ROME (REUTERS) – Japan’s Naomi Osaka said on Sunday (May 9) that while she has spent her entire life waiting to compete at the Olympics, the risks of holding the Tokyo Games amid the raging Covid-19 pandemic should continue to be carefully discussed. Opinion surveys have shown that most Japanese oppose holding the Games this... » read more
SINGAPORE – Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has stopped admitting new patients from Tuesday (May 4). The hospital is fighting to contain a growing Covid-19 cluster with 35 linked patients as of Monday night. On Monday, the Ministry of Health said that other hospitals – both public and private – would be helping to take on... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, May 4. Hospitals to take on extra load, defer non-urgent surgical operations as TTSH cluster grows Ministry of Health has worked with the public and private hospitals here to make sure that patients requiring care will continue to be attended to. READ MORE... » read more
SINGAPORE – Hospitals are imposing stricter restrictions on people who have visited Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) recently, in the light of the growing cluster there. At the weekend, hospitals started to decline entry to visitors, as well as those accompanying patients, if they had been to TTSH wards from April 18. This follows guidance... » read more