COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus inspires innovations in property transactions, energises recovery momentum
The coronavirus pandemic has kick-started sales innovations in real estate that were really only a matter of time. Remember the last century, during the 1990s, when online shopping was a…
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As Malaysia’s coronavirus lockdown lifts, migrant workers return to dangers of life in ‘3D’
As Malaysia’s economy reopens after more than 90 days of a movement control order to stem the spread of Covid-19, the nation’s treatment of its millions of migrant workers has…
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Multistate Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence in Blood Donors
About this survey CDC is conducting a nationwide COVID-19 seroprevalence survey in 25 U.S. metropolitan areas to understand the percentage of people in the United States who may have been infected…
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Guidance and Tips for Tribal Community Living During COVID-19
Social distancing may make some people feel socially or culturally isolated, and possibly lead to loneliness, depression and poor health. It is important to use other non-physical ways to connect…
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Interim Considerations for SARS-CoV-2 Testing in Correctional and Detention Facilities
These interim considerations are based on what is currently known about SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 as of the date of posting, July 7, 2020. The US Centers for Disease Control and…
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COVID-19 Questions and Answers: For People Who Use Drugs or Have Substance Use Disorder
Disruption in treatment for patients who use drugs or with substance use disorder can be very stressful. These disruptions can include loss of in-person treatment options for substance use disorder…
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Singapore staycations can’t fill US$20 billion hole in tourism industry
In Indonesia, locals can soon fly from Jakarta to the beaches of Bali for a domestic vacation. Tokyo residents can escape the pandemic stress with a hike up Mount Fuji,…
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Thailand has Asia’s gloomiest economic forecast as tourism and exports hit hard by coronavirus
Thailand has been cited as a success story in containing the coronavirus outbreak, having gone more than 40 days without any local transmission of Covid-19. Yet its economic outlook is…
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Samsung’s strong earnings hint at recovery from Covid-19 fallout
Samsung Electronics reported better-than-expected profits after surging internet traffic propelled chip demand and gadget sales started recovering from the Covid-19 slump.The world’s largest manufacturer of memory chips and smartphones posted…
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Filipino children abandoned to internet sex abusers during coronavirus
The boy is 16 years old, and law enforcement officers believe he’s being sexually exploited by foreigners over the internet – abuse that seems to have been going on for…