In a bid to resume international business meetings in Singapore amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Connect@Changi was launched today (Feb 18) to allow business travelers to meet at a designated facility at the Singapore Expo. They would not need to undergo prior quarantining, but are required to remain within the facilities …
Read More »New Year, Same Quarantine
A ‘Happy New Feels-The-Same Year’ isn’t too exciting a prospect. Here’s how to emotionally prepare yourself for the excitement lag. Ah, New Year’s Eve is fast approaching, and it’s finally time to leave the wreckage of 2020 behind. Except for many people, it seems as if not much will change …
Read More »After Crowding at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri Officials Urge Quarantine
After large crowds gathered at the Lake of the Ozarks over the Memorial Day weekend in defiance of Missouri’s social distancing guidelines, officials in two states urged those visitors to quarantine for two weeks, or until they tested negative for the coronavirus. The visitors “showed no efforts to follow social …
Read More »How Blind Squirrel Games is entertaining its game developers during quarantine
It’s no fun being in lockdown, even if you have a dream job as a game developer. That’s why Blind Squirrel Games, a game development services company in Orange County, California, has been doing more to entertain its employees. CEO Brad Hendricks and Kitty Mach, senior community manager at Blind Squirrel …
Read More »Things We Finish: Quarantine Edition
Beauty industry folks are constantly trying out new products. So many in fact, that it’s a rare experience for any of us to coax out the last drops from a moisturizer tube, or fumble with a tiny stub of eyeliner—finishing a product means we really, really love it. Hence this …
Read More »COVID-19: M’sians Returning Home Have To Pay RM75/Day For Quarantine Charges From June 1
Malaysia’s Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced today (May 20) that all those entering Malaysia will have to pay RM150 (~S$ 48) for each day they are in mandatory quarantine. Malaysian citizens however, are only required to pay 50% of the charge. Non-citizens including spouses and dependents who …
Read More »The Quarantine Routine Roundtable
We’ve been talking a lot about routines since the stay-at-home order was put into effect (see here, here, here, and here). But as the weeks creep by, we’ve noticed that our daily self-care doesn’t start and end in the bathroom anymore—it’s in the kitchen, or the yard, or the living …
Read More »Ask a Health Coach: Setting Goals, Breaking Bad Habits, and Making the Most of the Quarantine
Hi folks, welcome back for another edition of Ask a Health Coach. Today, Erin discusses how trusting your instincts might just be your best bet during these uncertain times, how finding your ‘why’ can help you stick with long-term goals, and the one thing you need to do to change …
Read More »Britain to Impose Quarantine on Air Travelers to Fight Coronavirus
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Sunday that Britain would soon impose a mandatory quarantine on travelers arriving in the country by air to try to avert a new wave of coronavirus infections, signaling how cautious the country will be in relaxing its seven-week lockdown. Mr. Johnson offered …
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