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Fishermen are being pushed to the brink by fuel costs in Southeast AsiaRising energy, freight, and supply chain expenses are escalating seafood prices globally. Governments offer aid, but it's stretched thin, i...
How Asia-Pacific is fighting a fuel shock that could get worseAsian nations are grappling with prolonged energy supply strains due to the Middle East conflict, prompting governments to implement costly...
Covid cases rising in Singapore, India: What's JN.1 variant driving the surge, its symptoms, severity, precautions and vaccine responseCovid news: Several Asian countries, including Singapore and Hong Kong, are experiencing a rise in COVID-19 cases driven by the JN.1 varian...
India reports 257 'mild' COVID-19 cases as Asia sees uptick; Health Ministry reviews global variant surgeIndia reports low COVID-19 cases amid concerns over new subvariants LF.7 and NB.1.8 causing surges in Singapore and Hong Kong. The Health M...
Covid-19: XBB unlikely to cause severe illness in India, say experts"It's a sub-variant of Omicron that gets around pre-existing immunity rather well," said Virologist Shahid Jameel of the University of Oxfo...
Omicron likely to be dominant strain globally in 2022: Singapore expertsThe new and highly transmissible Omicron variant of the deadly coronavirus has increased immune escape compared with the Delta variant and ...
B.1.617 variant of SARS-CoV2 has sub-lineages; B.1.617.2 more infectious: ExpertExplaining about the sub-lineage, Rakesh Mishra, former Director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology said, “B.1.617 was the mu...
Singapore uses misinformation law to swat online virus claimNew Delhi's chief minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed this week on social media that a strain of the virus had appeared in Singapore that coul...
Jaishankar describes Delhi CM’s comments on Singapore variant as irresponsibleIn a sharply-worded reaction, foreign minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday tweeted, “Singapore and India have been solid partners in the figh...
We reserve right to invoke provisions of law on misinformation on some comments made by Delhi CM: Singapore envoySingapore on Wednesday appreciated the Indian government's "crystal clear clarification" on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's remarks ...
COVID-19: Delhi govt says third wave from Singapore or other nation, HC says India has own variantsOn Tuesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had called for cancelling all air services with Singapore with immediate effect, saying a ...
Singapore netizens accuse Delhi CM Kejriwal of 'spreading misinformation' on Covid, seek apologyAngry reactions from Singaporeans on social media came after Kejriwal on Twitter said that the new strain of coronavirus found in Singapore...
Manish Sisodia defends Kejriwal's remarks on 'new' Singapore COVID strainSisodia was referring to Kejriwal's tweet on Tuesday demanding that the Centre cancel all air services with Singapore, saying a COVID strai...
COVID-19 strain in Singapore 'different', claims Delhi health minister"There are many strains of coronavirus in India at present... Their presence is ascertained through genome sequencing. It is a different st...
Arvind Kejriwal appeals Centre to cancel flights from Singapore, warns new virus strain ‘very dangerous' for kidsThis new strain of virus could invade India in the form of a third wave, Arvind Kejriwal said in a tweet.
Singapore objects to Arvind Kejriwal's COVID-19 variant remark, Govt says Delhi CM does not speak for IndiaKejriwal on Tuesday called for cancelling all air services with Singapore with immediate effect, saying a strain of coronavirus found in th...
New COVID strain in Singapore: Hardeep Singh Puri says govt keeping eye on situation"Kejriwal ji, all international flights have been stopped since March 2020. We have no air bubble with Singapore either," Puri said on Twit...
Singapore to bar long-term pass holders, visitors travelling from India due to surge in COVID-19 casesThe decision will also impact people who have prior approval to enter Singapore, said Education Minister Lawrence Wong, co-chair of the mul...
Travelers from India to Singapore to serve extra seven days home stay apart from quarantineThe announcement by the Ministry of Health came as the entry approvals for non-Singapore citizens and non-permanent residents are being red...
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...