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[ad_1] A nurse at All Saints Home in Jurong East assaulted an elderly resident in her care and later told another staff member who witnessed the attack to lie about the incident. Yesterday, Flores Alvin Jay Vargas, 36, was jailed for 16 weeks after he pleaded guilty to one count …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – With the discovery of newer and more contagious strains of the Covid-19 virus in Britain and South Africa, it may now be important that more Singaporeans get vaccinated against the coronavirus, said a health expert here. Professor Teo Yik Ying, Dean of the National University of Singapore’s …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE- Authorities will not hesitate to take firm enforcement measures against those who disobey safe management measures, the Ministry of Sustainability and Environment (MSE) said on Thursday (December 24). With the end-of-year holiday period in full swing, the ministry said: “We must not become complacent and we must remain …

[ad_1] WUHAN: It’s packed at the Dragon Boat restaurant on a Sunday night, and a line of diners is waiting to enter. For Mr. Wu Cheng, the 28-year-old owner, it is a welcome sight. But while business is improving, crowd levels are only 70 to 80 percent of what they …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – About one in four residents surveyed in Singapore believe a false claim that Covid-19 vaccines alter DNA, according to a survey by Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Older respondents were also more likely to believe that this falsehood was circulating on social media, even though it was discredited …

[ad_1] LONDON – A potentially more infectious new variant of the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19 has been found in Britain in cases related to South Africa, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Wednesday (December 23). South Africa’s health department said last week that a new genetic mutation of …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Citizens should remain socially responsible and take COVID-19 safe management measures seriously during the holiday period, the Ministry of Sustainability and Environment said on Thursday (December 24). “We must not become complacent and we must remain vigilant; otherwise, our individual and collective sacrifices over the past year will …

[ad_1] SYDNEY: Facebook said on Thursday (Dec. 24) that it removed the page of Australian celebrity chef-turned-conspiracy theorist Pete Evans for spreading misinformation about COVID-19, the tech giant’s latest move to monitor fake content about the pandemic. Evans, a former prime-time Australian cooking show judge with a large catalog of …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – 13 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed as of noon on Thursday (December 24), all of which were imported. They were put on notice to stay home upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. There were no new community cases and none of the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Zam Zam restaurant and six establishments in Punggol are among 16 establishments fined for violating COVID-19 safe management measures over the weekend. The popular Biryani restaurant on North Bridge Road was fined S $ 2,000 as it was the store’s second offense, the Ministry of Sustainability and Environment …