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[OPINION] Breaking the wheel: The rise of bicycle-riding
I am a late bloomer in terms of learning how to ride a bicycle. I only learned last year at age 25, while on a vacation. When I finally achieved the balance to ride, it felt so rewarding that I kept on biking until nightfall. As it turns out, the timing could not have been …
OCBC taps on technology to continue volunteer outreach activities, Life & Culture
Mon, May 25, 2020 – 5:50 AM Singapore WITH social distancing becoming the buzzword in Singapore in recent months due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, most volunteer activities here have come to a standstill for the time being. In the case of OCBC, as the bank’s volunteers still engage their charity partners and beneficiaries almost …
Private Health Provider Offers Quick Coronavirus Testing at Bay Area Parking Lots – CBS San Francisco
REDWOOD CITY (KPIX) — Widespread coronavirus testing is one of the keys to reopening the country but there is still no organized effort to do that so entrepreneurs are stepping in to meet that need. Testing has been erratic at best with people often having to wait in long lines. That’s the biggest problem according …
Bay Area Health Officials Advise All to Wear Face Coverings in Public – CBS San Francisco
SAN JOSE (KPIX) — While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is still expected to revise guidelines and advise all Americans to wear face coverings when outside their homes, Bay Area public health departments made that decision Thursday and announced the recommendation to local residents. “It is one more way to do what we …
Mask-Wearing Policies Added to San Diego County’s Public Health Order – NBC 7 San Diego
Additional regulations will take effect this weekend for San Diegans in the county’s effort to “change the trajectory” of the spread of COVID-19 among the community, county leaders announced Thursday. The amendments to the public health order for the first time set guidelines for mask-wearing in San Diego County and added several other regulations for …
Baguio General Hospital to use AI technology for coronavirus detection
HOPE. Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong and a medical professional strike a cheerful post with the Artificial Intelligence COVID-19 Scan Analyzer at the Baguio General Hospital. Photo from the Public Information Office – City of Baguio Facebook page MANILA, Philippines – The Baguio General Hospital installed the Artificial Intelligence COVID-19 Scan Analyzer on Monday, March …
County Officials Declare Precautionary Public Health Emergency Amid Coronavirus Cases – NBC 7 San Diego
Local and federal health officials are expected to provide an update on the coronavirus cases in San Diego County Friday afternoon. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency and area hospitals are all scheduled to speak at the press conference. Health experts also spoke …
Health Officials – NBC New York
What to Know There are currently no coronavirus cases in New York City, according to city health officials. As of Wednesday, the six city residents that were under observation for possible coronavirus all tested negative for the disease. One New York City non-resident also tested negative, according to the city’s health department. There are no …