As new Covid cases, hospitalisations rise, Singapore issues advisory for travellers, citizensThe Singapore Health Ministry has issued a new advisory to citizens and travelers in light of the rising number of COVID-19 infections in t...
19 Dec, 2023, 04.31 PM IST
Pre-departure Covid-19 tests not required for vaccinated travelers to SingaporeAll vaccinated travelers and non-fully vaccinated children aged 12 and below arriving in Singapore via air or sea checkpoints will no longe...
23 Apr, 2022, 08.09 AM IST
Covid vaccination mandatory in Singapore from February 2022The vaccination condition will not apply to permanent residence, long-term visit pass and student pass applicants for those who are aged be...
27 Dec, 2021, 08.57 AM IST
These countries have made vaccines mandatoryA sharp upturn in infections caused by the Delta variant and a slowdown in vaccinations have pushed governments to make COVID-19 shots mand...
10 Nov, 2021, 05.58 PM IST
COVID-19: Singapore warns unvaccinated officials with unpaid leave as country reports 3,635 new casesSingapore has registered a total of 207,975 coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic last year while 442 people here have died of ...
04 Nov, 2021, 12.38 PM IST
Australia, US & Singapore issue COVID guidelines for travellers. Details hereIf a traveller recently recovered from Covid-19 and wishes to go to the US, he/she needs to travel with documentation of recovery which sho...
28 Oct, 2021, 02.05 PM IST
Singapore will require vaccination or daily tests for workplace access next yearThose who refuse vaccination will have to pay for a daily test and receive a negative result before they return to the workplace. The annou...
24 Oct, 2021, 10.59 AM IST
Singapore expands quarantine-free travel for vaccinated passengers from eight countriesSingapore Airlines said flights from Amsterdam, London, Los Angeles and New York were scheduled to arrive on Tuesday under the programme. P...
19 Oct, 2021, 11.11 AM IST
Singapore eases Covid curbs in shift to life with endemic virusDining-in will resume and group sizes will be raised to five from Aug. 10 for those who have been fully vaccinated, officials said, outlini...
07 Aug, 2021, 08.00 AM IST
Singapore to start vaccinating 12-18 year-olds as PM outlines reopening plans"As long as our population is mostly vaccinated, we should be able to trace, isolate, and treat the cases that pop up, and prevent a severe...
31 May, 2021, 04.47 PM IST
Singapore PM Lee says COVID-19 here to stay, vows to reopen borders"One day this global pandemic will subside. But I do not expect COVID-19 to disappear. It will remain with humankind, and become endemic. T...
31 May, 2021, 04.11 PM IST
COVID may take four to five years to end; uncertainities to remain: Singapore Minister"At some point of time the pandemic will pass, but it may take four to five years before we finally see the end of the pandemic and the sta...
26 Jan, 2021, 11.43 AM IST
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong receives COVID-19 vaccine, urges others to follow"We got vaccinated early to show Singaporeans we are confident that the vaccine is safe and effective," he said in a post accompanying the ...
08 Jan, 2021, 04.56 PM IST
Most Asian currencies advance, likely vaccine deal boosts wonDollar weakness also underpinned gains in Asian stock markets, extending a year-end rally on hopes that vaccine rollouts would help regiona...
30 Dec, 2020, 11.18 AM IST
Singapore starts coronavirus vaccination for healthcare workersSingapore became the first Asian country to start vaccinating healthcare workers against Covid-19 with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Wednesday...
30 Dec, 2020, 10.02 AM IST
Singapore approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, first shipment expected by end-December: PMLee, in a televised address on Singapore's COVID-19 situation, said the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccin...
15 Dec, 2020, 10.27 AM IST
Despite urgency, pharma companies committed to science first policy on vaccine: Industry bodyVaccine development is a complex process, traditionally it takes as long as 20 years, said Ashish Pal, vice-president of the Singapore Asso...
21 Sep, 2020, 08.39 AM IST