Health

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Over the weekend, Britain reported a new variant of the coronavirus that Prime Minister Boris Johnson said could be “up to 70 percent more transmittable.” British Health Secretary Matt Hancock has described the tension as “out of control”, and the country has imposed a strict Christmas blockade to …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Eight more employees of the Mandarin Orchard hotel are likely to have been previously infected with COVID-19, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Monday (December 21). His serological tests were positive, indicating probable past infections. Along with the three announced on Sunday, it is now reported that …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Eight more hotel employees in Mandarin Orchard Singapore were tested positive for serological tests, indicating probable past Covid-19 infections, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Monday afternoon (December 21). This is in addition to the three cases announced on Sunday. Epidemiological investigations of these 11 cases …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Education (MOE) looks forward to working with institutes of higher education (DIH) and schools to standardize modules used to teach respect and boundaries, and protocol and response to issues that arise, said the Minister of State Sun Xueling. There have been a recent spate of …

[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australia said on Monday (December 21) that it had detected cases of the new virulent strain of coronavirus identified in the UK, while Hong Kong said it would suspend flights to Britain. Two travelers from the UK to Australia’s New South Wales state were found to carry the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Beginning in March next year, the benefits offered by the MediShield Life health insurance plan will be expanded, with a $ 50,000 increase in the policy’s annual claims limit to $ 150,000. Treatment for attempted suicide, drug addiction and alcoholism will also be included in the mandatory …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – 10 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed as of noon on Monday (December 21), bringing Singapore’s total to 58,432. There was one community case and no case of workers’ dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MINSA). This is the first reported community case since December 5. The …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A community case was discovered among new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore at noon on Monday (December 21), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary daily update. This is the first reported community case in Singapore since December 5. Ad Ad Nine imported cases were also …

[ad_1] HONG KONG: Hong Kong will ban all flights arriving from the UK from midnight on Monday (December 21), following the discovery of a new and highly infectious strain of the coronavirus in Britain. The city joins many European countries that have banned flights from Britain, including France, Germany, Italy, …

[ad_1] SEOUL: Seoul, the capital of South Korea, and surrounding areas banned gatherings of more than four people during the Christmas and New Year holidays, as the country recorded its highest daily death toll from COVID-19 on Monday ( December 21). The national government has resisted calls for a strict …