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SINGAPORE - The first thing senior fintech consultant Shubadha Mishra does when she wakes up in her flat in Kembangan nowadays is to reach for her phone to check on the condition of her fiance, Mr Zakwan Khan, 28.
He is diabetic and lives in a flat in Hyderabad in India s Telangana state. His flatmate, a friend, is currently battling Covid-19 but is recovering at home as there are no hospital beds available in the city.
Ms Mishra, 28, is one of hundreds of Singapore residents who have spent the past few weeks fearing for their loved ones in India as a new and devastating Covid-19 wave sweeps across the subcontinent.
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As situation worsens, Indians here fear for loved ones back home
An electronic board indicating that there were no vacant beds at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital in New Delhi on Sunday. Some Covid-19 patients have had to recuperate at home due to a shortage of hospital beds.PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
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Singapore The profile of women who come to the country as brides of Singaporean men has changed over the years.
According to data released by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) on Thursday (Apr 22), more of the non-resident brides are older and better educated than in previous years.
Non-resident brides are those who are neither Singaporean citizens nor permanent residents.
In 2019, the median age of non-resident brides was 29, whereas 10 years ago it was 27.
In 2000, it was 26.1.
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As for brides younger than 25, their number has also decreased. In 2000, 36 per cent of foreign brides had not yet reached the age of 25, while in 2019, only 12 per cent of them were in this age bracket.