Health

[ad_1] BANGKOK: Thailand announced its first coronavirus death in nearly two months and tightened restrictions on entertainment companies in its capital on Monday (December 28), in a bid to contain an outbreak that has reached more than half of the population. provinces of the country. Authorities confirmed 144 new infections …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Ministry of Health said on Monday (December 28) that it still had the capacity to accommodate COVID-19 patients, while acknowledging that there were logistical issues in transferring positive cases from their homes to hospitals for quarantine and treatment. In his daily press conference on Monday, Health …

[ad_1] JAKARTA (REUTERS) – International visitors will not be allowed to enter Indonesia for a period of two weeks, in an attempt to stop the spread of a potentially more contagious new strain of the coronavirus, its foreign minister said on Monday (December 28). , Retno Marsudi. . The new …

[ad_1] MADRID (AFP) – Pfizer has postponed the delivery of new batches of its coronavirus vaccine to eight European nations, including Spain, the Spanish Ministry of Health said on Monday (December 28), a day after the European Union began its immunization campaign. Pfizer’s Spanish branch informed Madrid on Sunday evening …

[ad_1] MANILA: Some Philippine soldiers and cabinet ministers have already received COVID-19 vaccine injections, officials said on Monday (Dec. 28), despite the absence of regulatory approval that the country’s Health Ministry said was vital to ensure. safety. Interior Minister Eduardo Ano said that some members of the cabinet have already …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on Monday (December 28) thanked health workers for playing a pivotal role in the national fight against COVID-19 during an “extraordinary” and “exhausting” year. “I want to thank you for taking Singapore so far on our journey,” Gan said in a letter to …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Five new coronavirus cases have been confirmed as of noon on Monday (December 28), bringing Singapore’s total to 58,529. There were four imported cases that were placed on a stay-at-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. There was a new …

[ad_1] Not long after last week’s big uproar over four Mediacorp artists – Terence Cao, Jeffrey Xu, Shane Pow, and Sonia Chew – poking fun at Covid-19 rules at a birthday celebration in October, three more celebrities have apologized. publicly for participating in the same party. Actress Julie Tan, who …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Deejay Sonia Chew has been barred from hosting Mediacorp’s annual countdown program amid investigations into whether Covid-19 safe distancing regulations were violated at a birthday party for actor Jeffrey Xu. The 29-year-old 987FM host, who attended the party, was supposed to host the Celebrate 2021 countdown show …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A staff member at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) repeatedly abused the trust placed in him when he sexually abused patients and insulted the modesty of his colleagues at their workplace. He even recorded videos of himself sexually abusing his victims. The 36-year-old Singaporean also shot …