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Can nudge theory really stop covid-19 by changing our behaviour? 1

Can nudge theory really stop covid-19 by changing our behaviour?

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Human behaviour is key to the spread of coronavirus, so government scientists are trying to control our decisions. Does it work, and what happens when they get it wrong? Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632811-400-can-nudge-theory-really-stop-covid-19-by-changing-our-behaviour/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0

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How to sniff out the good coronavirus studies from the bad 2

How to sniff out the good coronavirus studies from the bad

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With social media, newspapers and politicians all espousing unverified covid-19 findings, use these seven signs to tell if a study should be treated with caution Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/2242835-how-to-sniff-out-the-good-coronavirus-studies-from-the-bad/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0

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How the covid-19 pandemic has led to a flood of misleading science 3

How the covid-19 pandemic has led to a flood of misleading science

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Amid the global coronavirus outbreak, a second epidemic of preliminary, unverified and misinterpreted research has broken out. Can it be fixed? Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632813-000-how-the-covid-19-pandemic-has-led-to-a-flood-of-misleading-science/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0

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Why countries should start weekly covid-19 testing for key workers 4

Why countries should start weekly covid-19 testing for key workers

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Many countries are focusing coronavirus testing on people who have covid-19 symptoms. But regularly testing all essential workers would have more of an impact Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632812-700-why-countries-should-start-weekly-covid-19-testing-for-key-workers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0

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You can 'see' the closest known black hole to Earth with the naked eye 5

You can ‘see’ the closest known black hole to Earth with the naked eye

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Astronomers found a star that appeared to be orbiting nothing at all – but it’s actually the closest black hole ever at just 1000 light years away Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/2242741-you-can-see-the-closest-known-black-hole-to-earth-with-the-naked-eye/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0

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Covid-19 shows why an infodemic of bad science must never happen again 6

Covid-19 shows why an infodemic of bad science must never happen again

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Once the coronavirus pandemic is over, we must work out how to stop the spread of poor information that has helped make a bad situation that much worse Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632812-500-covid-19-shows-why-an-infodemic-of-bad-science-must-never-happen-again/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0

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NRD opens all ID-related transactions by appointment during CMCO 7

NRD opens all ID-related transactions by appointment during CMCO

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PUTRAJAYA: The National Registration Department (NRD) has opened its offices nationwide to assist the public with pending identification document (ID) transaction on an appointment basis. In a statement today, the NRD said most of its offices have been operating by appointment since the implementation of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) on May 4, except

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Socso’s PSP for Covid-19 screening : Only RT-PCR tests will do 9

Socso’s PSP for Covid-19 screening : Only RT-PCR tests will do

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Social Security Organisation will only accept the ‘Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction’ (RT-PCR) method for Covid-19 screening under its Program Saringan Prihatin (PSP) initiative and not the ‘Rapid Test Kit (RTK) Antibody’ methodology. Socso said it was taking this measure based on the latest guidelines from the Health Ministry (KKM) on Covid-19 screening

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Treasury approves 2.3m new application for BPN, total payout RM1.7bln 13

Treasury approves 2.3m new application for BPN, total payout RM1.7bln

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KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 2.3 million new applications and appeals for Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) have been approved, with a cumulative total payout of RM1.7 billion, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz (pix) announced today. The approval came after the Malaysian Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) completed its review of these new

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