China’s Shenzhen to adopt tiered COVID-19 measures

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THREE-TIER MANAGEMENT Based on the results of the weekend testing, Shenzhen will classify its areas into three categories, reflecting low, medium, and high risk of infection, Lin said. In areas deemed low risk, the city will remove restrictions that confined much of its population to residential compounds over the weekend,Continue Reading

China’s Shenzhen to adopt tiered COVID-19 measures on Monday

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BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China’s southern tech hub of Shenzhen, which went into a weekend lockdown upon Saturday (Sep 3) for mass COVID-19 testing, said it can adopt tiered anti-virus restriction measures beginning on Monday. The city furthermore announced a new round of COVID-19 tests, vowing to “marshal all available sources, mobilise allContinue Reading

Recovery, construction efforts after Clementi landslide ‘may take a few months’: Desmond Lee

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SINGAPORE: The recovery and construction efforts to repair the damage caused by the recent landslide in Clementi “may take a few months”, said National Development Minister Desmond Lee said on Sunday (Sep 4). This includes removing the dislodged soil in Sungei Ulu Pandan, reinstating the damaged part of the Ulu PandanContinue Reading

Flood-hit Pakistan breaches largest freshwater lake to avert overflow

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KARACHI: Authorities in flood-hit Pakistan strategically breached the country’s largest freshwater lake on Sunday (Sep 4), a minister said, displacing up to 100,000 people from their homes but saving more densely populated areas from gathering flood water. Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in Pakistan’s northern mountains have brought floodsContinue Reading