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Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on May 1

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Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, May 1.


Limit social gatherings to 2 a day, tighter crowd controls at malls: New Covid-19 measures at a glance​


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Tougher measures have been put in place to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the community following a spike in cases.


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Covid-19 cluster at Tan Tock Seng Hospital: What we know so far​


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When were the cases detected, and who are those linked to Singapore's first Covid-19 hospital cluster?


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Yale-NUS student, TTSH patient discharged to nursing home among 9 Covid-19 community cases in S'pore​


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The hospital has stopped all patient transfers to intermediate and long-term care facilities.

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S'pore-HK travel bubble won't start if Covid-19 threshold is breached​


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The threshold of a 7-day moving average of 5 or fewer unlinked community cases in either city must not be breached.

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'Disastrous' to overreact to vaccinated people getting Covid-19, vaccines do work: Lawrence Wong​


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He stressed that they protect people from the risk of severe disease and help reduce transmission.

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Singaporean Shou Zi Chew named new CEO of popular Chinese video app TikTok​


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Mr Chew is currently the chief financial officer of ByteDance.

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Indian diaspora chip in from all corners of the world to help Covid-19 crisis​


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The diaspora are lending their financial muscle and mobilising social media to empower organisations fighting Covid-19 in India.

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Work amid the pandemic: Some enjoy hybrid arrangements while other risk their lives for their jobs​


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While working safely from home may be the new normal for many, it's not the option for everyone.

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NTUC at 60: Coffee at 50 cents is good, but more protection is better​


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As work becomes more precarious and workplace issues more fraught, the labour movement needs to strengthen its basic functions of workplace advocacy, says Chua Mui Hoong.

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The Instagram kings and queens of DIY home reno​


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Watching how they tackle challenges - with humour, frustration and ingenuity - makes for engrossing viewing.

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