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Going on a long plane ride? WHO recommends masking up due to fast-spreading ‘Kraken’ variant

The World Health Organization recommended on Tuesday (Jan 10) that countries consider having passengers on long-haul flights wear masks because of the swift spread...

More jabs and/or lockdowns? Netizens react to announcement of monkeypox becoming a global health emergency

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said at a media briefing on Saturday (July 23) that the current monkeypox outbreak represents a...

10-month-old boy diagnosed with acute hepatitis, origin unknown, MOH investigating case

The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Saturday (Apr 30) that it was investigating a case of a 10-month-old baby boy diagnosed with hepatitis...

WHO panel: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can help prevent mild COVID-19 cases from worsening

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) contains potential benefits for individuals infected with Covid-19, said the World Health Organization (WHO), recommending its use to help manage...

COVID-19 | Ong Ye Kung: We are now fighting two enemies (Delta & Omicron), situation like game of snakes & ladders

Singapore — Fighting two enemies – one known, the other still mostly a mystery – simultaneously is the way that the government has had...

COVID-19 | WHO unclear if new variant Omicron causes more severe disease

Geneva — The World Health Organization announced on Sunday (Nov 28) that it is still unclear if the new Covid-19 variant of concern Omicron...

Ho Ching: Omicron! It’s coming. It’s just a matter of time.

Singapore —  Madam Ho Ching, the wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and former CEO of Temasek Holdings, highlighted in a Nov 27...

COVID-19 | Omicron: Two cases of new variant confirmed in Britain, mask-wearing mandatory again

London — Two linked cases of the new Omicron Covid-19 variant of concern have been detected in Britain, said health minister Sajid Javid on...

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$78,300 boost in funding for Tchoukball Association of Singapore as they prepare for World Championships

SINGAPORE — The Tchoukball Association of Singapore (TBAS) recently announced that various benefactors, including corporates and former national athletes...
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Amos Yee looks drastically different in new photos from US prison

SINGAPORE: New prison photos of Singaporean Amos Yee have emerged online, showing the 24-year-old looking drastically different compared to...

Jade Seah receives a note to not park in front of a private housing estate; says she’s tired of self-entitled homeowners

SINGAPORE: Jade Seah received a note left on her car’s windshield after parking in a road close to a...

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