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Born in a pandemic: a lesson in love, patience and perseverance for a new mother
On April 5, my husband and I welcomed our first child. The baby arrived one month early, weighing only 2.5kg, but was healthy and strong. The thrill was beyond words…
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Singapore’s loss is Indonesia’s gain: local hospitals benefit from medical tourism as borders stay shut
As Indonesia’s borders stay shut for a year and counting, people who used to travel overseas for medical treatment are turning to local hospitals.“More cancer patients are showing up at…
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Covid crisis: Australians trying to return home from India face up to $66,000 fine or five years’ jail
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg defends Coalition’s move as ‘drastic’ but needed The Australian government will introduce penalties including fines and jail time for anyone who tries to return home from India,…
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Singapore’s Covid-19 hospital cluster, reinfected migrant workers and ‘viral shedding’ – causes for concern?
After months of reporting few if any locally transmitted cases, Singapore has in recent weeks seen reinfections among migrant workers who had previously recovered from Covid-19, as well as reports…
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Biden to restrict travel from India to US due to rise in Covid-19 cases
India’s healthcare system has been overwhelmed by the latest surge, with 386,452 new cases – which may be an undercount The US will restrict travel from India starting next week,…
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UK’s south Asian communities worst-hit in Covid second wave, study finds
Suitable prevention measures urgently needed, say researchers, with larger households highlighted as a factor Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage People in the UK’s south Asian communities…
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‘Big up Liverpool’: clubbers ecstatic at Liverpool trial reopening – video
Several thousand people went clubbing in Liverpool without Covid measures as part of a pilot to see whether social distancing measures can be eased without triggering new coronavirus outbreaks. The…
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Malaria’s big lesson for coronavirus pandemic: get ready for a long battle
Drowned out and distracted by the noise and enormous numbers from the Covid-19 pandemic, in particular the gruesome spectacle of funeral pyres burning across the length and breadth of India,…
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Coronavirus: US to restrict travel from India from Tuesday amid devastating surge in cases
The US will restrict travel from India starting on May 4, the White House said on Friday, citing a devastating rise in Covid-19 cases in the country and the emergence…