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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A new COVID-19 test that can rapidly assess if a person has been previously infected with the coronavirus is now available to hospitals in Singapore. Launched on Friday (May 15), the cPass serology test detects antibodies – formed by the body to fight off infections – in the …

[ad_1] TAIPEI: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world’s largest contract chip maker, said it plans to build a $ 12 billion factory in Arizona in an apparent victory for the Trump administration’s efforts to fight global technology supply chains from China. The plan, which will be one of the largest incoming …

[ad_1] REUTERS: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, the world’s largest contract chip maker, said it plans to build a $ 12 billion factory in Arizona in an apparent victory for the Trump administration’s efforts to fight global supply chains of technology from China. The plan, which will be one of …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – There should be no Hari Raya visits or meetings during the breaker period this year, and Singapore pilgrims will have to postpone the annual haj pilgrimage to Mecca until 2021, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) announced on Friday (May …

[ad_1] RIAD: Juggling two mortgages and part-time jobs, Saudi academic Abdullah was finally close to building his own home, but the austerity boost brought on by the kingdom’s coronavirus has dealt a blow to his dreams. Saudi Arabia announced a tripling of its value added tax starting in July and …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (TABLE!) – It is now clear that Covid-19 can infect anyone. Even a man who does not smoke, drink alcohol or has any health condition. Mr. K. Ramaswami, a track and field athlete during his younger days, was active even at the age of 82. He walked every …

[ad_1] The new coronavirus outbreak Mary Faye Cochran sings “You Are My Sunshine” to her son Stacey Smith from her senior center in Smyrna, Georgia on Sunday, May 10. It was Mother’s Day in the United States. The new coronavirus outbreak Pope Francis offers a blessing from the window of …

[ad_1] The world has to get used to living with the coronavirus, and countries must begin to think about how to save lives and livelihoods instead of establishing a false dichotomy between the two, an official from the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday. ). Dr Takeshi Kasai, WHO Regional …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Duke-NUS School of Medicine has released a Covid-19 test kit that takes just one hour, rather than the usual days, to detect if someone has been infected before. The new test can be used to see if potential vaccines work, to verify what proportion of the …

[ad_1] MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday (May 14) that the coronavirus crisis was easing in Russia as the number of new daily cases fell below 10,000 for the first time in nearly two weeks. Health officials said they had recorded 9,974 new infections in the past 24 hours, …