NEW ZEALAND SAW LOCAL INFECTION AFTER BEING MONTHS OF CORONAVIRUS FREE NATION

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• New Zealand wellbeing authorities said they were exploring the likely country's first local area Covid case in quite a while in a lady who as of late got back from abroad

The 56-year-old, who got back to New Zealand on Dec 30, tr...

MANY HONG KONG FOREIGN WORKERS FACED DISCRIMINATION AFTER HEALTH OFFICIALS' COMMENT

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• A few individuals from Hong Kong's South Asian people group have detailed an uptick in prejudicial occurrences this week, following proposals by a senior official that ethnic minorities were taking part in conduct that put them in danger of contra...

MORE THAN 600,000 COVID-19 DEATHS LIKELY IN THE U.S. SAYS PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN

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• On the day before, Biden had said “The U.S. death toll from coronavirus is likely to go past 500,000 next month.”

• Biden said “A lot of America is hurting. The virus is surging. We are 400,000 dead and expected to reach over 600,000.&r...

SINGAPORE TO ALLOW 8 PEOPLE PER DAY VISIT FROM 26 JAN

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• Families will have the option to get only eight guests for every day from Jan 26 given the new ascent in local area COVID-19 cases and the conceivable danger of transmission during the Chinese New Year time frame

Individuals as far a...

JAPAN GOVT. REPORTS A 1.0 PERCENT DROP IN THE DEC. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

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• Japan govt. reports a 1.0 percent drop in the Dec. consumer price index.
• In 2020, the core CPI dipped 0.2 percent on average.
• In December, electricity bills fell 7.9 percent and gas bills at 9.5 percent.
• Accomm...

JAPAN CHAIN STORES ASSOCIATION REPORTS RISE IN SUPERMARKET SALES IN 2020

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• Japan Chain Stores Association reports a rise in Supermarket sales in 2020.
• Newly opened supermarket sales, operated by 56 companies totaled $123.34 billion.
• Food sales on a same-store basis climbed 4.7 percent in 2020.

CHINESE NEW YEAR BRING WAVE OF CONCERN AMONG SINGAPORE GOVT FOR CONTAINING INFECTIONS

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• The specialists are thinking about presenting new limitations and shields against COVID-19 in front of the Chinese New Year time frame, where all the more intermixing of the crowd is normal, said co-seat of the COVID-19 multi-service team, Education M...

SINGAPORE ARMED FORCES IMMUNIZED FOR COVID-19

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• Coronavirus immunizations have started for Singapore Armed Forces faculty, with plans set up to inoculate most of SAF's dynamic powers by the center of this current year, said the Ministry of Defense (MINDEF) in a Facebook post on Thursday (Jan 21...

ONTARIO ASKS U.S. PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN FOR A MILLION VACCINES

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• The premier of Ontario, Doug Ford said he is angry and has asked Joe Biden to help Canada out

• Maj. Gen. Dany Fortin said the US pharma giant Pfizer is still expected to meet its contractual obligation to ship four million doses to Canada by the end of ...

SII RELEASES FAQ FACTSHEET FOR COVISHIELD VACCINE

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• SII has released FAQ Factsheet for Covishield Vaccine.
• The new factsheet details information for vaccine recipients regarding the benefits and common side-effects of the Covishield vaccine.
• The Covishield has been approved for re...

CHINA VICTORIOUS ONE YEAR AFTER WUHAN LOCKDOWN

• “People Power, Life Power” reads a legend at a Wuhan exhibition, the place guests are welcomed by an ode to China’s conquest of the pandemic and the agility of its communist management in fallout of epic proportions.
• Saturday marks one year ever since began th...

NEW ZEALAND HEALTH CHIEF SAYS COVID TO STAY FOREVER BUT WITH LESS HARM 

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• Coronavirus is probably not going to vanish, even with inoculation endeavors, however, it could turn out to be more contagious and less destructive, New Zealand's chief general of wellbeing has cautioned

If you consider flu, whic...

S. KOREA TO PROVIDE $34.9 BILLION AS FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO HOUSEHOLDS, COMPANIES

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• S. Korea to provide $34.9 billion as financial support to households, companies.
• The financial support would be given ahead of the Lunar New Year's holiday in February.
• Commercial and state-run banks as well as the ce...

HYUNDAI AND KIA EXPECT TO POST DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH IN Q4 OPERATING PROFIT

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• Hyundai and Kia expect to post double-digit growth in Q4 operating profit.
• Hyundai is likely to post an operating profit of 1.71 trillion won in Q4.
• Kia is reportedly expected to post 4.4 percent to 16.82 trillion won.

S. KOREAN SME’s DESPITE THE PANDEMIC REPORTS THEIR EXPORTS TO FALL IN 2020

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• S. Korean SME’s despite the pandemic reports their exports to fall in 2020.
• Overseas shipments totaled US$100.8 billion last year.
• In 2020, South Korean smaller companies exported $90 million worth of test kits to 1...

PILOT PROGRAMME OF NIGHTCLUBS PUSHED AHEAD IN SINGAPORE FOR CONTAINING SPREAD OF INFECTION

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• A test program for certain clubs and karaoke sources to resume with COVID-19 wellbeing measures set up has been conceded until additional notification, amid an expansion in the number of local area cases

This was declared on Tuesday ...

CARRIE LAM CLEARED THAT ETHNICITY AND CORONAVIRUS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH EACH OTHER

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• Hong Kong's chief Carrie Lam said the ethnic group in Covid-19 diseases has nothing to do with nationality after a senior authority at the Center for Health Protection recommended that ethnic minorities were taking part in conduct that put them in...

TWO AUSTRALIAN OPEN PLAYERS TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS 

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• Two Australian Open tennis players have tested positive to Covid-19, bringing the positive cases related to the competition to seven

Victoria's Chief Health Official, Brett Sutton, affirmed three new cases identified with the ten...

EMIRATES AIRLINES STARTS VACCINATION PROGRAM OF ITS WORKERS

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• Emirates air carrier has revealed a COVID-19 immunization program for its generous UAE-based labor force as a team-up exercise with Dubai Health Authority and Ministry of Health and Prevention

The vaccination drive started Monday mor...

FIRST BATCH OF COVID-19 VACCINE ARRIVES IN BHOPAL

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• The first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Bhopal.
• The vaccine was manufactured in Pune.

The first batch of coronavirus vaccine in India has arrived in Bhopal. The consignment of vaccine was dispatched to Bhopa...