SEOUL (REUTERS) – Top officials from 38 countries agreed on Monday (May 31) that efforts to rebuild economies from the Covid-19 pandemic should be guided by green principles and seek to reduce global greenhouse emissions. The delegates, who included some heads of government and representatives of the United States, China and other major economies, adopted […]
NEW DELHI — The Indian capital, which just weeks ago suffered the devastating force of the coronavirus, with tens of thousands of new infections daily and funeral pyres that burned day and night, is taking its first steps back toward normalcy. Officials on Monday reopened manufacturing and construction activity, allowing workers in those industries to […]
BANGKOK (REUTERS) – Thailand’s government has reversed a decision by the authorities in its capital Bangkok to ease some coronavirus restrictions, as the city battles its worst outbreak of the virus so far. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration late on Monday (May 31) said the national coronavirus task force had overruled the city’s move to allow massage […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore is not out of the woods yet, but the statistics shared by Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Monday (May 31) look promising. Not only were the absolute infection numbers lower last week than in the previous one- dropping from 182 cases to 136 – but, more importantly, the number of unlinked cases has […]
CHENNAI (REUTERS) – An Indian court on Monday (May 31) ordered officials to inspect coronavirus-related safety protocols at Renault-Nissan’s Tamil Nadu car plant, where workers are on strike over allegations that social distancing rules are not being followed. Workers at the southern Indian factory, jointly owned by Renault and alliance partner Nissan Motor, will not […]
SINGAPORE – The safety and efficacy of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine among those aged 12 to 16 years have been found to be consistent with the results reported in the adult vaccinated population. Based on the ongoing phase three studies that involve nearly 2,300 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 16, there was a very high […]
BEIJING • A year before her son was due to start primary school, Ms Pan Lin moved west into the city so that her only child could attend a top institution in Beijing. The school in Haidian district will offer him better prospects in life, said Ms Pan, who works in technology. “I have only […]
SINGAPORE – Following news of a Covid-19 cluster with five new cases on Sunday (May 30) at the NTUC Foodfare at Block 308 Anchorvale Road, there was a queue for testing at the clinic next to the foodcourt. Dozens of people – some with children in tow – waited outside Healthway Medical Clinic to be […]
SINGAPORE – About 40 special testing operations have been conducted over the past month to detect and slow down the spread of Covid-19 here, with an average of 55,000 swab tests being carried out daily in the second half of May, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung. Mr Ong, who co-chairs the multi-ministry task force […]
SINGAPORE – Students will be able to book appointments to receive the Covid-19 vaccine from Tuesday (June 1), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Monday (May 31). In a virtual address to the nation giving an update on the pandemic situation, Mr Lee added that after students, the next group to be vaccinated would […]