Disease expert warns that public health measures will still be needed to control the pandemic in the United States. An approved coronavirus vaccine could end up being effective only 50 to 60 percent of the time, meaning public health measures…
Read MoreCompanies that retrench workers have to ensure proportion of local staff not eroded: SBF
SINGAPORE – Employers that retrench workers as a last resort should ensure that the proportion of local staff in the companies are not eroded, said Singapore’s apex business federation. However, this has to be done in a fair and transparent…
Read MoreChina sends Covid-19 medical team to Hong Kong
Seven health officials have arrived in Hong Kong from mainland China, the first members of a 60-person team that will carry out Covid-19 testing. This is the first time Chinese health officials have assisted in Hong Kong and comes as…
Read MoreCOVID-19: Data reporting challenges in US states, nursing homes
Nursing homes are currently required to report data only from May, months after the coronavirus pandemic started. Data on the US coronavirus crisis has been easy to find for those seeking a nationwide total, but state-by-state numbers on specifics like…
Read MoreActiveSG accounts of 29 rule breakers suspended
National sports agency Sport Singapore (SportSG) has suspended the ActiveSG membership accounts of players from a social badminton group that flouted safe management measures on June 22. The group of 29 people, one of whom was a Covid-19 patient, had…
Read MoreCOVID-19: India overtakes Russia to become third worst-hit nation
The health ministry said 697,358 cases had now been recorded, a rise of more than 24,000 in 24 hours. India has overtaken Russia with the world’s third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases, at nearly 700,000, according to the latest data,…
Read MoreGlobal airlines less hopeful on Covid-19 recovery
PARIS/SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Global airlines have cut their coronavirus recovery forecast, saying it would take until 2024 – a year longer than previously expected – for passenger traffic to return to pre-crisis levels. In an update on the pandemic’s crippling…
Read MoreCOVID-19 cases hit new weekly high in Colorado
Cases of COVID-19 in Colorado hit a new high last week, but it’s not yet clear if that partly reflects the fallout of an early July blip. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reported 3,799 cases of the…
Read MoreWorld Health Organisation says Covid-19 pandemic is 'one big wave', not seasonal
GENEVA (REUTERS) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday (July 28) warned against complacency about new coronavirus transmission in the northern hemisphere summer, saying that this virus did not behave like influenza that tended to follow seasonal trends. “People…
Read MoreWHO: Covid-19 the ‘most severe’ crisis we’ve faced
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said Covid-19 is easily the most severe global health emergency it has ever declared. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he would reconvene the WHO’s emergency committee this week to review its…
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