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Lockdowns, panic buying due to COVID-19 outbreak may cause worldwide food inflation: FAO, analysts

The coronavirus outbreak has caused a major panic around the world as the deadly virus claimed the lives of over 11,000 people globally

Mar 21, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Singapore Coronavirus: Ministry of Health reports first two COVID-19 deaths

One man and a woman died at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases after being affected by the Novel Coronavirus

Mar 21, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Chinese and Cuban doctors arrive in Italy

Italy and Iran record highest one-day death toll due to coronavirus on Wednesday

Number of deaths increased by 475 people in Italy, 147 people in Iran due to coronavirus

Mar 19, 2020

By Bharat Sharma

Coronavirus

3 arrested for attempting to rob a bulk carrier in Singapore Strait

Three bandits got arrested with close calibration between the Republic of Singapore Navy and Indonesian Navy

Mar 17, 2020

By Bharat Sharma

Singapore crime

Coronavirus: Video shows Singaporeans in panic after Malaysia announces closure of borders

Since Singapore imports more than 90 percent of its food from Malaysia, residents thought the border lockdown would cause a disruption in the food supply

Mar 17, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Covid-19: Singapore issues 14-day stay-home notices for travelers coming from Asian countries and UK

Ministry of Health announces short-term pass-holders from China, Iran, Italy and France will not be allowed to enter Singapore

Mar 15, 2020

By Bharat Sharma

Coronavirus

Singapore fights Coronavirus: Strips Chinese national of PR status for quarantine breach, Wuhan couple face imprisonment for lying

Those failing to comply are being dealt sternly, so was the case with at least three Chinese nationals who broke Singapore's coronavirus protocols

Mar 2, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Fact check: WHO busts 5 coronavirus cure myths

Do not trust these 5 methods and the claims that these can cure coronavirus. Read on to know what messages are doing the rounds in social media regarding COVID-19

Mar 1, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Singapore: Bodybuilding champion who collapsed after Muay Thai fight died of natural cause

Pradip Subramaniam, died at the age of 32, because of two underlying heart conditions, revealed state coroner

Feb 26, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus Effect: Will the Indian alternative Namaste with folded hands replace handshake now?

Instead of handshake, the 'No-contact policy' at airshow suggested adoption of alternative greetings

Feb 18, 2020

By Soorya Kiran NN

Singapore police arrest woman believed to be mother of Bedok North abandoned baby

Two cleaners found the newborn baby alive inside a plastic bag and paramedics established that the infant was in stable condition with no visible injury

Feb 15, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime Coronavirus

Singapore sends two Indonesian maids to prison for financially supporting ISIS-linked boyfriends

'Singapore cannot be seen as a springboard for assistance to terrorist groups,' the judge said while announcing his ruling

Feb 13, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

300 DBS employees vacate MBFC office after one tests positive for coronavirus

DBS tracking staff members who came in close contact with the infected employee

Feb 12, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Netizens asked not to share 'how to spread Wuhan' video made by youngsters in Singapore

In the viral video, a youngster is seen tasting soft drinks and putting them back on the NTUC Fairprice supermarket shelf in Singapore.

Feb 11, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

Singapore kicks off depleted air show amid Coronavirus clampdown

Few deals are expected at the biennial event, where health warnings have forced new safety measures and cast a shadow over airline profits and also demand of airplanes

Feb 9, 2020

By Reuters

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