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Police officers to be awarded medals to commemorate 200 years of Singapore Police Force straitstimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from straitstimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Measures in place to ensure well-being of Team Singapore at Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Edwin Tong A total of 23 Team Singapore athletes competing across 12 sports will be at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics and arrangements are being made to ensure their well-being and safety, said Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth & Second Minister for Law on Monday (5 July). Mr Tong was responding to a question from Workers’ Party (WP) MP Sylvia Lim on the progress of preparations for Singapore’s participation in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Parliamentary Question Ms Sylvia Lim: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) what is the progress of preparations for Singapore’s participation in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics amidst the COVID-19 pandemic; and (b) what are the measures taken to ensure that the health of participating Singapore athletes will be adequately safeguarded. ....
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Of these, 30 qualified for compensation. Health Minister Gan Kim Yong told Parliament on Tuesday (May 11) that the 30 cases included 21 of hypersensitivity or allergic reactions, four neurology-related cases, three cardiology-related cases, and one case related to haematology (blood disorders) and dermatology each. Another 45 applications were rejected and the remaining 29 applications are still pending. In a ministerial statement on the Covid-19 situation, Mr Gan addressed various questions from MPs on the vaccines. Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied GRC) of the Workers Party (WP) had asked for the Vaccine Injury Financial Assistance Programme figures. Mr Dennis Tan (Hougang), also a WP MP, had asked whether there are current studies by the health authorities to ensure that the currently approved Covid-19 vaccines do not come with the risk of rare blood clots seen in other vaccines in use elsewhere. ....