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SINGAPORE - All Singaporean households can now collect $100 worth of Community Development Council (CDC) vouchers to spend at more than 16000 participating ...

“Everyone is looking forward to the next batch of vouchers.” Where needed, there will also be the option of printing hardcopy vouchers. However, he decided to bring it forward as many Singaporeans are concerned about their daily expenses and the impact of rising prices due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Digital ambassadors at various community centres and existing SG Digital Community Hubs will provide assistance for residents who need help. The latest vouchers will benefit up to 1.22 million Singaporean households. "So we have to brace ourselves for higher prices during this period.

The CDC and Biobot Analytics are partnering to expand the National Wastewater Surveillance System that can help track the spread of COVID-19.

As part of the CDC and Palantir’s collaboration, some programs that use DCIPHER are leveraging Palantir’s Foundry platform to help them integrate data, conduct data analysis, and create operational public health workflows. By tracking the presence of the RNA, wastewater surveillance can serve as a warning sign that COVID-19 is spreading in a community and allow health departments to respond. Despite the challenges, wastewater surveillance is an integral part of COVID-19 tracking.

More than 1.2 million Singaporean households can each claim another S$100 worth of Community Development Council vouchers from Wednesday (May 11).

1.22 million households can claim second tranche of S$100 CDC vouchers from May 11 Video 1.22 million households can claim second tranche of S$100 CDC vouchers from May 11

More than 16000 hawkers and heartland merchants are on the scheme. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

Apart from helping to boost heartland businesses, the $200 worth of vouchers to be given out in the next two years will help Singaporeans cope with the goods and services tax (GST) hike. Over in the west, Bukit Gombak Traders' Association saw a boost of 10 per cent to 20 per cent in revenue and customers. Over this period, close to $85 million has been spent, representing 70 per cent of the total amount of vouchers allocated.

A second rollout of S$100 CDC vouchers will be available for 1.22 million Singaporean households and can be claimed via Singpass.

This is on top of Singapore already being touted as one of the most expensive cities to live in. According to The Straits Times (ST), the government will be rolling out a new batch of S$100 CDC vouchers for Singaporeans. New Batch Of CDC Vouchers To Be Rolled Out For Singaporean Households

Opioids accounted for about three-quarters of the total · Substance abuse has increased sharply during the Covid crisis.

Drug overdose deaths reached a record high in 2021, with more deaths than were seen in 2020. Fentanyl was a primary driver of overdose death.

It's still too early to say whether that slowdown will hold, said Farida Ahmad, a scientist at the health statistics center. The biggest percentage increase in overdose deaths in 2021 was in Alaska, where deaths were up 75.3 percent compared to the previous year, according to the report. Even if the increase in overdose deaths is smaller compared to last year, the 2021 total is still a huge number, Ahmad said.

Drug overdoses in the United States were deadlier than ever in 2021, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"This is a devastating milestone in the history of the overdose epidemic in America. When we report numbers, we must remember that each number represents an individual, their families, and their communities," Volkow said. Deaths involving natural or semi-synthetic drugs, such as prescription drugs, fell slightly from the year prior. "Previously, prescription drug misuse and heroin use were the primary drivers of overdose deaths. Treatment for drug abuse was lacking even before the pandemic. They found that even if the pandemic did end overnight, the effects on drug overdoses would persist for at least a year. "This is indeed a continuation of an awful trend.

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic record in the nation's escalating overdose epidemic, ...

Last year, overdoses involving fentanyl and other synthetic opioids surpassed 71,000, up 23% from the year before. The White House issued a statement calling the accelerating pace of overdose deaths “unacceptable” and promoting its recently announced national drug control strategy. U.S. overdose deaths have risen most years for more than two decades. Overdose death trends are geographically uneven. The CDC reviews death certificates and then makes an estimate to account for delayed and incomplete reporting. The provisional 2021 total translates to roughly one U.S. overdose death every 5 minutes.

Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control released on Wednesday showed deaths from overdoses rose nearly 15% from 2020 to 2021 to a record ...

Forbes in 2020 estimated the economic cost of the opioid crisis was more than $1.3 trillion. Some experts have cited the Covid-19 pandemic as an exacerbating factor, suggesting lockdowns and other restrictions may have isolated those suffering from substance abuse addictions and made treatment harder to access. More than one million Americans have died from drug overdoses over the past two decades.

| May 11, 2022, 8:50 a.m.. New York • More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic record in the nation's escalating ...

Last year, overdoses involving fentanyl and other synthetic opioids surpassed 71,000, up 23% from the year before. The White House issued a statement calling the accelerating pace of overdose deaths “unacceptable” and promoting its recently announced national drug control strategy. The CDC reviews death certificates and then makes an estimate to account for delayed and incomplete reporting.

With opioid epidemic still rising, tragic milestone translates into one death from drug abuse every five minutes in US.

Last year, overdoses involving fentanyl and other synthetic opioids surpassed 71,000, up 23 percent from the year before. The White House issued a statement calling the accelerating pace of overdose deaths “unacceptable” and promoting its recently announced national drug control strategy. The CDC reviews death certificates and then makes an estimate to account for delayed and incomplete reporting.

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic record in the nation's escalating overdose epidemic, ...

Last year, overdoses involving fentanyl and other synthetic opioids surpassed 71,000, up 23% from the year before. U.S. overdose deaths have risen most years for more than two decades. The CDC reviews death certificates and then makes an estimate to account for delayed and incomplete reporting.

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic record in the nation's escalating overdose epidemic, ...

Last year, overdoses involving fentanyl and other synthetic opioids surpassed 71,000, up 23% from the year before. The White House issued a statement calling the accelerating pace of overdose deaths “unacceptable” and promoting its recently announced national drug control strategy. The CDC reviews death certificates and then makes an estimate to account for delayed and incomplete reporting.