South Korea's Covid-19 vaccination drive picks up speed in wake of latest wave, Asia News,SEOUL – South Korea injected 857,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses on Monday (June 7), setting a daily record in its inoculation drive that took its vaccination rate to 16.4 per cent for a first dose, data from t
47% of migrant workers in Singapore dorms have had a Covid-19 infection: MOM and MOH, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Almost half of migrant workers living in dormitories have had a Covid-19 infection, the authorities said on Monday (Dec 14). As of Sunday, 54,505 such workers have tested positive for the
Second Indian state reports suspected cases of rare Nipah virus, fanning fears of spread, Health News,KOCHI/MUMBAI – Indian health officials were checking on Wednesday (May 23) if a rare, brain-damaging virus had spread to a second state after two suspected cases reported in southern Karnataka, as t
Beijing residents stock up on cabbages in uncertain times, China News,BEIJING – Older residents in Beijing recently stocked up on cabbage, giving a tradition a new lease of life after the government advised people to keep enough basic goods at home in case of emergencies. People have for years bough
Eleven known cases of super fungus Candida auris infections in Singapore since 2012: MOH, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – There were 11 isolated cases of Candida auris infections at public hospitals here since 2012 but no outbreak was reported, a Ministry of Health (MOH) spokesman said on Tuesday (April
Angry relatives of Wuhan's coronavirus victims seek answers over China's handling of outbreak, China News,WUHAN – Mr Zhang took his elderly father to a Wuhan hospital for a surgical procedure in January, just as coronavirus was consuming the central Chinese city. Within days, his father wa
'Free meat for a year' offered in JBS US vaccine sweepstakes, World News,CHICAGO – Want free meat for a year? Get a Covid-19 shot. Meatpacker JBS SA said on Thursday (June 24) it will give away beef, pork and chicken for the next year to 50 US families that participate in company-sponsored
10 die of MERS in Saudi Arabia among 32 cases in last three months: WHO, Health News,LONDON – Ten people have died among 32 infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in Saudi Arabia since June in a series of clusters of the viral disease, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wedne
UN food agency warns food supply threatened by declining biodiversity, World News,ROME – The UN food agency on Friday (Feb 22) warned about the threat to the future of the world's food production from a lack of biodiversity in the environment. In a report, the first of its kind by the Food and
