The US-India Business Council, in partnership with institutions of the Global Task Force on Pandemic Response (GTF), announced the result of their relief efforts to supplement India’s fight against its devastating second wave of COVID-19.
Category: Corona Virus/Covid-19
Sinovac vaccine still being assessed for use in Singapore, says MOH
The Singapore government announced it is continuing to assess the use of the Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine, with its current stock having a shelf life of two years, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) today.
38 community cases in Singapore as stricter restrictions kick in, highest in over a year
Singapore News: A total of 38 new community COVID-19 infections were reported in Singapore yesterday, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH).
In Pics: Global relief efforts to help India wage its battle against COVID-19
As India battles a massive surge of the coronavirus pandemic that has ravaged the country, it has continuously received help from across the globe.
German pharma firm BioNTech to build COVID-19 facility in Singapore by 2023: Reports
German vaccine developer BioNTech SE announced plans to build its Southeast Asia headquarters and first Asia-Pacific hub in Singapore, giving a boost to supply of its mRNA COVID vaccine.
GSF, a Singapore-based education foundation, sends 500 oxygen concentrators to India
Singapore-based Global Schools Foundation (GSF) has dispatched more than 500 oxygen concentrators to India, according to media reports.
Exclusive: TiE-tans raise a whopping SGD 2.5 million: Mega fundraiser yet to come
In a sterling COVID relief effort, The Indus Entrepreneurs’ (TiE) Singapore chapter has raised almost SGD 2.5 million (USD 1.8 million) ahead of the planned virtual fundraiser tomorrow. Reaching the figure in under three days time.
TiE Singapore ropes in big guns Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor to raise USD 1 mn in a virtual fundraiser
As a prime example of the growing global COVID relief efforts spearheaded by Indians abroad, the Singapore chapter of global entrepreneur and investor foundation The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) announced it has joined hands with nonprofit organisation GiveIndia to host ‘I Breathe For India’
Covid-19: Jacqueline Fernandez distribute free meals to the needy in Mumbai
Jacqueline Fernandez had launched her foundation You Only Live Once (YOLO), which has teamed up with several NGOs. Recently she shared her pictures on her Instagram handle of her visit to NGO, Mumbai's Roti Bank Foundation. Quoting Mother Teresa, "Peace begins when the hungry are fed." Roti Bank foundation run by former Mumbai police commissioner D Sivanandan, distributes meals […]
Indian workers returning from Singapore amid workforce cuts due to COVID-19 surge
According to the Indian High Commission, more and more Indian workers are returning home as Singapore businesses cut down on workforce following the severe impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
