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The Chinese in Singapore are all set to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year, while others are looking forward to a long weekend. Concerned that too much mingling could lead to Covid-19 clusters forming and spreading rapidly, the Government has put new rules in place to minimise this. For example, households can have no more than eight visitors a day. Not everyone is willing to fall in line. My mother, who is Chinese and 97 years old, has been busy planning ways to circumvent these measures....

More children faced cyber risks amid the coronavirus pandemic last year, with one in three parents in Singapore reporting that their child had received unwanted attention from strangers online, tech giant Google said in a study.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Results of Google's survey on online safety of children here are mirrored in the Asia-Pacific region.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times Professor Louis Lim died from Covid-19 complications in Johor Baru.PHOTO: ST FILE PublishedFeb 3, 2021, 10:22 pm SGT https://str.sg/JrSG They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for...

January 31, 2021 Existing vaccines work against the virus variants circulating in the community, say experts. Unsplash SINGAPORE - New variants of the virus that causes Covid-19 have recently caused some concern that they may evade the immune response induced by existing vaccines, but there is no evidence yet of this occurring, said experts here, urging people not to hesitate over getting vaccinated. "Existing vaccines work against the virus variants circulating in the community, so people shou...

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WhatsApps clarifications on privacy soothe some Singapore users concerns Toggle share menu Advertisement WhatsApp is updating its terms of service to allow it to collect data about users. Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to logos of social media apps Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram projected on a screen in this picture illustration taken Mar 28, 2018. (Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic) 09 Feb 2021 01:36AM) Share this content Bookm...

US restaurant staff in Washington DC will begin receiving the Covid-19 vaccine in February after the nation's health protection agency recommended foodservice workers be prioritised as 'other essential workers'.

SINGAPORE - Covid-19 vaccinations have started in Singapore for healthcare front-liners and will be rolled out to the elderly and the rest of the population progressively. From safety to efficacy and the nations vaccination strategy, Insight answers all the key questions. Q: As Singapores community cases are so low, why should I be vaccinated? A: Trying to run an effective vaccination programme while keeping Covid-19 infections down is a very challenging task, Associate Professor Lim Poh Lian, ...

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