Team points to lessons learned in Singapore; warns that Covid-19 may continue to affect people’s lives although impact expected to gradually weaken.
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New satellite will allow telecommunication services, digital television and broadband Internet to reach country’s most remote areas and further afield.
Number of people testing positive expected to remain high for now; low possibility of retesting positive within 3-6 months.
Emergency cases quadruple to 1,200; retired nurses and intern doctors mobilised while ambulances ferry patients round the clock.
Deceased, aged from 79 to 103, all suffered from underlying health problems; government cancels mandatory NATs for frontline workers.
Residents urged to use electronic means whenever possible, or make appointment in advance if physical visit essential.
Sixth block awarded to Italy’s ENI; first period of exploration expected to allow investments of around US$370 million, and opening of four wells in deep waters.
Mainland China’s Covid-19 expert Liang Wannian says lowering disease category does not mean leaving the virus to run rampant and is aimed at controlling outbreaks more precisely and scientifically.
Health workers struggle to carry out their jobs in face of pandemic; up to 40% of staff at Kiang Wu Hospital and about a quarter of all public health service employees affected.