All unvaccinated Singapore residents as well as long-term pass holders aged 18 and above, can walk into 11 community centres offering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and receive it without making an appointment.
Category: Corona Virus/Covid-19
US may impose fresh curbs amid surge in COVID cases: Biden
US President Joe Biden has hinted that new guidelines or restrictions would be imposed in the United States in response to a resurgence of COVID-19 cases.
COVID cases continue to rise in UK, show new figures
COVID-19 cases are still on the rise in most parts of the United Kingdom, though there are signs the rate of increase in Britain might have slowed, suggest new figures.
Delta variant has propelled COVID spike in US: Fauci
White House Chief Medical Advisor Anthony Fauci has said that the recent surge in COVID cases across US was caused by the highly virulent Delta variant, as well as the large unvaccinated population of the nation.
Singapore planning to allow quarantine-free travel from September
Singapore has tentative plans to relax more virus curbs, including starting to allow quarantine-free travel from September, marking the first time it’s set out a timeline to reopen borders that have been mostly shut for more than a year.
Singapore postpones National Day Parade events amid COVID spike
Singapore, on heightened alert due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, announced it has postponed its National Day Parade from August 9 to August 21 and will only hold a ceremonial one to mark 56 years of independence.
UK PM, Chancellor to self-isolate after Health Secretary tests COVID positive
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will self-isolate as they have come in contact with Health Secretary Sajid Javid who has tested COVID 19 positive.
US COVID curve on the rise again; authorities wary of another surge in cases
The United States COVID 19 curve is surging again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings.
Britain eases norms for amber list countries, UAE still on red list
Fully inoculated British residents returning from amber list countries will no longer need to quarantine. However, anyone vaccinated outside of the UK who wishes to visit will still need to quarantine, unless they are travelling from a green list country.
Global COVID tally breaches 186.7 mn, deaths over 4.02 mn
University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global Covid caseload, death toll and the total number of vaccine doses administered stood at 186,745,380, 4,029,593 and 3,435,538,242, respectively.
