As the coronavirus began to wreak havoc around the world in mid-March, returning travellers and students caused a spike of cases in Hong Kong. With a record 65 new cases announced on March 27, this …
Combating the Coronavirus, Bahrain Offers Health & Economic Success Story
Bahrain recorded is first COVID-19 case, when a school bus driver who had recently traveled home from pilgrimage in Iran by way of Dubai tested positive. Alarm bells immediately went off.
Mongolia reports 373 negative tests for COVID-19
ULAN BATOR, April 17 (Xinhua) — Mongolia conducted 373 tests for COVID-19 on Thursday and the results were all negative, according to the country’s National Center for Communicable Disease (NCCD). “A …
Singapore Disinfecting Robot Trialled In Virus Fight
Singapore researchers have invented a disinfecting robot with an arm that mimics human movement, to help take the load off overworked cleaners during the coronavirus pandemic. The “XDBOT” is a …
Coronavirus: Singapore spike reveals scale of migrant worker infections
Singapore has seen its biggest number of new cases in a single day, driven by increased testing of foreign workers. Once praised for its success in containing the virus, Singapore is now facing a …
Coronavirus live updates: Singapore reports new record high of 728 cases
Most of Singapore’s new cases were foreign workers who are housed in dormitories, at which several infection clusters have been found.
Leap in cases reveals Singapore’s growing problem
Mass testing has revealed the extent of the spread amongst Singapore’s migrant worker community.
Lives Lost: Holocaust survivor was Israel’s 1st virus victim
As a child in Hungary, Arie Even survived the Holocaust by taking shelter along with his mother and brother after his father was shipped to a notorious …
Imagining life in Israel after the coronavirus
In Israel, with its unique flavor and rhythm, there are likely to be significant changes in how the country feels during that period between when we embark on an exit strategy, and when a vaccine is …
The Arab medics battling coronavirus in Israel’s segregated society
Mr Said, who also advises one of Israel’s largest healthcare providers on Arab issues, turned his car round and drove straight to Mr Netanyahu’s official residence in Jerusalem. Since then, Mr Said …