The Straits Times - November 13, 2021
The Straits Times - November 13, 2021
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November 13, 2021
Patients can skip fasting before cholesterol test at SingHealth soon
Change comes after local study finds little difference in test results of patients
3 mins
Unvaccinated Covid-19 patients in ICU may face bill of around $25,000
But subsidies and insurance can reduce it to $2,000 to $4,000 for S’poreans in subsidised wards
2 mins
S'poreans in US still facing issues over VTL jab cert format
Lack of standardisation among vaccination cert issuers vex those planning to return here
3 mins
Most of SIA Group's pilots, cabin crew are in the air again
Almost all of Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group’s pilots and cabin crew are taking to the skies again, as the carrier prepares to quickly ramp up capacity in response to a recovery in air travel.
2 mins
Weekly bookings for Friday prayers at mosques resume
Weekly bookings for Friday prayers at mosques resumed yesterday after Covid-19 restrictions had limited prayer slots to once every three weeks for each congregant for more than a year.
1 min
S'pore joins over 130 countries in signing pledge to end deforestation by 2030
Singapore has joined more than 130 nations in signing a declaration that aims to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030.
2 mins
PM Lee calls on Apec leaders to safeguard open supply chains
Unimpeded flow of goods across borders – even in a crisis – will build trust, he says
3 mins
Greater global leadership key to recovery, tackling climate crisis: Heng
A global leadership deficit led to a lack of international coordination in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic, for instance in ensuring vaccine access for the least developed countries.
3 mins
Pandemic of the unvaccinated hits Germany
Fourth wave propelled by winter as well as people who distrust vaccine and the state
3 mins
Docs warn of rise in flu cases as travel curbs ease
They recommend that people get flu jabs for protection on top of their Covid-19 vaccination
2 mins
Marine sector raising funds to give care packs to migrant workers
The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the stress on migrant workers in the traditionally high-risk work environment of the marine and offshore engineering industry.
2 mins
AI system spots threats in real time to keep S'pore shores safe
The Republic’s shores will soon be safer with a new artificial intelligence data processing system that can identify threatening ships along Singapore’s shores in real time.
2 mins
Parents going ahead with zoo visits after lions get Covid-19
A trip to the Singapore Zoo is a monthly excursion for Mr Mark Lee and his three children, aged nine months, two years and four. But he hesitated when he heard that five lions at the Singapore Zoo and Night Safari tested positive for Covid-19.
3 mins
Why economists got it so wrong on US inflation
Economists are getting a dose of humility on forecasting inflation after a resurgent coronavirus, a tenuous global supply network and stimulus-fuelled consumers combined to send prices in the United States well beyond the expectations of Wall Street and policymakers.
3 mins
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