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Singapore MOH: Closely monitoring global COVID situation and ready to step up border health measures if needed

SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) says it is watching the…
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  • 31 December 2022

Prof Tambyah urges removal of Class A wards to stop Govt from “losing” money, NUHS claims Govt do not make loss from it

SINGAPORE —  Prof Paul Ananth Tambyah, Senior Consultant in the Division of…

Spain to check airport arrivals from China for COVID: minister

MADRID, SPAIN — Passengers arriving at Spanish airports from China will be…
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  • 30 December 2022

After transport minister’s spot-check at LRT, Malaysia’s health minister too conducts a spot-check at Klang Hospital

SELANGOR, MALAYSIA —  Malaysia civil servants now may need to have a…

COVID’s true death toll still elusive, three years in

by Isabelle Tourne and Daniel Lawler PARIS, FRANCE — The true global…
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  • 30 December 2022

UK health firm estimates 9,000 COVID deaths in China per day but Chinese govt says only 10 since 7 Dec

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — Reuters reported on Thursday (29 Dec 2022) that around 9,000…
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  • 30 December 2022

South Korea imposes restrictions on travellers from China over COVID surge

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — South Korea took steps on Friday to limit…
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  • 30 December 2022

China insists official COVID data is transparent: state media

BEIJING, CHINA — China has insisted the data it publishes on COVID-19…
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  • 30 December 2022

More countries make COVID-19 tests mandatory for visitors from China while Singapore “maintain its prevailing Covid-19 rules”

Several countries have made decisions to tighten border controls by requiring COVID-19…

Shocked by sudden opening up, China drugmakers scramble to cope with surging drug demand

CHINA — As China government abruptly ended the strict zero-Covid policy earlier…