Health

VIETNAM: Compared to the same period in 2021, dengue fever cases in Vietnam have more than doubled this year, the health ministry reported on Thursday (July 14), advising its hospitals to prepare for additional infections. There is no vaccination for dengue fever, a virus that is ubiquitous in Southeast Asia and causes symptoms similar to the flu. Internal bleeding can …

JAPAN: Coronavirus cases appear to be spreading swiftly across Japan, prompting the country’s health ministry to issue a public health alert and urge residents to exercise extra caution ahead of the forthcoming long weekend and upcoming summer school breaks. Japan’s new COVID-19 cases have climbed to levels not seen since early this year, with Tokyo reporting 16,878 new cases on …

US: COVID is making a resurgence. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that the pandemic is “nowhere near ending,” and expressed alarm that the virus is running free. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed concern that the number of cases was increasing, putting further strain on already taxed health institutions and staff. According to a news conference, “new waves of the virus …

SOUTH KOREA: Each day’s COVID For the first time in the past two months, the number of infections in South Korea has surpassed 40,000, and the government has issued a warning about a possible five-fold increase in the months ahead. Han Duck-soo, the prime minister of South Korea, informed a government COVID-19 reaction meeting that between mid-August and late September, …

UAE: His Highness the President, in order to increase the hospital’s medical supply services, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has contributed US$25 million to the Al Makassed Hospital in Eastern Jerusalem. The United Arab Emirates has long been committed to supporting Palestinian healthcare institutions and meeting the needs of the Palestinian people, and this latest pledge is a continuation …

SINGAPORE: People of blood types A+ and O+ are being urged by Singapore’s health authorities to donate blood, as supplies are running low. Minister of Health Ong Ye Kung recently said on Facebook that the country’s A+ and O+ blood supplies were “running short.”  He went on to say that during the next two weeks, Singapore will require 600 units …

US: Bacon and Sunday mornings go hand in hand. At East Coast Park, you can get a hot dog. Experts recommend limiting your consumption of processed meats if you want to enjoy them on a regular basis. According to Dr. Frank Hu, a professor of nutrition, epidemiology, and public health, “the evidence is pretty convincing that regular consumption of processed …

US: As he announced new steps to safeguard reproductive liberties, US President Joe Biden stated on Friday (July 8) that federal legislation was the most expedient path to restoring abortion rights. He called the Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate the constitutional right to an abortion “awful, excessive,” and said that the most effective response would be to elect MPs to …

THAILAND: Adi Mohammad, a resident of Singapore and a lifelong motorcyclist, is an expert in his field. Until the COVID-19 outbreak made traveling abroad difficult, he spent the last two decades riding throughout the world. He was unable to travel to Thailand, his favorite vacation spot, for more than two years. A month on leave and COVID-19 guidelines that allow …

HONG KONG: There was “unnecessary bother and discomfort” for Hong Kong residents, the government said on Thursday, suspending an individual flying restriction for COVID-19-infected travelers (Jul 7). Flights have been restricted in the city more than 100 times this year. Businesses and individuals who had become accustomed to the ease and efficiency of transit in the former British colony found …