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She is a Singapore permanent resident and Chinese national, and with her Singaporean husband, had planned to spend about three weeks in Wuhan before returning to Singapore on Jan 24. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Learn more about ST PREMIUM.","pubdate":"Jan 31, 2020","pubdateunix":1580474528,"image":"https://www.straitstimes.com/sites/default/files/styles/x_large/public/articles/2020/01/31/rk_wuhanyangtzerivertunnel_310120.jpg?itok=WwB6QWDV","_type":0,"feedname":""},{"_id":449116,"index":1,"title":"Wuhan virus: First Singaporean confirmed to have virus; she was on Scoot flight from Wuhan","link":"https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/wuhan-virus-first-singaporean-confirmed-to-have-virus-she-was-on-scoot-flight-from","description":"SINGAPORE - A 47-year-old woman who travelled to Wuhan with her family has been confirmed as the first Singaporean with the Wuhan virus. 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He was taken to Changi General Hospital where he died from his injuries. In a statement to The New Paper on Thursday, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said the man was employed by Cleani","pubdate":"Jan 31, 2020","pubdateunix":1580446800,"image":"https://www.straitstimes.com/sites/default/files/styles/x_large/public/articles/2020/01/31/ab_mall_310120.jpg?itok=bDJGtctk","_type":0,"feedname":""},{"_id":449055,"index":6,"title":"Aliff Aziz beaten up in Geylang, former wife Bella Astillah willing to reconcile with him","link":"https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/aliff-aziz-beaten-up-in-geylang-former-wife-bella-astillah-willing-to","description":"Bella Astillah has said that she will speak to her family about a possible reconciliation with former husband, Singapore actor-singer Aliff Aziz, for the sake of their child. But her family members - just like many of her fans - are likely to urge for caution, now that he is embroiled in yet another unsavoury incident. A video has surfaced showing Aliff being chased by a man who corners him and rains punches and kicks on the artist. Another video shows an unsteady Aliff being helped by others to","pubdate":"Jan 31, 2020","pubdateunix":1580445146,"image":"https://www.straitstimes.com/sites/default/files/styles/x_large/public/articles/2020/01/31/ab_aziz_310120.jpg?itok=gx7N0b-P","_type":0,"feedname":""},{"_id":449051,"index":7,"title":"Wuhan virus: Who needs to wear a mask and what\'s the proper way to wear it?","link":"https://www.straitstimes.com/askst/wuhan-virus-who-needs-to-wear-a-mask-and-whats-the-proper-way-to-wear-it","description":"SINGAPORE - Masks do not confer automatic protection against the Wuhan virus, and it is not something that you can wear and automatically get protected. This was a reminder by Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong at a news conference on Thursday (Jan 30), in the wake of signs of panic buying of surgical masks in Singapore. 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