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Coronavirus: Tough decisions painful but necessary to save lives, says Lawrence Wong In Conversation with National Development Minister Lawrence Wong | THE BIG STORY "Our basis of making decisions has to be first and foremost from a public health perspective, doing what is right and necessary," he said in an exclusive interview.
The Covid-19 Bill will, for instance, seek to prevent a hotel or catering firm from forfeiting a deposit when a wedding or business function has been postponed.NTUC FairPrice closes Bedok Mall supermarket for 3 days for cleaning after employee diagnosed with Covid-19 The employee worked in the back end of the store replenishing stock and has minimal contact with customers, FairPrice said.Number of babies born last year up by 0.5 per cent, after four consecutive years of decline
Singapore has introduced measures to encourage couples to have more children, including giving parents a Baby Bonus cash gift and making fertility treatments more affordable.'Like fire through dry grass': America's nursing homes are latest Covid-19 hot spots As of Monday, nearly 15 per cent of New York's 1,200 Covid-19 related deaths were nursing home residents, said a spokesman for the state's health department.
Golf clubs said their bookings have increased, one by as much as 15 per cent in March compared to the previous month.
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Italy extends lockdown until 'at least' April 12Italy on Monday extended an economically crippling lockdown until 'at least' mid-April to stem coronavirus infections that have claimed a world-leading 11,591 lives. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said any easing of containment measures would be done incrementally to ensure Italy does not give
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From bartering to begging for relief, struggling Americans confront April rentNEW YORK (REUTERS) - New York hair stylist Vanessa Karim has not worked since March 21, when the state closed all salons to slow the spread of the coronavirus. She only has enough cash on hand to cover half of her US$1,400 (S$2,000) April rent.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Coronavirus: PCF Sparkletots pre-schools reopen but Fengshan centre to remain closed till April 7SINGAPORE - The PAP Community Foundation (PCF), which operates 360 Sparkletots pre-schools here, has reopened all its schools except its Fengshan centre - it will remain closed till April 7.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Electricity tariff to fall 5.1% from April to JuneSINGAPORE — The electricity tariff will fall by 5.1 per cent from April 1 to June 30 due to lower energy costs, said SP Group on Tuesday (March 31).
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