Apple doubles down on blocking sideloading of apps in latest report, Digital News,The fight against the sideloading of apps continues, as Apple double downs on its stance against opening up its ecosystem in a new report, which pushes back against critics and regulatory pressure to open up its popula
How lax rules, missed warnings led to Japan's second coronavirus cruise-ship hot spot, Asia News,NAGASAKI – Seven days before Japan quarantined a cruise ship near Tokyo early this year, in what became one of the first coronavirus hot spots outside China, another cruise ship docked in southern J
South Korea plots course to scrapping Covid curbs by early 2022, Asia News,SEOUL – South Korea unveiled on Monday (Oct 25) a three-phase strategy to get back to normal from the coronavirus with all limits on gatherings and distancing gone by February, after it achieved a goal of vaccinating 70 per c
China's Wuhan reports first coronavirus cluster since lifting of lockdown, China News,BEIJING – Wuhan, the original epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak in China, reported on Monday its first cluster of infections since a lockdown on the central Chinese city was lifted a month ago, stoking
Household members of Covid-19 close contacts to be isolated too: PM Lee, Singapore News,Household members of people found to be close contacts of confirmed Covid-19 cases will also be isolated moving forward, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced. Currently, only close contacts are notified b
New Zealand reports first Covid-19 case in community since February, World News,WELLINGTON – New Zealand on Tuesday (Aug 17) reported its first case of Covid-19 in the community in six months after a person tested positive in its largest city of Auckland. The link between the case and the border or
Coronavirus cases in Singapore cross 6,000 mark with 596 recorded Sunday; 30 cases from the community, Singapore News,[UPDATED, 11.10pm] The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 596 new coronavirus cases in Singapore today (April 19). This brings the total number of cases in Singapore to 6,588. Of
Australia sticks by plan to re-open border in mid-2022, World News,Australia is sticking to plans to start re-opening to the rest of the world only from the middle of next year, officials said on Sunday (May 16), resisting mounting pressure to end the closure of international borders. In March 2020,
Needles found in strawberries in 2 more Australian states, World News,MELBOURNE – Needles have been found inside strawberries in two more Australian states, police said on Monday (Sept 17), broadening a health scare that has caused supermarkets to recall brands and farmers to dump fruit amid the pea
Quarantine Order FAQs: Why hasn't MOH contacted me yet? Do I self-isolate if I've been in contact with a Covid-19 case?, Lifestyle News,So you've been in contact with a Covid-19 case. What comes next? Should you be self-isolating even if you don't receive a Quarantine Order (QO)?
Singapore Thai embassy clarifies Bangkok advisory; healthy Singaporeans need not self-quarantine upon arrival in Thailand, Asia News,BANGKOK – Healthy travellers arriving in Thailand from Singapore need not self-quarantine, the Thai embassy in Singapore on Wednesday (March 4) has clarified, after he
