[ad_1] MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – Australia’s most populous states refrained from easing Covid-19 restrictions on Saturday (May 9) even as some states allowed small gatherings and prepared to open restaurants in line with the three-stage plan of the federal government to reopen businesses. Prime Minister Scott Morrison outlined plans on Friday …
Read More »Coronavirus: Hong Kong researchers find three-drug combination suppresses virus almost twice as fast, Asia News
[ad_1] A study found that a combination of three drugs suppressed the coronavirus in seven days when used in patients in Hong Kong, almost twice as fast as the individual drug seen as a leading hope in fighting the pandemic. The findings of the research, led by academics from the …
Read More »COVID-19: Woman accused of verbal abuse and resistance to arrest at Sun Plaza, forwarded on IMH
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A woman who was filmed arguing with another person at the Sun Plaza shopping center without wearing a face mask was accused on Saturday (May 9) of using criminal force by the police and multiple charges of verbal abuse. Kasturi Govindasamy Retnamsamy, 40, was also ordered to be …
Read More »India mounts huge airlift to return stranded citizens home
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Doctors in hazmat suits ran temperature checks on passengers at Delhi airport and bags were disinfected as the first group of Indians returned home on special flights from Singapore and the Gulf on Friday (May 8) since a sweeping lockdown was imposed in March. Around 400,000 Indians …
Read More »Documents Show Senior WH Officials Buried CDC Report
[ad_1] GAINESVILLE, Florida (AP) – The decision to archive detailed advice from the nation’s top disease control experts to reopen communities during the coronavirus pandemic came from the highest levels of the White House, according to internal government emails. obtained by The Associated Press. The files also show that after …
Read More »5 scams related to Covid to avoid, Lifestyle News and top stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – With coronaviruses wreaking havoc on communities around the world and more people having to shop online, online scams seem to grow. Here are five scams to watch out for: 1. THE FALSE OFFICER Scam artists pose as officials of various government agencies and try to trick victims …
Read More »Coronavirus: offices, supermarkets and taxis will have a SafeEntry registration system starting May 12, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A national digital registration system that allows contact trackers to quickly find close contacts of infected cases will be mandatory for places where people are likely to be close for prolonged periods of time, in confined spaces and in places with high traffic . This includes workplaces such …
Read More »Coronavirus: Some laid off Malaysians competing with migrant workers over 3D jobs – dirty, dangerous and difficult, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Former technician Muhamad Hazriq Akbar used to check electrical wiring at new project sites to ensure the safety of high-speed train operations. Today, the 27-year-old moves hundreds of cartons of imported goods at Malaysia’s main port, Port Klang. In another part of Selangor, former oil and …
Read More »Trump savors ‘witch hunt’ claim after charges against former aide Flynn are dropped
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump claimed a general vindication on Friday (May 8) about the Russian election meddling investigation that he has long branded a hoax and witch-hunt, after the Justice Department suspended the Prosecution of his former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Attorney General Bill Barr’s deeply controversial statement …
Read More »753 new cases of coronavirus in Singapore, totaling 22,460, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 753 new cases of Covid-19 in Singapore as of Saturday noon (May 9), bringing the total count to 22,460. These include nine Singapore residents and permanent residents, while migrant workers living in dormitories make up the majority of the …
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