Andrew Watts, 40, has made a remarkable recovery despitenearly having his ventilator switched off during a long stay atQueen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, southeast London.... I couldn’t bring myself to tell them." Hayley and sons Jack, six, and three-year-old Joshua were able to visit in the summer but Andrewcould only communicate by pointing a stick at letters on a board.He added:" I kept thinking' why me?... So that’s what I did." The last two years have been particularly traumatic for An

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WASHINGTON-Donald Trump announced on Nov 1 that Kennedy family scion and notorious vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would play a “ big role ” in his administration if the Republican former president were to win next week’s US presidential election. Speaking to reporters outside an upscale halal restaurant in Dearborn, Michigan, Trump exuded confidence in Mr Kennedy, who has spent two decades fuelling vaccine disinformation, claiming he had the perfect credentials for a high-level job.“ He’s

SINGAPORE-There were 61 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases reported on Wednesdayafternoon( Aug 11).Of the new cases, 33 were linked to previous infections and had already been placed under quarantine. Another 11 were not in quarantine when they were tested positive. The remaining 17 were unlinked cases. Among the 61 cases are three seniors aged above 70 who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and are at risk of serious illness, said the Ministry of Health( MOH). There were also two

Boris Johnson is facing fresh questions about alleged Covid rule-breaking amid claims he failed to self-isolate last January after coming into close contact with a Downing Street aide who later tested positive for the infection. The prime minister stood near No 10's videographer on 31 December 2020 while recording his official new year message as the UK was about to be hit with its second wave of the virus, sources told the Daily Mirror. The videographer tested positive for Covid after the messa

SINGAPORE-From Tuesday( Aug 10), all Singaporeans, permanent residents, and long-term pass holders will be able to walk into any of the 37 vaccination centres here to get their jabs without a prior appointment. The Ministry of Health said in an update late on Monday( Aug 9) night that those aged 12 and above who have yet to come forward for their first dose can now walk in to any of the 26 vaccination centres offering the Pfizer-BioNTech/ Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine without anappointment. Since m

SEOUL( REUTERS)-South Korea reported more than 2, 200 new daily Covid-19 cases, a record since the pandemic began last January, Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol said on Wednesday( Aug 11), as the country grapples with its worst Covid-19 outbreak to date. Despite having tough distancing measures in place for more than a month, infections have spiked due to the spread of the more transmissible Delta variant and a rise in domestic travel over summer, Dr Kwon told a Covid-19 response meeting.He also

SINGAPORE-There were 75 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases reported on Saturday afternoon( Aug 7).... This is the lowest daily figure since July 17, when there were 60 locally transmitted cases.Of the new cases, 50 were linked to previous cases and had already been quarantined, while another nine linked cases were not in quarantine when detected. The remaining 16 were new unlinked cases.Of the locally transmitted cases, three are seniors above 70 who are unvaccinated or partially vaccina

CANBERRA( REUTERS, BLOOMBERG)-Australia's pharmaceutical regulator has granted provisional approval to Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday( Aug 9). Australia in May agreed to buy 25 million doses of the Moderna vaccine, and Mr Morrison said the first one million doses will arrive in September. Australia's most populous state of New South Wales expanded its Covid-19 lockdown to the rural town of Tamworth on Monday due to concerns the virus may have spread from