[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Pregnant women with COVID-19 get no more ill than the general population, according to a Singapore study published on Friday, which also found that babies born to infected mothers have antibodies to the new coronavirus. The small study of 16 women also found no evidence of …
Read More »Babies Born to COVID-19 Mothers Have Antibodies, Singapore Study Finds
[ad_1] SINGAPORE, Dec 18 (Reuters) – All five babies born to women with COVID-19 infection during a study in Singapore have had antibodies against the virus, although the researchers said it is not yet clear what level of protection it can offer. Findings from a study of 16 women published …
Read More »Higher standards for pet services in the first half of next year: Animal and Veterinary Service, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Higher standards of service providers in the pet sector can be expected in the first half of next year, and the processes of relocation and adoption of dogs will also be improved, the Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) said on Friday ( Dec. 18). Additionally, AVS has …
Read More »Exclusive-USA Will Blacklist Dozens of Chinese Firms Including SMIC, Sources Say
[ad_1] Deal The United States is ready to add dozens of Chinese companies, including the country’s top chipmaker SMIC, to a commercial blacklist on Friday, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) logo is seen at the China International Semiconductor Expo …
Read More »Six South Koreans die of COVID-19 while waiting for hospital beds: report
[ad_1] SEOUL: Six people suffering from COVID-19 died in South Korea this month while waiting for hospital beds and hundreds cannot be admitted as rising coronavirus infections burden the healthcare system, officials and media said Friday (18 from December). South Korea reported 1,062 new coronavirus cases on Friday, its second …
Read More »Thailand eases restrictions on tourists from 56 countries, including Singapore, news and news from Southeast Asia
[ad_1] BANGKOK (BLOOMBERG) – Thailand is easing travel restrictions for visitors from 56 countries, including Singapore, Japan and the United States, ahead of peak holiday season to boost the country’s ailing tourism sector. Tourists can enter Thailand without prior visas, but will need to carry a health certificate to show …
Read More »Man who threw a bicycle at Certis officers and kicked one of them imprisoned for 18 weeks, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Unhappy that he was followed by auxiliary police officers who had approached him earlier for littering, a 53-year-old man kicked one of them in the knee and even threw a bicycle at them. Sulaiman Shaik Alladin was jailed for 18 weeks on Friday (December 18). He pleaded …
Read More »Company director becomes first person to be jailed for providing false information to Iras, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A director of a company dealing with metal and electricity outsourcing work has become the first person here to be sent to jail for giving false information to the Singapore Internal Revenue Authority (Iras). For his crimes, Law Yu Hong, who was a director of a company …
Read More »Prime Minister Lee thanks migrant workers for their trust and support on International Migrants Day, news and news from Singapore
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday (December 18) expressed his appreciation to migrant workers in Singapore for their trust, patience and support despite having gone through a difficult period since Singapore detected its first cases of Covid- 19 between them almost a year ago. . It …
Read More »Scientist who laid the foundation for infectious disease research receives Singapore’s highest scientific award, Health News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A professor who helped lay the groundwork for infectious disease research in Singapore was honored on Friday (December 18) for his efforts. Professor Ranga Krishnan, 64, received a medal from President Halimah Yacob at the Istana in the framework of the President’s Science and Technology Awards, the …
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