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[ad_1] JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Dr. Sardjono Utomo, a senior Indonesian doctor, was admitted to his local hospital in East Java on Tuesday afternoon (December 1). In just over 24 hours, while his fellow doctors called hospital after hospital looking for a ventilator in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city and within a …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore reported three new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (December 4), the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said in its daily preliminary update. All the cases were imported infections that had already been placed on a stay-at-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. Ad Ad There …

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization said it was considering introducing electronic vaccination certificates, as hopes of ending the pandemic rose after Britain became the first country to approve the use of a COVID-19 vaccine. . “We are looking very closely at the use of technology in this response to …

[ad_1] JAKARTA: Dr. Sardjono Utomo, a senior Indonesian physician, was admitted to his local hospital in East Java on Tuesday (December 1) afternoon. In just over 24 hours, as his fellow doctors called hospital after hospital looking for a respirator in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city and within a few hours’ …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: IBM and US officials are sounding the alarm about hackers targeting companies critical to the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. IBM said on Thursday (December 3) that the campaign was a sign that digital spies are turning their attention to the complex logistical work involved in vaccinating the world’s …

[ad_1] SHANGHAI: Chinese state media warned that some damage to Sino-US ties is “irreparable” amid a new wave of anti-China measures by the Trump administration, with a nasty dispute on Twitter between a US senator and a reporter Chinese that underscores the growing resentment. The government-backed China Daily newspaper said …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore will contribute $ 5 million (S $ 6.67 million) to help bring COVID-19 vaccines to people in low- and lower-middle-income countries, the Foreign Ministry (MFA) and the Ministry said. of Health (MOH). in a joint statement on Friday (December 4). The contribution will go to the COVID-19 …

[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS: The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, condemned on Thursday (December 3) the countries, without naming names, that rejected the facts about the coronavirus pandemic and ignored the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO). Guterres addressed a special session of the 193-member UN General …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The top US intelligence official stepped up the Trump administration’s harsh attacks on Beijing on Thursday (December 3) by labeling China the biggest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide since the Second World War and say it was bent on global domination. “The intelligence is clear: Beijing intends …

[ad_1] LONDON: The UK has become the first country to approve the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine for widespread use. The government has ordered 40 million doses and the first batch of 800,000 doses is expected to ship from Belgium, where the vaccine is manufactured, in the next few days. Ad …