The enthusiasm level for a four-day work week is very high among Singapore employees, of whom 93 per cent of the surveyed respondents have embraced the idea.
Tag: COVID-19
Indian-origin New York health advisor says he participated in drug-fuelled sex parties during COVID-19 lockdown
New York health advisor says he participated in drug-fuelled sex parties during lockdown
PM Wong conveys to UN chief António Guterres his “deep appreciation” of support given to small states
About Guterres specifically, PM Wong praised the UN chief’s “steadfast” commitment to the rules-based multilateral system; “strong” advocacy for global equity and justice; and “tireless” efforts to strengthen multilateralism.
COVID-19 making worrying comeback, warns WHO
WHO alerts COVID-19 is making a comeback
WHO data reveals COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy
COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy
AstraZeneca decides to withdraw Covid-19 vaccine Covishield citing ‘commercial reasons’
AstraZaneca to with Covishield vaccine
WHO warns COVID infections rising fast and under-reported
The UN health agency WHO confirmed on Friday (January 5, 2024) that coronavirus numbers are spiking globally and that we “should expect more cases” in the coming winter months in the northern hemisphere. Latest data from the World Health Organization covering the four weeks to 17 December indicated a 52 per cent increase in infections […]
COVID-19: Singapore records highest weekly hospitalisation and ICUs admission for 2023
Singapore is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases currently. In the past week, the country registered the highest number of weekly hospitalisation and ICU admission in the current year, as per the Ministry of Health. Recent data showed that 965 new Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospitals between December 10 and 16. As many as […]
Need to be on alert and be prepared against new and emerging strains of COVID-19 virus, says Indian Health Minister amid JN.1 spike
Indian Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday (December 20, 2023) chaired a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in India and the preparedness of public health system for surveillance, containment and management of COVID-19 in view of the recent spike in coronavirus cases in some states. He was joined by Prof. S P Singh […]
COVID-19: WHO marks JN.1 as “variant of interest”
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday (December 19, 2023) designated COVID-19 variant JN.1 as a “variant of interest”. Cases of JN.1 infected patients are rising across several countries. WHO designated it as a separate variant of interest (VOI) from the parent lineage BA.2.86. WHO posted on X: “It was previously classified as VOI as […]
