The Union Health Ministry yesterday lauded India’s efforts in conducting a successful vaccination drive and said India took only six days to administer one million Covid-19 vaccine doses, which is a higher count than countries like the US and the UK.
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Travelling to Singapore? COVID-19 tests are now mandatory upon arrival
Additionally, starting January 18, all returning Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents from the United Kingdom and South Africa will be subject to an additional 7-day self-isolation at their place of residence, following their 14-day SHN.
The best time to vaccinate is now, says Minister of Health Gan Kim Yong in Parliament
In a statement at the Parliament on the third update on the Whole-of-government Response To Covid-19, Minister For Health Gan Kim Yong strongly encouraged everyone who is medically eligible to get vaccinated.
South Asia handled pandemic well, states US-Indian joint study
A transcontinental study found that the South Asian region has done well in mounting an appropriate response and has shown a notably lower rate of deaths due to COVID-19 despite a low level of pandemic preparedness.
Indian Health Ministry to meet to discuss mutated COVID strain in UK
The Indian Union Health Ministry has called an urgent meeting of its Joint Monitoring Group today to discuss the emergence of a mutated variant of the coronavirus in the United Kingdom.
Indians’ COVID-19 vaccination to be on voluntary basis: Health Ministry
The Indian Health Ministry announced that getting vaccinated will be voluntary while underlining that the vaccine introduced in India will be as effective as any vaccine developed by other countries.
Singapore appoints Expert Committee to make recommendations on COVID-19 vaccination strategy
The Expert Committee will leverage scientific and clinical expertise to assess vaccine candidates, and recommend the appropriate vaccines for use against COVID-19 in Singapore when they become available.
11 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on November 12, all imported
There are no new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection.
9 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on November 10, including 2 locally transmitted infections
There are also 7 imported cases, who had already been placed on Stay-Home Notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.
7 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on November 5, including one infection in the community
Additionally, there are 6 imported cases, who had already been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.
