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For Singapore's migrant workers, back to work, but not much else

Singapore is about to move into its final phase of reopening on December 28, which effectively means the limit on social gatherings will go up from five to eight persons, more people will be allow

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This 'smart mask' can measure the wearer's vital signs

Professor Chen Xiaodong and Professor Loh Xian Jun display the smart mask and the data readings transmitted to the phone. /NTU With the COVID-19 pandemic, masks have become an essential part o

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Face shields vs masks: Can they be alternatives or should go together?

In an attempt to flatten the curve and stop the spread of COVID-19, face masks have become a norm almost the world over. Several countries like Singapore have in fact, made wearing a mask mandatory f

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COVID-19 and the transition towards remote working

Till a few months ago, remote working was still an alien concept to most organizations and businesses, primarily limited to tech companies and startups. However, the COVID-19 outbreak and the rest

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Could COVID-19 worsen the global plastic waste problem?

00:38 Lockdowns, restrictions on travel, and a fall in industrial production due to the COVID-19 outbreak, has slashed air pollution levels across the globe. Social media is abuzz with

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Contact tracing – on which Singapore's COVID-19 strategy rests

On Friday, April 3, Singapore went ahead and announced its strictest measures to date – asking most workplaces to operate remotely, home-based learning for schools and educational institutions, an

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Singapore tightens measures to check the steady rise of COVID-19 cases

"We have to make decisive moves and we are making more decisive moves today."This is how Lawrence Wong, the co-chair of Singapore's COVID-19 multi-ministry task force, described the new, stricter

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Asian economies brace for coronavirus impact

Passengers wearing medical masks at the international terminal in Bali. /Indonesia Out Photo After having weathered turbulent times during the U.S.-China trade tensions, the last thing econom

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Singapore Airshow to proceed as planned, but with fewer participants

Asia's largest aerospace and defense event, the biennial Singapore Airshow, is back this year, but under the shadow of the novel coronavirus outbreak and with fewer exhibitors and attendees.The vi