SINGAPORE – Most people who are vaccinated and contract Covid-19 will be put on home recovery from Wednesday (Sept 15), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Tuesday. This care management model will apply to those who are fully vaccinated, aged 12 to 50 years old, have mild or no symptoms, and have no severe […]
BHUBANESWAR, INDIA (REUTERS) – A study of 614 fully vaccinated health workers in India found a”significant” drop in their Covid-19-fighting antibodies within four months of the first shot. The findings could help the Indian government decide whether to provide booster doses as some Western countries have done. Waning antibodies do not necessarily mean that immunised […]
SINGAPORE – With the rising number of Covid-19 positive cases, more Singaporeans will likely become close contacts of Covid-19-positive patients. Here’s what you should do: 1. Immediately go home and self-isolate in your own room, preferably in one with an attached bathroom. Keep the windows open to ensure ventilation. Do not have any physical contact […]
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File PhotoBRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission on Tuesday approved a 3-billion-euro ($3.6 billion) French scheme to provide debt and capital support to virus-hit companies. Called the Transition Fund for enterprises affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, the […]
BEIJING (AFP) – Dozens of anxious investors protested outside the headquarters of troubled Chinese property giant Evergrande on Tuesday (Sept 14), after the debt-laden firm conceded it was under “tremendous pressure” and may not be able to meet its repayments. The Hong Kong-listed developer is sinking under a mountain of liabilities totalling more than US$300 […]
SINGAPORE – The KTV Covid-19 cluster of 253 cases was officially closed last Wednesday (Sept 8) by the Ministry of Health (MOH). A cluster is closed when there are no new cases for the last 28 days. The KTV cluster was first discovered on July 12 and sparked investigations into KTV lounges or clubs that […]
SINGAPORE – Longer jail terms for sexual offenders passed in Parliament on Monday (Sept 13) are “badly needed” but more has to be done to curb sexual predation at home, said President Halimah Yacob. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, she added: “My stomach churns every time I read about convicted paedophiles who raped young, […]
TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar was little changed against other major currencies on Tuesday as investors looked to U.S. inflation data later in the session for clues on the timing of policy tightening by the Federal Reserve.FILE PHOTO: U.S. one hundred dollar notes are seen in this picture illustration taken in Seoul February 7, 2011. […]
SEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korea’s antitrust regulator has fined Alphabet’s Google 207 billion won (S$237 million) for blocking customised versions of its Android operating system (OS), in the United States technology giant’s second setback in less than a month. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) on Tuesday (Sept 14) said terms with device makers amounted […]
DHAKA (THE DAILY STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – News of child marriage is unfortunately quite common in Bangladesh. But the report about 50 young girls from the same school being married off during the pandemic is something that hits you especially hard. It happened in Alipur Ideal Secondary Girls’ School of the Alipur Union of Satkhira […]