[ad_1] JAKARTA – Indonesia will soon receive raw materials to produce 15 million doses of vaccines from Chinese firm Sinovac Biotech, in addition to the three million doses already shipped to the country. A Garuda Indonesia plane arrived at Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, around noon on Thursday …
Read More »WP Will Continue To Advocate For Alternative Policies In The New Year, Says Pritam Singh, Politics News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – In his first New Year’s message since becoming leader of the opposition, the head of the Workers’ Party (WP), Pritam Singh, promised that his party will continue to advocate for strong political alternatives that represent the needs of Singaporeans. The WP will also continue on its moderate …
Read More »Singapore to seek public engagement with young couples on raising families in a post-COVID-19 world
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Government will launch a series of public engagement sessions with young couples on raising families in a post-COVID-19 world, said Prime Minister Indranee Rajah, who oversees the National Population and Talent Division, said. (NTPD), on Friday (January 1). Indranee said the goal of these talks, which will …
Read More »California Hospitals on the “Brink of Catastrophe”; 25,000 COVID-19 deaths reported
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES: California surpassed 25,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic, reporting the grim milestone on Thursday (Dec. 31) as a continued surge floods hospitals and pushes nurses and doctors to the limit as they prepare for another possible increase after holidays. . “We’re exhausted and it’s …
Read More »26 residents die in Belgian retirement home after visit from volunteer Santa, Europe News & Top Stories
[ad_1] BRUSSELS (AFP) – At least 26 residents of a Belgian retirement home have died since the visit of a volunteer dressed as Santa Claus who has since tested positive for Covid-19. A Flemish health official told AFP on Thursday (December 31) that it is not yet certain whether it …
Read More »Times Square entrenched, quiet for New Years Eve
[ad_1] NEW YORK: New York City’s Times Square was barricaded on Thursday (December 31), and only a handful of guests, including healthcare workers and others from the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, were allowed to enter to watch the New Years Eve ball drop. in person. Everyone else should …
Read More »Premier League issues official response to calls to pause season
[ad_1] The Premier League has announced that it has “no plans” to pause the season and “continues to rely on its Covid-19 protocols to allow matches to be played as scheduled.” Wednesday night’s match between Tottenham and Fulham postponed after a coronavirus outbreak at the West London club. The Cottagers …
Read More »Singapore begins Covid-19 vaccination
[ad_1] Senior Nurse Sarah Lim of Singapore’s National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID) receives a Covid-19 vaccine, administered by Senior Nurse Kho Wei Lian (left), at the NCID Day Treatment Center in Singapore, when the city state He began his exercise vaccination with the first group of health workers on …
Read More »Singapore Must Guard Against Complacency and Manage Pay Gap: Chan Chun Sing, Economy News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – To stay ahead of the competition in the next stage of its economic development, Singapore has two critical tasks on its hands, Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said on Wednesday (December 30). First, you have to mobilize people to act upfront in the face of …
Read More »The world begins to usher in a closed New Year amid COVID-19
[ad_1] SYDNEY: The world began ushering in the New Year on Thursday (December 31), with pandemic controls silencing the celebrations of billions of people eager to bid farewell to coronavirus-plagued 2020. After a grueling year in which at least 1.7 million people died from COVID-19, new waves of infection triggered …
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