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2021-09-10 13:00:08 Good evening! Here’s a selection of our headlines this Friday.

Concerns over security risks after Afghanistan takeover, but S’pore’s policies, laws will help stave off extremism: Shanmugam
https://tdy.sg/3zZK9r5

Former Wildlife Reserves Singapore employee charged with taking more than S$2.4m in bribes; 11 others also charged
https://tdy.sg/2XaiYuU

Covid-19: Infections in Malaysia climb back past 21,000, cumulative cases now stand at 1.94 million
https://tdy.sg/2YJzcw5

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2021-09-10 11:42:21 More Covid-19 cases among children due to Delta variant but all have mild or no symptoms: MOH

Associate Professor Mak said Singapore must be prepared for the possibility that children could get very sick, or die, from the disease as community cases rise here.

https://tdy.sg/3jYE9JD

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2021-09-10 11:30:01 AT A GLANCE: Here's what you need to know about the changes to the Covid-19 healthcare and quarantine protocols.

Read more: https://tdy.sg/3l8ioq9

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2021-09-10 11:20:39 Covid-19: S’pore ‘neither reversing nor racing ahead’ with reopening but pausing to slow, monitor spread, say ministers

Mr Lawrence Wong said that it would not be prudent to press ahead with further opening-up during this period, especially in the midst of an exponential rise in infections.

https://tdy.sg/2VyPfvw

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2021-09-10 11:11:35 Covid-19: Vaccinated seniors to be invited for booster shots from Sept 14

MOH will also distribute antigen rapid test kits from next week onwards so that workplaces can carry out regular testing for onsite staff for two months.

https://tdy.sg/3z1xdPY

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2021-09-10 11:10:07 Covid-19: Quarantine period shortened to 10 days; household members of infected cases required to self-isolate

The new quarantine protocols will kick in next week. Explaining the move, MOH said the Delta variant has an incubation period of around four days, compared to the six day incubation period of the original strain.

https://tdy.sg/3yYLg9g

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2021-09-10 11:07:14 JUST IN: Default home recovery for eligible fully vaccinated individuals infected with Covid-19 to free up hospital beds: MOH

“This will allow us to better prioritise our healthcare capacity for treating serious cases, as well as for other healthcare needs,” said MOH.

https://tdy.sg/3l8ioq9

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2021-09-10 09:02:01 Addictive fried chicken skin & wings by Thai hawker who names stall after twins

Shuang Bao Thai serves unique Hat Yai-style fried chicken with sticky rice and mango salad.

https://tdy.sg/3txUHv1

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2021-09-10 08:03:01 IN PHOTOS: It's a boy! Giant panda Kai Kai reveals the gender of his cub while celebrating his 14th birthday at the River Safari on Friday (Sept 10)

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2021-09-10 07:29:29 Personal info including scanned copies of IC, utility bills of over 79,000 MyRepublic mobile customers illegally accessed

MyRepublic said the incident took place on Aug 29, and that it occurred on a third-party data storage platform used to store the personal data of its mobile customers.

https://tdy.sg/2Yzduuw

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