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2021-10-07 07:32:57 Home-based learning in Singapore will end this week. Primary 3 to 6 students will return to school from Monday next week, and Primary 1 and 2 pupils from Wednesday. https://cna.asia/3FnF27c

Year-end exams for Primary 3 and 4 students will also be cancelled and progress will instead be determined by a "range of school-based assessments" conducted throughout the year. https://cna.asia/3Ajco3e Open / Comment

2021-10-07 07:20:06 Pandemic blues are driving demand for mental health apps in Singapore, with businesses turning to them to support employees.

“As the pandemic evolves and becomes endemic and so on, people are going to expect a different kind of health package from their companies," says the founder of a wellness app. https://cna.asia/3FqIVs7 Open / Comment

2021-10-07 06:30:00 Why has Soh Rui Yong's open 2.4km challenge become the talk of the town? We all have our horror stories and tales of achievement from those runs, and the local athlete has just unleashed these feelings, says this writer. https://cna.asia/2YrVcvn

How do you remember your 2.4km run? Open / Comment

2021-10-07 05:30:07 Do you miss travel enough to go through the hassle and anxiety of pre-and post-trip testing? One professor discusses the post-pandemic "travel fear" and what can be done to assure tourists: https://cna.asia/3ljFw6s Open / Comment

2021-10-07 04:27:26 Three COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Singapore late Wednesday. A snapshot of the COVID-19 cases in hospital: https://cna.asia/3Bj84m0 Open / Comment

2021-10-06 18:38:25 Three women aged between 68 to 102 die from COVID-19 complications, bringing Singapore's death toll to 133.

3,577 infections were reported on Wednesday.

https://cna.asia/3Bj84m0 Open / Comment

2021-10-06 16:55:39 Vietnam is planning to reopen key tourist destinations to vaccinated travellers from December.
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2021-10-06 13:37:51 A man adopted a dog for free and sold it for S$1,000 because it scratched his sofa. He later adopted another two dogs but lost both of them. He was fined today: https://cna.asia/2YlzV6z Open / Comment

2021-10-06 09:32:06 A man has sought a court order to vaccinate his daughter, after his ex-wife, who shares joint custody of the teen, "strongly opposed" the jab. https://cna.asia/2Ym48mn Open / Comment

2021-10-06 08:35:14 A woman who sold fake goods from brands such as Chanel, Hermes, and Charles and Keith on Facebook Live has been jailed in Singapore. https://cna.asia/3oGThOi Open / Comment