Singaporeans and permanent residents (PRs) looking to return to the city-state will also have to present a valid negative COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test report obtained within 72 hours prior to their departure for Singapore, starting from 11.59 pm tomorrow.
Tag: COVID-19
Singapore detects 26 new COVID cases, three of them unlinked
Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) today confirmed the detection of 26 new cases of COVID-19 infection, taking the country’s total case count to 61,916.
87,055 Indians have returned from Singapore under Vande Bharat Mission so far: Report
A total of 87,055 Indians have returned back home from Singapore since May last year as part of the Vande Bharat Mission repatriation flights, the Indian High Commission said.
Singapore approves new COVID breath test with one-minute result
Singapore government has approved the use of a breath test designed to detect COVID-19 and give accurate results within one minute, the National University of Singapore said in a statement.
COVID relief: INS Jalashwa arrives in Visakhapatnam with oxygen cylinders and ventilators from Singapore, Brunei
Indian Navy’s ongoing COVID Relief Operation ‘Samudra Setu II’, the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Jalashwa arrived in Visakhapatnam yesterday with a critical COVID relief consignment, including oxygen cylinders and ventilators, from Singapore and Brunei.
Singapore reports 41 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, plans to increase testing
Covid-19 testing is being increased as new and unlinked infections rise in the local community, posing a threat to its virus containment strategy.
Pan IIM Singapore’s SGD 5.4 million COVID support for India
Pan IIM Alumni (PIIMA) community in Singapore recently provided the virus-ravaged country India with relief efforts worth a whopping SGD 5.4 million in collaboration with Singapore Red Cross, ACT grants, Temasek Foundation, OLAM, MCCIA, Amazon, Delhivery, Kerry, Maersk, SIA and several other groups.
Singapore cancels upcoming Shangri-La Dialogue amid rising COVID cases
Singapore’s annual international summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue, which had been scheduled to take place on June 4-5 this year, has been cancelled due to the deterioration of the global COVID-19 situation, the organiser said in a statement today.
‘Fearmongering, politically motivated’: Indian diaspora in Singapore condemns Kejriwal’s tweet about ‘new’ COVID strain
Indian diaspora living in Singapore have come out strongly against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s tweet calling for halting flights between India and Singapore.
Heartened by MEA’s response, looking to move past ‘new strain’ controversy, says Singapore High Commissioner
Simon Wong, Singapore High Commissioner to India, yesterday in a virtual press conference stated that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s recent comment regarding the new variant reported in Singapore would have no impact on India-Singapore’s efforts to fight Covid-19 “hand-in-hand”.
