All posts tagged "health"
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615HeadlinesWhat is the Government’s Plan for Teens Who Are Unvaccinated Because Parents Disapprove?
Singaporeans between the age of 13 and 18 can get vaccinated. However, teenagers need the consent of their parents in order...
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695HeadlinesCPF Basic Healthcare Sum Raised by 4.7 Percent from Next Year
The Basic Healthcare Sum will be raised to S$66,000 from 1 Jan next year for those who are aged 65 years...
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5.2KHeadlinesCancer-Causing Substances Found in Popular Biscuits
Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog, the Consumer Council, has found cancer-causing substances in 60 samples of pre-packaged biscuits. Amongst these are popular biscuits...
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8.1KHeadlinesDormitory Workers Allege Shocking Conditions of Neglect, Filthy Food and Healthcare Lapses
Chinese workers at the Westlite Jalan Tukang dormitory have taken to Chinese social media messaging platform Weixin to complain about ill-treatment...
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12.3KCow Beh Cow BuMore Confusing MTF Messages: Ivory Tower Does As It Pleases But Restricts Singaporeans?
RONALD LEE: Looks like the Multi-Ministry Task Force looks is sending mixed signals once again, confusing many in the process. No...
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11.7KHeadlinesSingaporeans Left Confused and Frustrated with Latest “Bureaucratic” Covid Restrictions
Is it 3 adults to 2 children, or maybe 2 adults to 1 child? The latest Covid-19 restrictions on dining out have...
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11.6KCow Beh Cow BuFair for the Government to Practise Vaccine Discrimination?
HAROLD CHAI: When the government announced that Sinovac would be made available, MOH said it was better than having no vaccine at...
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13.3KCow Beh Cow BuHow Long More Can New Health Minister Ong Ye Kung Take Singaporeans for Fools?
ELSON: It’s only been a couple of months since Ong Ye Kung has been appointed Health Minister and already we’re seeing how...
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11.8KCow Beh Cow BuWhere’s the Accountability for Lapses: “Calibration” or Just Headless Fire-Fighting?
ELSON: Where is the accountability for the airport lapses? Staff assigned to work in high-risk areas were allowed to have their meals...
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4.7KCow Beh Cow BuHougang Swab Tests: Why are Suspected Covid-19 Infections Allowed to Roam Freely?
RONALD LEE: It’s safe to say that Singaporeans are pretty aghast that residents of Block 506 Hougang Avenue 8 are allowed to...
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8.1KHeadlinesNCID Director: Covid Situation is More Dangerous Now than Before Circuit Breaker
National Centre for Infectious Diseases’ Associate Professor David Lye has warned that the Covid-19 situation in Singapore is worse now than it...
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8.5KHeadlinesCovid-19 Cases Penetrate More Hospitals: 4 Hospitals Report Infected Staff Members
Covid-19 cases have penetrated more hospitals, with 4 hospitals to date reporting staff members who have been infected with the virus. The...
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14.1KHeadlinesWas I Mistakenly Quarantined? MOH Procedures and Usefulness of TraceTogether Questioned
Did the Health Ministry quarantine an individual by mistake? That’s what’s on the mind of Kang Choon Hwee, who was quarantined for...
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14.0KHeadlinesVaccinated TTSH Nurse Contracts Covid-19, Third of Such Cases Reported in One Month
Concerns have been raised about the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines, after the third reported incidence of a fully-vaccinated individual contracting the virus...