BANGKOK (REUTERS, THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Thailand on Saturday (Dec 26) confirmed 110 new coronavirus infections, of which 64 were local infections connected to an outbreak in the south-west province of Samut Sakhon, the country’s coronavirus worst outbreak yet. Of the new infections, 30 were among migrant workers and 16 were imported cases, Dr Taweesin […]
In one video, during the lockdown in Wuhan, she filmed a hospital hallway lined with rolling beds, the patients hooked up to blue oxygen tanks. In another, she panned over a community health center, noting that a man said he was charged for a coronavirus test, even though residents believed the tests would be free. […]
TOKYO (REUTERS) – A Japanese health ministry panel said on Friday (Dec 25) that people aged 65 or older should get priority for vaccination against Covid-19 as the government sets guidelines that will also prioritise frontline healthcare workers and those with medical conditions. The panel also specified chronic heart disease, chronic respiratory disease and chronic […]
MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – Australia’s New South Wales state has increased Covid-19 testing to rein in a resurgence of coronavirus infections in Sydney, with other states and territories taking similar steps on concerns the outbreak might have spread. A record of nearly 70,000 tests were conducted on Thursday (Dec 24) across New South Wales (NSW), home […]
SINGAPORE – Residents in the heartland are celebrating Christmas by sprucing up their very own corner of Singapore. From Sembawang in the north to Clementi in the west as well as Bedok, Tampines and Pasir Ris in the east, locals are adding their own lights and tinsel to decorations put up in Housing Board estates. […]
SINGAPORE -There were mixed reactions when the virus hit early in the year – some people were wary, others complacent – but an army of frontliners had been gearing up behind the scenes to keep Singapore safe. When cases began to rise, healthcare workers were at the ready: They had been trained in using personal […]
SINGAPORE – At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Mr Cai Yinzhou, 30, realised that migrant workers living close together in dormitories were especially vulnerable to infection. Many did not understand the official advisories. There was some confusion and anxiety when the first few workers caught the virus. Mr Cai penned a list of recommendations […]
HONG KONG — More than half of China’s adult population is either overweight or obese, according to a new government report released on Wednesday. Obesity rates in China have doubled within two decades, and health authorities are warning of a surge in chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cancer. A new government report found […]
FILE PHOTO: Japan Yen and U.S. Dollar notes are seen in this June 22, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White/IllustrationTOKYO (Reuters) – Japan may intervene in the foreign exchange market to prevent the yen from rising above 100 to the dollar, but just once given the difficulty of keeping currency rates pegged at a set level, […]
SINGAPORE – There were 13 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Thursday noon (Dec 24), all of which were imported. They were placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). There were no new community cases and none from worker dormitories. Thursday’s new cases take Singapore’s total to 58,495. More details […]