[ad_1] Singapore Airlines announced that it had begun testing of the world’s first “health verification process”, which the company described as the “new normal” for travel. Singapore’s flag carrier has become the first major airline to introduce a digital certificate developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and used …
Read More »South Africa Rejects Claim Its COVID-19 Variant Is More Dangerous Than UK Strain
[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s health minister has rejected the claim of his British counterpart that a new variant of the coronavirus in the country is more contagious or dangerous than a similar one in the UK spread. “At present, there is no evidence that the 501.V2 (variant) is more transmissible …
Read More »Pope Francis urges to help the poor in the low-key Christmas Eve mass halted by COVID-19
[ad_1] VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis held a low-key Christmas Eve Mass on Thursday (December 24) that was turned gloomy by the coronavirus pandemic and said people should feel compelled to help those in need because Jesus himself was born a poor outcast . The mass was held in the rear …
Read More »China Shot efficacy uncertain after results from Brazil and Turkey
[ad_1] With trials of Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s coronavirus vaccine in Brazil and Turkey suggests that the injection has a protection rate on both sides of 90%, there is still no final assessment on how effective it is exactly in protecting people against Covid -19. Sinovac is finalizing the results of …
Read More »Indonesia Records Largest Daily Rise in COVID-19 Deaths Amid Silent Christmas Celebrations
[ad_1] JAKARTA: Indonesia recorded its largest daily increase in COVID-19 deaths on Friday (December 25) with 258 deaths, bringing the total to 20,847, data from the country’s Ministry of Health showed. The data showed that coronavirus infections increased by 7,259, bringing the number of cases to 700,097. Ad Ad Indonesia …
Read More »Efficacy of Sinovac Covid Shot is uncertain despite results from Brazil and Turkey
[ad_1] With trials of Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s coronavirus vaccine in Brazil and Turkey suggests that the injection has a protection rate on both sides of 90%, there is still no final assessment on how effective it is exactly in protecting people against Covid -19. Sinovac is finalizing the results of …
Read More »14 New Covid-19 Cases in Singapore, All Imported, Featured Singapore News and Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – 14 new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Friday (December 25), all of which were imported. They were placed on stay-at-home notices or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. There were no new community cases and none of the workers’ …
Read More »Charts show how much faster the coronavirus variant is spreading in parts of England
[ad_1] South China morning post Sinovac Biotech’s CoronaVac vaccine is more than 50% effective, according to a Brazilian institute A Covid-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech was found to be more than 50 percent effective based on analysis of its late-stage trial conducted in Brazil, Reuters reported, citing Sao Paulo …
Read More »16 weeks in jail for a nurse for assault on an elderly person in a nursing home
[ad_1] – Advertising – Singapore: Flores Alvin Jay Vargas, 36, a nurse, was sentenced to 16 weeks in jail after an incident involving an elderly man in a wheelchair in 2019. Flores, who worked at All Saints Home in Jurong East, pleaded guilty to one count of willfully causing harm …
Read More »Chinese COVID-19 vaccines are poised to fill the gap, but will they work?
[ad_1] BEIJING: With rich countries sourcing supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, some parts of the world may have to rely on vaccines developed in China to try to beat the outbreak. The question: Will they work? There’s no external reason to believe they won’t, but China has a history of vaccine …
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