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10 Things the Pandemic Is Making Obsolete

Drazen Zigic / Shutterstock.com Change is constant, and it may help to remember that as the coronavirus outbreak drags on. Even if a miraculous vaccine for COVID-19 is discovered tomorrow, it’s unlikely the world will ever slip back into all of its old habits and ways. From plexiglass separators in …

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DPM Heng: COVID-19 Support Grant Extended To December 2020 To Help Those Unemployed

The Government will extend the Covid-19 Support Grant (CSG) to December 2020 to help Singaporeans who are unemployed or have suffered significant income loss, said Minister Heng Swee Keat. The CSG was introduced in May to complement the ComCare scheme. More than 60,000 residents have benefited, with more than $ …

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One Mask Rule Most New Yorkers Ignore

In the early weeks of the pandemic, when we had to make our own masks or go without, a friend sewed pleats into a soothing blue-and-white rectangle of cotton with ties at the corners and gave them away. I still wear mine, even though many New Yorkers have moved on …

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