With India set to kick off Lockdown 4.0 from tomorrow, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases globally has topped 25 million.
Tag: COVID-19
SICCI COVID-19 Task Force launches the Little India Walkabout 2020 campaign
The month-long campaign aims to understand daily issues faced by businesses.
WHO re-emphasises importance of COVID-19 testing
The global health body on Thursday recommended active testing of people who have been exposed to the virus even if they don’t show symptoms.
94 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on August 28, including four in the community
There are also 10 imported cases, who had all been placed on Stay-Home Notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.
77 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on August 27, including two in the community
Additionally, there are 5 imported cases, who had all been placed on Stay-Home Notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.
India COVID-19 testing rate higher than WHO’s recommendations, says ICMR
India has been testing around 23.7 people per lakh for COVID-19, much higher than the World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) recommended guidelines of testing 14 people per lakh population, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) stated in the second edition of its internal newsletter, e-Samvaa
60 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on August 26, including 3 in the community
Additionally, there are 10 imported cases, who had all been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.
31 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on August 25 – lowest daily case count since March
Among the new cases, there are no cases in the community and only one imported case, who had been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.
NTU disburses SDGD1.5 million worth of financial aid to students impacted by COVID-19
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has disbursed SGD1.5 million in financial support to assist students facing hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Singapore is still a little red dot in an uncertain world: President Halimah Yacob
In a speech before the first session of the 14th Parliament of Singapore, President Halimah Yacob outlined the government’s plans to help the country to survive and thrive in a post-pandemic world.
