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India sees uptick in COVID cases once again

India logged 1,300 new coronavirus cases, the highest in 140 days, while the active cases have increased to 7,605, according to the Union...

WHO asks China for transparency in sharing COVID original data

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has criticised China for withholding data related to samples taken at a market in Wuhan in 2020 that...

Singapore lifts mandatory COVID test requirement for travel to India

Passengers coming to India from or via Singapore will not require a negative report from a pre-departure COVID-19 test nor need to upload a...

Centre directs people to wear masks at crowded places amid China’s COVID spike

Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired a meeting yesterday to discuss the COVID situation in India amid the rapid rise in cases in...

No need for International travellers to India to declare vaccination status: Government

News: Travellers arriving in India will no longer need to file self-declaration Covid vaccination forms on the Air Suvidha portal, the...

South Korea lifts all COVID-19 travel restrictions

South Korea lifts all COVID-19 travel restrictions. Starting tomorrow, visitors to South Korea are no longer required to undergo PCR testing...

Singapore President, Speaker, Minister contract COVID

Singapore President Halimah Yacob, Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin, and Minister Edwin Tong have tested positive for the coronavirus.

COVID-19 cases rising in 110 countries, warns WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday stated that the COVID-19 pandemic is changing but it is not over and warned that the Covid...

Singapore reports 11,504 COVID cases; highest in three months

Singapore reported 11,504 new COVID-19 cases, the highest in over three months, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung warn people that latest wave of...

Kamala Harris is the latest in White House to contract Covid

USA News: United States vice-president Kamala Harris has tested positive for Covid, but is asymptomatic, the White House said.

Delhi liquor vendors move high court over government order to drop booze discounts to curb rush

Several liquor vendors in the Indian capital have filed suit in the High Court challenging the excise department of the government of NCT of...

Indian High Commission in Canada issues advisory over anti-vaccine mandate protests

As protests against the Canadian government's vaccine mandate continue in the country's capital, Ottawa, the city-based High Commission of...

PM Modi chairs COVID review meet with CMs

PM Modi Live: Amid a spike in India’s COVID 19 cases triggered by the Omicron variant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a review...

Wall Street bank staff may lose their job if not vaccinated by January-end

Citigroup Inc will become the first Wall Street bank to enforce a strict COVID-19 vaccine mandate on its employees who are not yet...

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal self-isolates after testing positive for COVID

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has isolated himself in home after testing positive for COVID-19.

India begins vaccination for 15-18-year-olds from today

India News: Vaccinations kicked off for teens in the 15 to 18 age group from today across India amid a surge of Covid-19 cases in multiple...

India sees Omicron tally crossing 1,000 mark

India witnessed its Omicron tally breaching the 1,000 mark for the first time, just two days ahead of the new year. Breaking News

Italy bans leisure travellers from Singapore until January 31

Singapore residents will not be allowed to travel to Italy for leisure from today until January 31 next year, according to reports.

India, Singapore impose new measures to curb Omicron variant

India and Singapore are planning to implement new measures to curb the spread of Omicron coronavirus variant.

NTU Singapore employees donate SGD 13.68 mn in unused leave for student aid

Some 1,900 faculty and staff at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have donated a record SGD 13.68 million worth of...

Singapore Airlines, Scoot set to resume passenger services to India from November 29

Singapore Airlines and its subsidiary Scoot will gradually operate flights from Singapore to 10 Indian cities from November 29 onwards.

India extends ban on international flights until November 30

The Indian civil aviation regulator has extended international flight ban until November 30, even as the curb is not applicable to cargo...

Singapore to allow travellers from India to enter, transit through city-state, says MOH

Following the announcement about the expansion of its vaccinated travel lanes programme, Singapore has announced the resumption of travel...

Singapore allows frontline workers to travel overseas for vacations

Singapore News- Ministry of Health (MOH), healthcare workers in Singapore are now allowed to applied for overseas leave.