Response Strategies Developed by China and Korea Against COVID-19

After receiving a report from the Central Disease Control Headquarters titled "The COVID-19 Trend in China and Response Plan," the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCHQ) discussed the implications of the epidemic (headed by Korea Disease Control and Prevention...

Experts disagree about Korea's plan for removing the indoor mask requirement.

The mandate for indoor masks was gradually phased out, according to a detailed roadmap released by the administration on Friday. It may have been done away with by the end of January, at the earliest. One of Korea's final COVID-19 restrictions, the indoor mask regulation, is still in place, a...

KOREA LH OFFICIALS TO BE SUMMONED FOR ALLEGATIONS OF LAND SPECULATIONS

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• Korea LH officials to be summoned for allegations of land speculations.
• Around 20 employees of Korea LH are currently under investigation.
• LH employees are said to have used insider information to purchase land in two cit...

AMAZON COMES UP WITH ‘NATURE INFUSED’ DESIGN FOR NEW US HEADQUARTERS

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• Amazon on Tuesday unveiled a design called “nature-infused” for the second phase of its second headquarters being developed outside the DC

• The e-commerce giant has said that it is planning to include an artist-in-residence programme to be h...

S.KOREA GOVT. ASKS PRIVATE HOSPITALS TO PREPARE ICU BEDS FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS

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• S. Korea govt. asks private hospitals to prepare ICU beds for COVID-19 patients.
• The administrative order was from Central Disaster Management Headquarters to all local govt.
• The order says that 40 private general hospita...

SHINJUKU POLICE STATION MAY TEMPORARILY CLOSE CELLS OVER RISING COVID-19 CASES

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• Shinjuku Police Station may temporarily close cells over rising COVID-19 cases.
• 12 detainees at the police station contracted the novel coronavirus.
• The total number of infections at the facility has increased to 17 this ...

CHILDREN'S DAYCARE WORKER ARRESTED FOR ABONDONING MISSING WOMAN’S BODY

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• Children's daycare worker arrested for abandoning missing woman’s body.
• One 29-year-old named Yoshito Sato was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
• One 35-year-old woman was missing since September, wh...

JAPAN PLEDGED AROUND $720 MILLION FOR AFGHAN FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS

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• Japan pledged around $710 million for Afghan for the next four years.
• Japanese Foreign Ministry mentioned providing assistance from 2021 to 2024.
• Japan pledged the same at an international conference in Geneva.

PGA MOVES TO FRISCO, NORTH TEXAS: SETS UP HOME ON 660 ACRES OF LAND

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• PGA Frisco will have world-class Golf courses, hotel and resorts
• A mix development plan will make this project an attraction for any golfer
• PGA moved out its headquarters from Palm Beach, Florida

“A city within a city&rdq...

Puppy disease discovered in Utah by CDC

The occurrence of an infection discovered in pet store-bought puppies is being inspected by federal and state health officials.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have named, in a report, Utah in its list of 13 states where Campylobacter jejuni is known to occur.

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Pharmaceutical dealings after Brexit

The prospect of the UK leaving the EU, and the jurisdiction of the European’s unified single marketplace for medicinal drug regulation, is creating large uncertainty for drugmakers.

What are the regulatory implications of Brexit?

Several steps have been taken to make thi...

WhatsApp looking for assistance in locating an Australian’s missing Backpacks

An 18-year-old explorer from Belgium left his inn in the Australian seaside town of New South Wales and vanished. Nearly two weeks after the fact, his dad made a passionate intrigue to WhatsApp, saying his childs scrambled messages could give a significant hint into his whereabouts. Theo Hayez, w...