Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Oct 6

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, Oct 6.


Trump leaves hospital after 3 days of Covid-19 treatment; doctors say he 'may not be out of the woods yet'

Once back at the White House, Mr Trump walked up the stairs, removed his mask and gave another thumbs-up, saluting twice before going inside.

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Ban smoking near windows and on balconies in homes, says Louis Ng

With more people working from home, the number of cigarette-smoke disputes escalated to the Community Mediation Centre has quadrupled from two cases a month to eight cases a month.

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Dorscon level to remain at orange; S'pore not safe until world is safe

Health Minister Gan Kim Yong pointed out that the Dorscon level is not determined by the number of cases alone.

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On-board unit for new ERP system to go ahead; data may be shown on smartphones in future

One reason is that the Land Transport Authority is contractually bound to the OBU design after awarding the tender in 2016.

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Trump criticised online over 'staged' photos showing him hard at work in hospital

A document that he appeared to be signing was apparently a blank piece of paper.

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S'porean students in UK wait it out amid new wave of Covid-19

Most lectures and tutorials are being carried out online.

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Sheng Siong supermarket in Tanglin Halt visited by Covid-19 patient while infectious

The new community case is a 15-year-old private school student who had been identified as a contact of a previously confirmed case.

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GE2020 non-voter list available for inspection; list for part of Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC delayed

The delay is caused by an election official's mistake.

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Around 7.6 million free reusable masks collected in fourth nationwide distribution exercise

The collection of free masks has ended and will not be extended.

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Preparing firms, workers for future even as Singapore's coffers take a beating

For employees, this means reskilling and upskilling, which will make it easier for them to move between firms and industries.

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