COVID-19 Archives - Page 26 of 40

The Mysterious Disappearance Of The First SARS Virus, And Why We Need A Vaccine For The Current One But Didn’t For The Other

May 5, 2020

Some people question why the current coronavirus has brought the world to standstill while a previous deadly coronavirus, SARS, did not. Others have questioned why a vaccine is so urgently…

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OCBC Bank Places All Individual Secured And Unsecured Loans Under Its Singapore Covid-19 Relief Programme With S$4 Billion Approved To Date

May 5, 2020

OCBC Bank has officially placed all personal financing facilities, secured and unsecured, under its Singapore Covid-19 Relief Programme. With this, car loans, renovation loans, education loans, industrial and commercial property…

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OCBC Bank And Staff Donate Additional S$1,225,000 To Provide Targeted Support To 1,000 Needy Singaporean Families And 55,800 Migrant Workers

May 2, 2020

OCBC Bank and staff will donate an additional S$1,225,000 in its fourth tranche of support to the community dealing with hardships arising from the coronavirus outbreak. This fourth tranche of…

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UOB Launches UOB My Digital Space Education Programme For Disadvantaged Children Across The Region

May 1, 2020

United Overseas Bank (UOB) launched UOB My Digital Space, a multiyear education programme to bridge the digital gap for children from disadvantaged backgrounds across the region and to connect them…

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Society

To Stop COVID-19, Asian Countries Embrace Wearing Face Masks

April 30, 2020

Asians are the quickest to pick up the habit of wearing face masks during this pandemic. To protect themselves from COVID-19, Asian countries are the quickest to adopt the habit…

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Essential Vector Control Services Must Continue Amidst Circuit Breaker For Covid-19 To Prevent Surge In Mosquito Population

April 30, 2020

The National Environment Agency (NEA) has earlier called for stepped-up community action against dengue – necessary even during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) circuit breaker period. The total number of…

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Technology

Physically Apart, But Always TOGETHER – DBS Launches Employee Movement To Keep Morale high amid Covid-19

April 30, 2020

DBS is galvanising its 12,000 strong workforce in Singapore amid Covid-19 with the launch of its TOGETHER movement – the bank’s holistic approach to employee care and engagement during these…

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How The Global Novel Coronavirus Pandemic Is Reshaping Modern City Work Culture

April 29, 2020

There has been a growing trend in for many years, a call to the better nature of managers and business leaders for a better work-life balance. Whether this comes from…

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Cities

Air Quality Improves Significantly Amid COVID-19 Lockdowns

April 29, 2020

COVID-19 lockdowns are depleting air pollution levels even in the world’s most air-polluted cities. Real-time data from the World Air Quality Index (WAQI) reveal the significant declines in nitrogen dioxide…

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Society

Toilet Paper Companies Sees Revenue Spike As Consumers Resort To Panic Buying

April 29, 2020

Facing a pandemic, people have emptied grocery shelves to stockpile toilet paper in their homes. Toilet paper companies experienced a tremendous upsurge in revenue for the month of March, data…

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