Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong tests positive for COVID-19
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday he has tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time after returning home from...
COVID-19 in India: Are unvaccinated Indians making the new wave worse?
As daily COVID-19 figures in India creep up — more than 11,000 cases recorded in the past 24 hours — one wonders if the Indian...
India sees sharp jump in COVID cases; over 7,000 recorded in 24 hours
India recorded a single-day rise of 7,830 new covid cases today, the highest in 223 days. Active cases in the country have increased to...
India reports spike in COVID rate; 5,335 cases in last 24 hours
Indian news: one of the largest spike in COVID rates in the last few months as the nation's capital reported 509 fresh cases.
India clocks 1,890 COVID cases, highest in five months
India logged 1,890 new coronavirus cases, the highest in 149 days, while the active cases increased to 9,433, according to the Union Health...
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...
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...
Singapore braces for more COVID tests as China eases curbs
Singapore News: Singapore healthcare providers are expecting a wave of travellers requiring pre-departure COVID-19 PCR tests in the coming...
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...
Global monkeypox infections cross 50k, shows WHO report
More than 50,000 monkeypox cases have been recorded in the global outbreak, WHO figures showed, though transmission is slowing in the virus...
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...
Modi reiterates India’s Ukraine stand during Quad summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reiterated India's stand on the importance for ending hostilities, resumption of dialogue and diplomacy, in...
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...
Amid Omicron fear, Grammys postponed for this year
Just weeks ahead of the Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, the organisers have postponed the event for this year, fearing risks of...
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
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
Delhi surpasses Maharashtra in India’s Omicron tally
While India’s Omicron tally climbed to over 100 in the last 24 hours, Delhi surpassed Maharashtra to become the country’s highest...
India to resume quarantine restrictions for travellers from 'at risk' countries
The Indian government has labelled 11 countries as 'at risk' from the highly virulent variant of the COVID-19 virus
First two Omicron COVID variant cases confirmed in India
India has confirmed its first two COVID-19 cases of the Omicron variant, the Health Ministry said today, making it the 30th country in the...
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.
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.