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30 March 2023
Coronavirus
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans.
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...
Delhi logs India's fourth monkeypox case
India News: Delhi yesterday reported first case of Monkeypox. The patient has been admitted to Maulana Azad Medical College, the Union...
Indian government takes steps to reduce monkeypox risk
India News: The Union health ministry has taken a number of steps to minimise the risk of monkeypox importation as well as to boost...
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...
Meet Indian-American teen Harini Logan, Scripps Bee 2022 champion
Indian-American teen Harini Logan has emerged as the champion of the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee and is over the moon.
Backlash over viral video showing minor driving near Mumbai highway
A video of a minor girl driving a Toyota Fortuner on the Eastern Express Highway near Mumbai has gone viral and prompted a backlash from...
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.
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...
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
May see spike in COVID-19 cases in India, according to Cambridge virus tracker
India may see a spurt in the Coronavirus growth rate within days and head into an intense but short-lived virus wave as the...
India clears two more Covid vaccines, one pill
The Indian government has cleared two more Covid vaccines - Corbevax and Covovax - and one anti-viral pill Molnupiravir
Singapore world's second most expensive city to live in; Tel Aviv tops the list
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Singapore has become the world's second most expensive city to live in. Tel Aviv is the world's most...
Omicron threat: India set to postpone resumption of international flight services
COVID-19 News: India's announcement about the resumption of commercial international flights scheduled for December 15 is likely to be...
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...
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.
Heathrow Airport to reopen closed terminal for travellers from India and other “red list” countries
UK citizens and residents arriving from countries like India, Brazil, Turkey, South Africa, among others are required to serve a supervised...
B1617 COVID-19 variant spreading worldwide at 'frightening speed': Experts
According to researchers at the National University of Singapore, the B1617 COVID-19 variant is spreading worldwide at a 'frightening speed'...
NTUC Foodfare at Anchorvale Road closed due to likely “ongoing transmission” of COVID-19: MOH
NTUC Foodfare at 308 Anchorvale Road has been closed to all members of the public starting from 30 May 2021 and will re-open 14 days later,...
Ministry of Health also announced that the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has authorised the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine...
Kejriwal had tweeted on Tuesday asking the Indian government to stop all flights from Singapore over fears of a new variant in the island...