Has Case 152 rang the alarm bell on COVID-19 medical tourists coming to Singapore?

by Beacon I read with alarm the news on Case 152 involving…

Experts urge authorities to broaden the use of face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread, having now infected over 110,000…

Chinese woman deliberately coughed on Thai Airways stewardess, forcing crew to hold her in headlock

On 6 March (Saturday), a Chinese woman onboard a Thai Airways plane…

Cargill to hold decarbonisation programme in Singapore

With the aim to decarbonise the maritime industry, Cargill, alongside Rainmaking and…

Global economic slowdown induced by Covid-19 may render Singapore safe haven no more

In an opinion piece by South China Morning Post written by Nicholas…

Study: Coronavirus droplets can last for 30 minutes in the air and travel further than the “safe distance”

A study from a group of official researchers from Hunan province found…

Education Minister “dismayed” by bullying of Malay student in Mee Toh School; Netizens urge Education Minister to ramp up measures to combat bullying in schools

This article contains distressing material depicting bullying and verbal abuse. Readers’ discretion…

【武汉冠状病毒】3月11日增12起病例 四名赴法受训空军人员也确诊

新加坡卫生部发文告,截至本月11日中午12时,本地增加12起武汉冠状病毒(COVID-19)确诊病例,就连三名曾到法国受训的空军人员也确诊。 12起新增病例中,有八起是入境病例,这意味着他们可能是在境外受感染。 其中一起病例(第174例,67岁女公民)则和裕廊SAFRA举行的团拜晚宴感染群有关联。她在本月11日确诊。 本地迄今累计确诊病例增至178例,不过也有三名病患出院,累计治愈病例96例。 第167例为35岁黄廷芳医院护士 第178例是37岁菲律宾籍人士,是工作准证持有者,上月11日之19日曾在菲律宾,上月23日至本月2日,曾探访一名患肺炎亲属,后者随后逝世。他在今早确诊,和167例(35岁菲律宾女性)是夫妻关系。 过去14天未接触任何确诊病例 第167例也是黄廷方综合医院的护士。黄廷方综合医院总裁符气若告知《8视界》,她在急诊部门工作,工作期间都有遵守药物、医疗用品和个人保护器具(Personal Protective Equipment,简称PPE)的准则以及传染病控制措施。过去14天未接触任何确诊病例。 该名护士是在本月8日出现咳嗽症状,隔日到职员诊所就医,之后就待在家中,最后在昨日确诊。 黄廷芳医院进行消毒…

UN expert Yanghee Lee finishes mandate by urging Myanmar authorities to embrace democracy and human rights

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar,…