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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – All Singapore Airlines (SIA) cabin crew members working on flights from London will now have to wear N95 masks and protective coveralls amid mounting concerns about the new strain of the Covid-19 virus in the city. They will also need to undergo Covid-19 swab testing after their …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Thirteen new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Singapore as of noon on Thursday (December 24), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily preliminary update. All the new cases were imported and given a stay-at-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, the ministry said. Ad Ad No …

[ad_1] SYDNEY: Facebook banned celebrity Australian chef and conspiracy theorist Pete Evans for repeatedly spreading misinformation about COVID-19. With more than a million followers on social media, Evans had been an influential promoter of conspiracy theories about the pandemic and vaccines. Ad Ad Facebook said on Thursday (December 24) that …

[ad_1] BRASILIA (BLOOMBERG) – A Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech Ltd was found to be more than 50 percent effective in a Brazilian clinical trial, although researchers delayed releasing more information at the company’s request. A 50 percent efficacy rate is the minimum standard set by …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Beginning Sunday (December 27), all travelers entering Singapore with a travel history in the last 14 days to South Korea must provide a 14-day Stay-at-Home Notice (SHN) at the facility specialized. The new measure will take effect at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) …

[ad_1] INCHEON: On the fourth floor of Incheon City Hall, the office of South Korean epidemiological investigator Jang Hanaram is packed with six desks, two folding cots, and a table full of instant noodles, energy drinks and digestive aids. Jang is one of six employees working 24-hour shifts in the …

[ad_1] RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian researchers said on Wednesday (December 23) that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech is more than 50 percent effective based on trial data, but again withheld full results at the company’s request. , which raised doubts about transparency. Brazil is the first country …

[ad_1] Bring the city! Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United have a chance to make a statement by beating their rivals and breaking the spell of the semi-finals after three defeats last year. Pep Guardiola’s team eliminated Man United on the same stage last season United were also defeated in …

[ad_1] GENEVA: The international mission of the World Health Organization (WHO) to China to investigate the origins of COVID-19 will explore all avenues and does not seek to find “guilty” parties, a team member told AFP. The researchers will head to China in January and to Wuhan, where the first …

[ad_1] GENEVA: World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe It will call a meeting of members to discuss strategies to counter a new, more infectious strain of coronavirus that has emerged in Britain, its European boss said on Tuesday (December 22). He did not give a date for the …