Tag: Covid-19
Hidden Economic Burden of Covid-19 in Asia Pacific: Report
MSD (tradename of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA has released an analysis that suggests up to 96% of the total ongoing economic...
Poor Air Quality A Major Concern For All: Study
Poor air quality that is detrimental to general health and well-being, particularly so with the recent widespread surge of respiratory diseases such as Influenza...
Telehealth: The Next Step
Covid has caused a worldwide paradigm shift across all industries, especially within healthcare. In the wake of its aftereffects, companies have been forced to...
Nightspots in Thailand Reopen for Business
Entertainment venues such as pubs, bars and nightclubs in 31 provinces, including Bangkok, have reopened with their hours of operation and the serving of...
Islamic Banks May Take A Bigger Hit from Covid-19: S&P
S&P Global Ratings (S&P) said Malaysian Islamic banks may take a bigger hit from Covid-19 because of their retail-focused business profile and inflexibility to...
BRI Says SME Loans Are Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), the country's second-largest lender by asset, said its loan disbursement to the SMEs, a segment in the first quarter this...
Singapore to Review the Relevance of TraceTogether App
Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) will review the relevance of the TraceTogether app and vaccination-differentiated safe management measures as Singapore makes progress in living...
Fourth Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised Individuals
The Health Ministry (MOH) is considering a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose for people with weakened immune systems.
Citing Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, health news portal...
Singapore’s Workers Seek More Digital Skills Training Due to Covid-19
Amazon Web Services, Inc (AWS), an Amazon.com company, has found that the need for digital skills training became more acute during the pandemic, with...
China Imposes Lockdowns as Covid Surges
China is grappling with its largest surge of infections since the coronavirus first emerged there more than two years ago. The government is racing...
Singapore Aviation Sector Receives S$500 Million New Injection
Singapore’s aviation sector will get a fresh injection of S$500 million to further support recovery amid the Covid-19 pandemic. This is the latest in...
Higher Minimum Wage Detrimental to SMEs: Minister
A higher minimum wage may hurt the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as they are still struggling from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
According...
