Covid-19

India in talks with 13 countries to establish bilateral air bubble agreements: Civil Aviation Minister

The bilateral air bubble agreements allow airlines of both countries to operate international flights with certain restrictions.

COVID-19: India sees drop in mortality rate, rise in recoveries even as cases spike

India's COVID-19 Case Fatality Ratio (CFR) stands at 1.93%, as of today, signalling a continuous decline in the mortality rate.

Singapore government extends COVID-19 salary support for companies to March 2021

Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat announced continued COVID-19 support measures for workers and jobs announced in a ministerial statement...

COVID-19 made Smart Nation initiative even more crucial: Balakrishnan

The COVID-19 pandemic has made Singapore's Smart Nation initiative even more crucial, said Minister-in-Charge of the Smart Nation Initiative...

SIA and Temasek Foundation partners World Food Programme to support global COVID-19 response

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Temasek Foundation are partnering with the World Food Programme (WFP) to support the global Covid-19 response.

Boris Johnson lays out new COVID-19 restrictions for UK, measures could last 6 months

Among the measures, Johnson has ordered restaurants and bars to close earlier each night starting September 24 and has abandoned plans to...

12 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on September 23, including one infection in the community

There are 4 imported cases, who had all been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.

No community case for second consecutive day as Singapore reports 21 new COVID-19 infections on Sept 22

There is 1 imported case who had been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.

GBP 10,000 fine for those who break COVID-19 rules in England, announces Boris Johnson

Almost 42,000 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 have died in Britain.

31 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on September 21, including 9 imported infections

As per MOH’s preliminary release of figures, there are no cases in the community.

India overtakes US in COVID-19 recoveries even as cases cross 5.4 million

India's COVID-19 case tally crossed 5.4 million mark yesterday, with a spike of 92,605 new cases and 1,133 deaths, according to health and...

11 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on September 18, lowest daily count since March 12

There is one case in the community and one imported infection among the new cases.

Travellers from Singapore to UK no longer have to quarantine

The United Kingdom (UK) has added Singapore and Thailand to its Travel Corridor list.

Rich nations have bought up over half of future COVID-19 vaccines: Oxfam report

Oxfam is calling for a "people's vaccine" free of charge and distributed fairly based on need.

18 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on September 17, lowest daily case tally in six months

There is one case in the community, along with two imported cases.

IIT Madras, US firm win science award for developing rapid COVID-19 test

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and RICOVR Healthcare Inc, a US-based rapid diagnostics platform company, won the ‘Ignition...

27 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on September 16, including 2 imported cases from India

Additionally, there are 2 imported cases, who had been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.

6 imported infections among 34 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on September 15

There are no cases in the community among the new infections.

48 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on September 14, with no community cases

There are no infections in the community among the new cases.

SII set to resume coronavirus vaccine trials in India pending permission

The DGCI also demanded a report detailing symptoms of the UK patient and directed the SII to increase monitoring of trial patients who had...

49 new COVID-19 cases on September 13, including 8 imported cases

As of 12pm on September 13, the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported an additional 49 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.

As COVID-19 cases rise again, UAE warns residents and citizens against violating rules

On Thursday, the UAE’s daily tally of infections hit 930 - a five-fold increase from a month ago when the nation saw 179 cases on August...

India on US' 'do not travel' list due to COVID-19 cases spike

The United States has kept India in its list of countries under ‘do not travel’ advisories due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but took...

87 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on September 11, including 14 imported infections

There are no cases in the community among the new infections.

As COVID-19 infections rise yet again, Boris Johnson re-imposes stricter socialising measures

The new rules however will not apply to workplaces or schools, and exceptions will also be made for weddings, funerals and some organised...

63 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on September 10, including 2 in the community

Additionally, there are 6 imported cases, who had all been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.

Temasek Foundation to distribute free masks from Sept 21

Temasek Foundation (TF) will be distributing another round of free reusable masks, its Chief Executive Officer Ho Ching said in a Facebook...

Singapore to distribute TraceTogether tokens from Sept 14, enhance SafeEntry

Singapore will commence the nation-wide distribution of physical TraceTogether (TT) tokens starting from September 14, with the aim to...

75 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on September 9, including 1 community and 14 imported infections

MOH also said that amongst the 60 cases residing in dormitories today, 31 are from Westlite Toh Guan dormitory.

Indian-origin professor's firm begins trial of new COVID-19 vaccine in UK

An Indian-origin professor’s Oxford-based company announced that its Indian partner, the Serum Institute of India (SIIPL), has begun...