[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Hard Rock Cafe at Resorts World Sentosa, Universal Studios Singapore and IKEA Tampines are among the new locations added on Tuesday (October 6) to the list of public places visited by COVID-19 cases in the community during their infectious period. , the Ministry of Health (MOH). The Giant …
Read More »COVID-19 vaccine could be ready by the end of the year: WHO’s Tedros
[ad_1] GENEVA: A COVID-19 vaccine could be ready by the end of the year, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday (October 6), without giving further details. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for solidarity and political commitment from all leaders to ensure equitable distribution of …
Read More »Singapore will pay citizens to have a baby during the pandemic
[ad_1] The country’s deputy prime minister said the incentive would help reassure people facing financial pressure and concerned about their work. “We have received comments that Covid-19 has caused some would-be fathers to postpone their parenting plans,” Heng Swee Keat told lawmakers on Monday. “This is totally understandable, especially when …
Read More »Defying critics, Trump says Americans are learning to live with COVID-19
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Defying critics, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (October 6) that Americans were learning to live with COVID-19, a day after returning to the White House for further intensive treatment. after being hospitalized with the coronavirus. Trump, who returned Monday night after nearly four days at Walter …
Read More »Blame Game As Indonesian Covid-19 Cases Rise, Southeast Asia News And Highlights
[ad_1] JAKARTA – Indonesia is caught in a blame game as Covid-19 cases rise. The government has blamed it on people’s failure to adhere to safe protocols, but critics say the government has prioritized resurrecting the economy rather than dealing with the pandemic. Much of the anger against the government …
Read More »Banks May Pledge HDB Real Estate Loans to MAS to Boost Access to Credit Amid Economic Fallout from COVID-19
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Financial institutions will be allowed to use their Housing and Development Board (HDB) security interests in flats as a liquidity guarantee from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), as part of the Government’s plan to improve their access to the financing of the plant. bank in the midst …
Read More »Indonesia’s new bus law is not a magic bullet to stimulate investment: experts
[ad_1] JAKARTA: Experts have cast doubt on Indonesia’s recently passed bus law, raising concerns about whether it can effectively create jobs and attract investment, while bureaucratic reforms are not addressed. The Employment Creation Law reviews more than 70 existing laws and regulations and promises to simplify business permits and land …
Read More »China in talks with WHO on evaluating its COVID-19 vaccines for global use
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: China is in talks for the World Health Organization (WHO) to evaluate its locally produced COVID-19 vaccines as a step towards making them available for international use, a WHO official said on Tuesday (Oct.6 ). Hundreds of thousands of essential workers and other groups considered high-risk in China …
Read More »21 diners fined $ 300 each for disobeying Covid-19 rules; 2 F&B stores, Singapore News & Top Stories, were ordered to close
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Twenty-one diners have been fined $ 300 each for disobeying Covid-19 measures at food and beverage outlets, such as not wearing a mask immediately after eating or drinking, mingling between tables, and sitting in groups of more than five diners. These violations were noted at Resorts World …
Read More »2 restaurants ordered to close, 13 food and drink establishments fined for violating COVID-19 security measures
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Two restaurants have been ordered closed after failing to comply with measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, the Ministry of Sustainability and Environment (MSE) said on Tuesday (October 6). At the traditional Tong Xin Ru Yi Hotpot located at 6 Lorong Telok, nine customers sat at …
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