Covid Update: Singapore reported its first death due to COVID-19 complications in over a month as an 88-year-old woman passed away at a Singapore hospital.
Category: Corona Virus/Covid-19
Nine new community COVID cases in Singapore: MOH
Coronavirus Update – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 24 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking the country’s total case count to 61,145.
Second COVID wave to peak in India in June: Report
Coronavirus News – According to institutional brokerage and investment group CLSA, the second wave of coronavirus is likely to peak in Maharashtra in May, while the peak across the country could be seen by June.
IAF airlifts nine oxygen containers from Singapore, Dubai to West Bengal as part of COVID relief efforts
Covid – The Indian Air Force (IAF) airlifted nine cryogenic oxygen containers from Dubai and Singapore and has brought them to the Panagarh air base in West Bengal, according to an official statement issued yesterday.
SGD 120,000 and counting: Altruistic couple’s drive for COVID relief for India
NRI Stories – As part of an impressive COVID relief effort, Indian expats in Singapore Prantik Mazumdar and Dr Dipti Kamath recently launched a dollar-to-dollar matching fundraiser for India leveraging crowdfunding platform Milaap.
Ban on travellers from India not targeted at any nationality: Singapore Transport Minister
Singapore News – A senior minister stated yesterday that Singapore’s ban on travellers with recent travel history to India is not targeted at any nationality, but is aimed at addressing the risk posed by a place with a high incidence of COVID-19 infections.
Singapore, Hong Kong travel bubble to begin from May 26: Reports
Singapore News – A long-delayed travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore will begin on May 26, the two cities have said, as they move to re-establish overseas travel links and lift the hurdle of quarantine for visiting foreigners to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
India airlifts four cryogenic oxygen tank containers from Singapore to combat shortage
India Singapore News – The Indian Air Force (IAF) has begun airlifting oxygen containers from Singapore amid the acute oxygen shortage in India due to the sharp rise in COVID-19 cases.
50 India ‘double mutant’, 137 South Africa variant cases detected in Singapore: Report
Covid-19 update – A Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID) found that at least 50 cases of a new “double mutant” Indian COVID-19 variant and 137 of the South African strain have been detected in Singapore.
Singapore tightens rules for travellers from India due to COVID-19 surge
Following the surge of COVID-19 infections in India in recent days, border measures will be tightened for travellers who will have to serve an additional seven days stay-home notice at their residence, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) today.
