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Singapore, Apr 23 (EFE/EPA).- Singapore is restricting arrivals from India, including both short- and long-term pass holders who have travelled to India in the past 14 days. This will include any visitors who have transited through India. An extension of 7 days, in addition to the mandatory 14-day quarantine period will also be implemented owing to the rise in Covid-19 cases in India and the emergence of new variants of the virus. (Camera: WALLACE WOON)SHOT LIST: INDIAN NATIONALS WAIT IN THE DEPARTURE HALL OF THE CHANGI AIRPORT IN SINGAPORE.
Infectious disease epidemiologist Dr. Syra Madad says that disease outbreaks are often accompanied by infodemic, where unreliable information spreads quickly. Having previously battled outbreaks of Ebola, Zika, and measles,Dr. Madad says that she always has to fight the 'contagion of misinformation.' However, Business Insider reports there are ways for people to vet their sources. Use the 5 W's: whose, what, why, when, and where. Whose information is being presented? A government, or a company? Do they have a track record of providing credible information? What are they offering? A product? When was the information written, and by whom? Also, why are they offering this information? Why does this source exist? Finally, where is it coming from? What is the agenda of the source? Is its information based on credible evidence that can be cross-checked?
Singapore, Feb 18 (EFE/EPA).- The government of Singapore on Tuesday announced a special budget allocation of funds worth SGD 6.4 billion ($4.59 billion) to deal with the health and economic crisis caused by the outbreak of the new coronavirus."When the economy was recovering from the effects of the commercial war, the coronavirus has impacted ... tourism, aviation and other sectors," Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat told the parliament in a session while presenting the 2020 budget.The funds were added as an additional measure in the budget amid rising alarm over the disease — named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization — after 77 people cases were confirmed in Singapore. (Camera: WALLACE WOON/HOW HWEE YOUNG).B-ROLL OF PEOPLE WEAR PROTECTIVE MASKS ON THE STREETS OF SINGAPORE.
Singapore, Feb 12 (EFE/EPA).- Singapore’s economy is expected to be hit hard by the outbreak as tourist arrivals and spending are forecast to decline by 30 percent this year. The disease caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has been officially named Covid-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO). The outbreak, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has so far killed at least 1,116 people and infected over 45,000 others worldwide, mostly in China. (Camera: HOW HWEE YOUNG)FOOTAGE SHOWS TOURISTS WEARING PROTECTIVE FACE MASKS IN THE MERLION PARK IN SINGAPORE.
Singapore, Feb 11 (EFE/EPA).- The Singapore Airshow 2020 got underway Tuesday with boosted health and safety controls amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than a thousand people in China.Several major companies such as Lockhead Martin have pulled out Asia's largest airshow because of the disease outbreak and organizers have adopted stringent health precautions for the event.Visitors have been asked to avoid physical contact and medics are checking the temperature of almost every person arriving at the biennial event. (Camera: WALLACE WOON)FOOTAGE SHOWS SINGAPORE AIR SHOW.
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