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(Eagle News)–There are now 11 Filipinos who tested positive for the 2019 coronavirus disease in Singapore, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. The DFA said this was after a Filipino national tested positive for COVID-19 on March 17. The patient is currently confined in a hospital and is in isolation, the DFA said. Of the 11, the DFA said two have recovered, which means nine are COVID-19 active cases. One of them was discharged on […]
https://youtu.be/1L_tbwyIpLQ (Eagle News) – Nagsisimula na raw maging global pandemic ang 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) na kumakalat sa iba’t ibang panig ng mundo, ayon kay Singapore Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong. Mabilis ang pagkalat ng virus sa iba’t ibang mga bansa kabilang ang Europa at North America nitong mga nagdaang araw. Hindi pa itinuturing ng World Health Organization (WHO) sa kategoryang “pandemic” ang kasalukuyang sitwasyon pero sinabing gagamitin ng United Nations agency ang […]
(Eagle News) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health on Saturday, Feb. 29, reported that a 41-year old Filipina domestic worker is among the four new confirmed cases it had of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The Filipina infected with COVID-19 is a domestic worker of a 61-year old male Singaporean citizen who was found to also be infected with the virus and is presently confined in an isolation room at ng Ng Teng Fond […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — A Chinese man infected with coronavirus and his wife have been charged in Singapore for lying to health authorities investigating whether they had passed the illness to others, officials said Wednesday. Singapore has recorded nearly 100 cases of the COVID-19 infection since the illness first originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan last December. With nearly 2,800 confirmed deaths and more than 81,000 cases worldwide, Singapore has banned the entry of […]
by Catherine Lai and Sam REEVES SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — From an emissions-reducing model jet that looks like something from a sci-fi movie to electric aircraft and sustainable fuel, the aviation industry is ramping up efforts to go green as consumer pressure grows. In an era when teen climate activist Greta Thunberg opts to travel on an eco-friendly boat and “flight-shaming” is all the rage in her native Sweden, air travel’s reputation has never looked […]
by Martin Abbugao SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Asia’s biggest air show opens in Singapore Tuesday under the shadow of a deadly coronavirus outbreak that has prompted dozens of companies to withdraw and threatens to hammer the aviation industry. The biennial Singapore Airshow attracts hundreds of global aerospace firms and airlines to the financial hub, where they negotiate multi-million dollar deals and watch spectacular aerial displays by fighter jets. But the virus — which has killed […]
SINGAPORE (AFP) — Anxious Singapore shoppers formed long lines at grocery stores Saturday and cleared the shelves of essential items, after the city-state raised its alert level over China’s coronavirus outbreak. Since emerging late last year, the virus has killed over 700 people and infected more than 34,000 in China, and spread to many other countries. Singapore, which has reported 33 cases, raised its alert level Friday to “orange” — the same as during […]
SINGAPORE (AFP) — Singapore on Tuesday announced the first local transmissions of the deadly coronavirus from China as a major aviation conference was scrapped due to the escalating health scare. The Ministry of Health said it had found six additional cases, four of them involving human-to-human transmission in Singapore, bringing the total infections to 24 in the city-state. “Though four of these cases constitute a local transmission cluster, there is as yet no evidence […]
SINGAPORE (AFP) — Singapore’s controversial law against online misinformation was challenged in court for the first time on Thursday as concerns mount it is being used to stifle criticism ahead of elections. The legislation gives authorities the power to order corrections placed next to posts they deem false. Since the law came into force in October, several opposition figures and activists have been ordered to place a banner next to online posts stating that they […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore’s economy, a closely watched barometer for the rest of Asia’s export-driven countries, grew just 0.7 percent last year as the US-China trade war hammered global markets. The city-state has traditionally been the first among Asia’s economies to be affected during a downturn, and the country narrowly escaped tipping into recession in the third quarter. The trade ministry said in a statement Thursday that based on advance estimates, the economy […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Facebook published a correction on a user’s post-Saturday following demand from Singapore, the first time a tech giant has complied with the city-state’s law against misinformation. Authorities had ordered the social media giant to correct a post promoting an article on a fringe news site containing “scurrilous accusations” of election rigging, ramping up their use of a controversial law against misinformation. The law gives ministers powers to tell platforms to put […]
by James EDGAR Agence France Presse CLARK, Philippines (AFP) — Indonesia clinched the first gold medal of the Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines on Friday with a historic victory, bringing Singapore’s 54-year stranglehold on the men’s water polo competition to an end. The tournament winners beat Malaysia 14-7 to take the lead in the five-team round-robin competition at the New Clark City Aquatics Centre, but had to watch a nail-biting 6-6 draw between […]
