UAE issues fresh guidelines for Indian passengers

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has issued new guidelines for passengers travelling from India. The country has also resumed the visa on...

US, UK further ease travel COVID-19 curbs for Indians

Indians travelling to the US and the UK will now get to see more travel relaxations, with the number of COVID-19 cases in the country...

UAE clocks 1,545 new COVID cases, two deaths

UAE has reported 1,545 new coronavirus cases, pushing the tally in the country to 691,554, the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP).

US cumulative Covid cases reach 36mn mark, toll at 6,16,712

The total COVID-19 cases in the United States has crossed the 35.73 million mark as of Saturday, with the death toll reaching 616 712,...

UAE logs 1,548 new COVID cases, tally at 685,462

UAE has reported 1,548 new coronavirus cases, pushing the tally to 685,462. The Health Ministry aims to continue expanding the scope of...

India, UK sign MoU to run joint Ayurveda COVID relief study

The Indian AYUSH Ministry announced a collaboration with the United Kingdom's London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) to...

UAE logs 1,550 fresh COVID cases, 1508 recoveries

The Ministry of Health and Prevention said the new cronoavirus cases were detected after 302,236 PCR tests were conducted the country over...

UK to allow quarantine-free travel from US, EU from next week; India remains on red list

United Kingdom announced that fully-vaccinated travellers from the United States and European Union (EU) countries will be able to avoid a...

US: 99% Covid deaths in last six months among unvaccinated

The United States is facing "the pandemic of the unvaccinated" amid a nationwide spike in COVID infections. Fuelling by the highly...

Vaccine certificates required to enter crowded venues in Britain

In a major development, Britain has planned to make vaccine certificates mandatory to enter nightclubs and other large crowded venues in the...

UAE clocks 1,529 fresh COVID cases, two fatalities; carriers extend flight suspensions from Asian, African countries

The UAE reported 1,529 new COVID infections, two deaths and 1,504 recoveries, the Ministry of Health and Prevention said. Air carriers also...

Boris Johnson urges caution as Britain further eases curbs

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced further relaxations of the Covid-induced restrictions, even as he urged the citizens to...

Global COVID tally breaches 186.7 mn, deaths over 4.02 mn

University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global Covid caseload, death toll and the total...

SMEs to get extended COVID aid in Singapore

Singapore’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will continue to receive support in relation to COVID-19 as part of additional...

Eight F&B outlets ordered to close, 56 people penalised for flouting COVID norms in Singapore

Eight food and beverage (F&B) outlets were ordered to close, while 13 other outlets and 56 people were fined for violating COVID-19 norms,...

Singapore logs 452 suicide cases in 2020, highest since 2012

Singapore has reported at least 452 suicide cases last year, the highest figure since 2012, non-profit suicide prevention centre Samaritans...

Singapore to further ease COVID curbs from July 12

Singapore Ministry of Health has decided to further lift the COVID-induced restrictions from July 12. Five people can participate in social...

Etihad, Emirates announce suspension of Saudi Arabia flights

In a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19 strains, the Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways and Dubai's Emirates said that the UAE airlines have...

United Arab Emirates restricts citizens' visits to 14 nations

United Arab Emirates has barred its citizens from visiting 14 countries which the authorities had earlier suspended the entry of travellers...

Singapore PM to deliver National Day Rally speech on August 22

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will deliver the National Day Rally 2021 (NDR) speech on August 22 at Mediacorp, the PM's Office...

Indian expat Dr SPS Oberoi sole passenger on Air India Dubai-Amritsar flight

SP Singh Oberoi, a UAE-based Indian businessman and philanthropist, was the sole passenger on Air India flight (AI929) from Dubai in the UAE...

16-year-old “erroneously” administered Moderna COVID-19 jab in Singapore

The Expert Committee for COVID-19 Vaccination has reviewed the case, and does not expect him to suffer any safety issues from this incident.

June 4: Singapore reports lowest daily community case count in more than three weeks

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

WHO approves China’s Sinovac vaccine for emergency use

World Health Organization approved Chinese vaccine Sinovac. It is already being used in countries like Chile, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico,...