Singapore News: Trade show at the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) in Singapore is set to welcome 2,500 participants, making it the large-scale business event since the start of the COVID-19.
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Singapore, US discuss critical role of transport in post-COVID-19 economic recovery
Global News- Singapore and the United States explore ways to revive international air travel and long-term post-pandemic recovery and resiliency, the countries agreed to continue to cooperate on enhancing safety, security and facilitation.
Scoot world’s first low-cost carrier to get diamond status in airline health safety audit
Singapore News: Singapore Airlines’ budget arm Scoot has been awarded the Diamond status in the APEX Health Safety global audit of airlines, becoming the first low-cost carrier (LCC) in the world to be accorded this highest attainable standard.
Bollywood stars who have tested COVID-positive recently
The second wave of the coronavirus has affected several Bollywood actors. Here is the list of Bollywood stars who have tested COVID-positive recently.
Singapore joins Interpol-led task force to combat COVID-19 related scams
Singapore News: Singapore is joining an Interpol-led global financial crime task force, comprising the US and UK, which will be looking into a number of areas, including COVID-19-related scams.
Amitabh Bachchan gets first COVID jab, tweets “All well”
Amitabh Bachchan contracted the virus in 2020 and spent some time in Mumbai’s Nanavati Hospital before testing negative a few weeks later.
India has provided 64 million vaccine doses to 84 countries: Dr Harsh Vardhan
61 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have already been administered in India, while the country has given 64 million doses to 84 nations under various programmes, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said yesterday.
Further easing of COVID-19 measures in Singapore as government warns people to remain vigilant
From April 5, there will be a shift from working-from-home as a default to a more flexible and hybrid way of working.
Singapore to extend vaccination to 45-59 age group
As of 23 March, 2021, around 1,109,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered.
COVID-19 antibodies’ durations vary, may last from days to years post-infection: Study
A recent study found that antibodies against the novel coronavirus wane at different rates, lasting for mere days in some individuals while persisting in others for decades, supposedly according to COVID-19 severity.