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Govt Monitoring Covid Spike In Singapore

May 20, 2024

The Health Ministry is closely monitoring the Covid-19 wave in Singapore, after the number of cases doubled there.

The Ministry adds that Malaysia is unaffected by the republic's new spike so far, and that we've only recorded two cases of Singapore's dominant variants since March.

This, as Malaysia saw a nearly 15 percent increase in cases to 1,230 infections for the week ending May 18th.

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Be careful when you purchase health products online.

Bukit Aman says there's been a rise in false advertisements using photos of celebrities without permission.

This, after a well-known health expert lodged a report, claiming that his image was being used without permission to promote a potentially harmful product.

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Police have released a photofit of the masked suspect, who allegedly splashed acid on national footballer Faisal Halim, leaving him with fourth-degree burns.

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Cops have opened an investigation into a death threat that was sent to Seputeh MP Teresa Kok on Saturday.

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And, search teams have reportedly located the site where a helicopter crashed while carrying Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi and the foreign minister. 

The chopper is said to have gone down in the northwest of the country in thick fog.

Local sources say the Iranian Red Crescent is now at the wreckage, although there is still no confirmation if there are any survivors.