0:00 - THE BIG STORY

0:58 - COVID-19 SINGAPORE UPDATE
There were four new coronavirus cases reported at noon on Wednesday (June 9), including two in the community. This is the lowest daily number of Covid-19 cases in Singapore since Feb 23, when there were also four cases. Read more here: https://str.sg/3Znz

1:20 - ALL STAFF AT FOUR LEAVES' ION OUTLET QUARANTINED
All staff at the Four Leaves outlet in Ion Orchard have been quarantined, and the outlet has been closed temporarily, after a retail assistant working there was confirmed as a Covid-19 case here on Tuesday (June 8). The AMK Hub outlet where she was at for training in end-May has also been closed for a day for cleaning, and its staff will be swabbed as a precaution. Read more here: https://str.sg/3ZnQ

1:52 - 550 CASES IN S'PORE INFECTED WITH DELTA VARIANT
As at the end of May, 550 Covid-19 cases in Singapore were infected with the Delta variant of the coronavirus first detected in India. This figure includes 428 local and 122 imported cases, the Ministry of Health told The Straits Times on Tuesday. Read more here: https://str.sg/3ZnZ

3:10 - EXPERT SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON COVID-19 VACCINES
Infectious diseases expert Associate Professor David Lye sets the record straight on mRNA and non-mRNA Covid-19 vaccines. In a Facebook post on Monday (June 7), Professor Lye, who is a clinician-researcher at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases, had spoken up against misinformation being spread about Covid-19 vaccines by doctors, among others. Read more here: https://str.sg/3ZYC

19:50 - ASIAN, CHINA FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS SOUTH CHINA SEA, MYANMAR CRISIS
Looking overseas, the Special Asean-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in the Chinese city of Chongqing has concluded. Among the topics discussed were the tension in the South China Sea, and the Myanmar crisis. China correspondent Elizabeth Law shares more. Read more here: https://str.sg/3ZWd

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