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3 more COVID-19 patients discharged in Singapore, bringing total number of recovered to 37

The MOH also said that of the 48 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving. Four are in critical condition in...

Government says range of measures in place to combat COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore

The Singapore government has taken proactive steps to secure essential supplies, including masks, to combat the COVID-19 outbreak in the...

WHO praises Singapore’s response to COVID-19

"Singapore is leaving no stone unturned, testing every case of influenza-like illness and pneumonia," said WHO director-general Dr Tedros at...

Singapore imposes strict stay-home notice for returnees from China

The new Stay-Home Notice (SHN) will take effect from 11.59pm on February 18.

Five more discharged, two new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore as of February 17

As of 12 pm on February 17, 937 of the suspect cases have tested negative for COVID-19, and 77 have tested positive. Test results for the...

Ninth case of coronavirus confirmed in the UAE

UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention announced a new case of Covid-19 today, bringing the total number confirmed infections in the UAE...

9 new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore, with two more discharged after recovery on February 14

As of 12 pm on February 14, 764 of the suspect cases have tested negative for COVID-19, 67 have tested positive while results for the...

Recession a possibility as Singapore's economy hit by Coronavirus: PM Lee

PM Lee Hsien Loong said today that a recession could be a possibility as the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on Singapore's economy has...

A third Indian crew member on quarantined cruise ship in Japan tests positive for coronavirus

The Embassy of India in Tokyo has reached out to the Indian nationals (crew members and passengers) explaining to them the health and safety...

Ministry of Defence suspends IPPT due to COVID-19

The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has announced that the individual physical proficiency test (IPPT) for operationally ready national...

Too early to tell how COVID-19 situation will unfold in Singapore: Minister Lawrence Wong

"For now, what we do know is that the virus is circulating within our population," said Minister Lawrence Wong, Co-chair of the...

15 COVID-19 patients discharged, with 8 new confirmed cases in Singapore on February 13

MOH has also stated that as of 12 pm on February 13, 711 of the suspect cases have tested negative for COVID-19, while test results for 82...

DBS evacuates employees from MBFC after confirmation of coronavirus case

DBS said that they are conducting detailed contact tracing with all employees and other parties that the infected employee may have come...

WHO names Wuhan virus COVID-19

The novel coronavirus originating from Wuhan now has a name.

Two more cases of COVD-2019 confirmed in Singapore, including a worker at RWS

Separately, two more confirmed cases were discharged from hospital today, making it a total of nine who have fully recovered.

73-year-old Chinese grandma first to recover from coronavirus in the UAE

A 73-year-old woman from China,among the first to be admitted into a hospital in the UAE after being infected by the 2019-nCoV Wuhan...

2 new cases of coronavirus infection, 1 more discharged in Singapore

As of 12 pm on 10 February, the Ministry of Health confirmed two new cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus infection in Singapore.

India 17th on list of coronavirus import-risk countries

India ranks 17th among countries most at risk of importing coronavirus cases, the virus that originated in China's Wuhan area in December...

Singapore raises coronavirus alert to DORSCON Orange

The Ministry of Health, Singapore has raised the risk for the 2019-nCoV coronavirus to DORSCON Orange, which signifies widespread...

China declares 'people's war' against coronavirus

Chinese President Xi Jinping declared a "people's war" against the fast-spreading coronavirus and said the whole nation is working as one to...

Kerala government declares novel coronavirus a ‘state calamity’ with tourism affected in the state

A day after the Kerala government declared the novel coronavirus as a 'state calamity', the state’s Tourism Minister Kadakampally...

6 new novel coronavirus cases in Singapore, including first human-to-human transmissions in the country

The six new cases bring the total number of infected in Singapore to 24.

Wuhan virus: Indian airports to screen passengers from Singapore, Thailand

Following a directive from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation announced that they will start...

Novel coronavirus: India suspends e-visas from China, issues travel advisory as second group of evacuees return

The Indian government on Sunday issued a new travel advisory asking people to refrain from travelling to China and temporarily suspended...