Covid-19 FAQ for expecting parents: Can mums pass it to their unborn babies? Should pregnant women get booster shots? , Lifestyle News,SINGAPORE – Will Covid-19 mRNA vaccines harm the foetus? Are booster shots recommended for pregnant women? These were some questions raised by pregnant women and me
No new Covid-19 sufferers, 300 asymptomatic, after Wuhan-wide tests, China News,BEIJING – The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the novel coronavirus outbreak began, has found no new cases of people suffering from Covid-19 after testing almost its entire population, and 300 asymptomatic carriers of the v
In virus-hit 'ghost town' Wuhan, stranded Thai student waits for help, Asia News,BANGKOK – When Thai medical student Badeephak Kaosala dares to leave his rented apartment in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, he puts on a mask, gloves, a hat and layers of clothing to try to avoid infection
Japan bans new entries of foreigners after virus variant arrives, Asia News,TOKYO – Japan on Saturday said it would temporarily ban non-resident foreign nationals from entering the country as it tightens its borders following the detection of a new, highly infectious variant of the coronavirus. The
Budget 2021: $11b to help Singapore bounce back from Covid-19, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – In a three-pronged approach to enhance Singapore's recovery from the ravages caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Tuesday (Feb 16) that he will set aside $11 billio
To self-isolate or not? Woman receives Health Risk Warning SMS, but with stranger's identity indicated in the message, Singapore News,One woman in Singapore was shocked to receive a Health Risk Warning (HRW) notification from the Ministry of Health (MOH), which instructed her to undergo self-is
Wuhan virus: ICA to implement temperature screening at Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – All travellers at Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints will have to undergo temperature screening from Friday (Jan 24) at noon, in light of the Wuhan virus outbreak and the large number of tra
South Korean cult church leader says coronavirus outbreak is the 'devil's deed', Asia News,SEOUL – The leader and self-proclaimed messiah of a South Korean religious movement at the centre of the country's largest coronavirus outbreak on Friday (Feb 21) called the disease the \”de
Coronavirus: 524 people under quarantine in Singapore, says Lawrence Wong, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – There were 524 people under quarantine as of Sunday (Feb 2) night, said National Development Minister Lawrence Wong, who co-chairs the multi-ministry task force tackling the spread of the new corona
No evidence of bus interchange clusters spreading coronavirus to commuters: Iswaran, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – There is currently no evidence that Covid-19 clusters in bus interchanges have resulted in spreading the virus to commuters, said Transport Minister S. Iswaran on Friday (Sept 3). \”The exp
