Corona Virus/Covid-19

WHO’s special Christmas message for kids: Santa is immune to coronavirus!

WHO Technical Head Dr Maria Van Kerkhove addressed children’s concerns regarding the novel coronavirus impacting Santa Clause’s health.

Singapore and Vietnam working to finalise green lane travel arrangement by early 2021

The two countries are also looking to reinstate regular commercial return flights.

COVID-19 vaccine free for all Singaporeans and long-term residents: PM Lee

Singapore is making COVID-19 vaccinations free for all citizens and long-term residents currently residing in the country.

Google extends work from home arrangement for employees till September 2021

Google employees were initially slated to return to offices by July next year.

NUS researchers derive optimal drug combination against COVID-19 using AI

NUS researchers found that the optimal drug therapy was a combination of the drugs remdesivir, ritonavir, and lopinavir at specific doses.

Indian-origin man in UK to get first COVID vaccine

An 87-year-old Indian-origin man from north-east England is set to become one of the first people in the world to get a COVID-19 vaccine...

Travel agents say Indians keen on travelling to UK for COVID-19 vaccine

Travel agents stated they have started receiving inquiries from Indians who want to travel to the UK as soon as possible to get the Covid-19...

India restricts international flights till 31 December 31: DGCA

Following the recent surge in COVID-19 cases across the world, a new order passed by the Government of India has banned scheduled...

Indian-American scientists develop potential strategy to deal with COVID-19 symptoms

A team of Indian-origin immunologists in the United States announced the discovery of a potential strategy to prevent life-threatening...

Inbound foreign visitors to Singapore can now buy travel insurance coverage for COVID-19 related costs

Premiums for these insurance plans start from SGD5.35 and can be purchased directly from the insurers through their respective websites.

“Vaccine on its own will not end pandemic”, says WHO chief

Coronavirus infections have gone past 54 million globally and claimed more than 1.3 million lives.

Rise in rehospitalisation, deaths among COVID-19 patients, US study shows

Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have revealed that they have seen a rise in death, rehospitalisation, and problems with basic...

Singapore appoints Expert Committee to make recommendations on COVID-19 vaccination strategy

The Expert Committee will leverage scientific and clinical expertise to assess vaccine candidates, and recommend the appropriate vaccines...

11 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on November 12, all imported

There are no new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection.

MAS calls on financial institutions to review security controls amid COVID-19

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)’s Cyber Security Advisory Panel (CSAP) has stressed the need for financial institutions to...

9 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on November 10, including 2 locally transmitted infections

There are also 7 imported cases, who had already been placed on Stay-Home Notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.

7 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on November 5, including one infection in the community

Additionally, there are 6 imported cases, who had already been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.

7 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on November 4, including 5 imported infections

There are 2 new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection, both of whom reside in dormitories.

9 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on November 3, including 2 locally transmitted infections

There are also 7 imported cases, who had already been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.

9 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on October 30, including one in the community

There are also 7 imported cases, who had all been placed on Stay-Home Notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.

7 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on October 29, all imported

There are no new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection.

Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine trial gets nod from Indian authorities

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has approved human trials of a Covid-19 vaccine candidate by Hyderabad-based...

Vande Bharat Mission Phase 7 to operate 260 flights to 12 countries, including Singapore

The Air India Group (Air India and Air India Express) has reportedly so far operated 7,600 Vande Bharat flights and ferried 9,80,000...

India extends suspension of international passenger flights till November 30

India suspended international passenger flights starting March 23 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

7 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on October 28, all imported

There are no new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection among the new cases.