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Samples taken from Covid-19 patients in southern Thailand are being tested to check for the highly-contagious, so-called South African variant. Supphakit Siriluck from the Medical Science Department says so far, the variant has only been found in Narathiwat province, but samples from patients in Songkhla and Phatthalung are also being analysed. Supphakit says that at the … [Read more...] about Health officials checking for additional cases of South African variant in South

Covid-19 has changed our daily routines in many ways. One key difference is the need to perform SafeEntry check-in whenever we visit retail stores and shopping malls. While you might expect residents in Singapore to be able to do SafeEntry right after several consecutive months of practice by now, it does not seem to be the case. SafeEntry staff lists out 13 … [Read more...] about SafeEntry staff rage posts 13 antics by people in S’pore who just cannot check-in properly

Elon Musk on Saturday (May 15) tweeted that Twitter's legal team accused him of violating a nondisclosure agreement by revealing that the sample size for the social media platform’s checks on automated users was 100. “Twitter legal just called to complain that I violated their NDA by revealing the bot check sample size is 100!” tweeted Musk, chief executive of electric car … [Read more...] about Elon Musk says Twitter legal team told him he violated NDA by revealing bot-check sample size

A mother gives a bottle to her baby WASHINGTON - Social media posts are urging parents who face baby formula shortages to make it themselves. But pediatricians told AFP they do not advise patients to use homemade formula, warning it may lack vitamins and nutrients key to helping infants grow and thrive. One formula recipe, said to be from 1960, has been shared on Facebook … [Read more...] about Fact Check: Pediatricians say homemade baby formula unsafe

WHEN Sim Yip How first came across xiangqi as a little boy he looked on mesmerised as grandmasters puzzled over the ancient Chinese game. The 38-year-old Malaysian is now an SEA Games silver medallist in a pastime which, according to players at the regional competition, is growing in popularity. Also known as Chinese chess, xiangqi is a two-player board game dating back … [Read more...] about Chinese chess checks in with hushed SEA Games debut