Covid-19 Update – Singapore and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced they have suspended flights from India amid rising number of COVID-19 cases in the South Asian country.
Tag: vaccine
50 India ‘double mutant’, 137 South Africa variant cases detected in Singapore: Report
Covid-19 update – A Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID) found that at least 50 cases of a new “double mutant” Indian COVID-19 variant and 137 of the South African strain have been detected in Singapore.
Singaporeans can choose vaccination centre for Pfizer or Moderna shots: Report
People in Singapore who are eligible to get COVID-19 vaccination can choose from the list of centres administering either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna shots, according to media reports. The two vaccines are administered in separate locations across the city-state.
Inoculated Indian national among 20 new COVID-19 cases reported in Singapore
Coronavirus update: A 23-year-old Indian national with a work permit who had received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine was the sole locally transmitted case among 20 infections confirmed yesterday in Singapore.
Indian Health Minister meets with state-level counterparts, addresses recent spike in COVID cases
Indian Health Minister meets with state-level counterparts, addresses recent spike in COVID cases. During his meeting, Dr Harsh Vardhan said that 80 per cent of COVID-19 cases in Punjab have the UK variant of the virus.
Singapore to begin vaccinating under 45-year-olds from June
Singapore News: Singapore is planning to vaccinate its population against coronavirus and plans to invite those under the age of 45.
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.
Singapore’s COVID safety measures a big part of its human rights report to the UN
Even as the latest safety measures were announced for the Easter weekend and the parliament is set to discuss a digital vaccine passport system next week, Singapore’s handling of the pandemic makes up a big part of its national human rights report to the United Nations (UN).
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.
Vaccine certification next step in plan to restart quarantine-less travel: Singapore
Singapore’s Ministry of Transport (MOT) said that developing methods for mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccination certification with other countries will be the first step towards re-establishing travel without quarantine or stay-home notice.
