385 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday (December 28), a daily record, as a rapidly spreading variant of the coronavirus increases infection rates and the holiday weekend affected the notification of some new cases. There were 357 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test, …

[ad_1] Instead of caring for her patients, a former nurse at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) abused them and filmed them showering. Some of the patients were seriously mentally ill and suicidal. Yesterday, he was jailed for 57 months and a week and received 10 strokes of the baton …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The part-time Grab driver who was the only community case of Covid-19 on Monday has been temporarily suspended from the Grab platform, in accordance with the transport operator’s safety precautionary measures. Grab said in a statement on Tuesday (December 29) that he is working with the Ministry …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Low back and neck pain patients are now eligible to receive subsidized acupuncture treatment at specialized public sector outpatient clinics. This pilot program will provide referred patients with resource verification subsidies that can cover up to 70 percent of treatment costs, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) announced …