Avantor Provides Critical Personal Protection Supplies to Vulnerable Populations through NGOs
Company donates 1.25 million non-surgical masks and 19,000 hand sanitizers to assist migrant workers, seniors, and heart disease patients Singapore, Dec 6, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Avantor, […]
Clinic assistant, property agent jailed for using other people’s IC numbers to redeem masks
SINGAPORE – Two people were jailed in separate cases on Monday (Sept 27) for redeeming face masks using illegally retained IC numbers. Ang Poh Lay, 47, who was a clinic […]
Queues form early for free masks on morning of Temasek Foundation’s fifth distribution exercise
SINGAPORE – Some outlets distributing free masks ran out of stock around noon on Thursday (Aug 26), the first day of Temasek Foundation’s exercise. Under the fifth Stay Prepared initiative, […]
More than 130 collection points for free N95, surgical masks from Aug 26; some malls to have digital queue system
SINGAPORE – Singapore residents can collect free masks at 15 CapitaLand malls and selected Sheng Siong, Prime Supermarket, Cold Storage, FairPrice Xtra and Giant outlets from Aug 26 to Sept 26. These […]
Jail for man who used others’ particulars to cheat Temasek Foundation of masks worth $84
SINGAPORE – A marine surveyor obtained the personal particulars of seven colleagues amid the Covid-19 outbreak and used the information to dupe Temasek Foundation into issuing seven face masks through […]
S’pore firm being investigated for illegal mask manufacturing, repackaging
SINGAPORE – A local company is being investigated for manufacturing surgical masks here without a licence, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on Friday (June 11). This is the first […]
askST: What is a mask with ‘higher filtration capability’ and how do I select one?
SINGAPORE – With more transmissible Covid-19 strains in the community and evidence showing that the virus can be transmitted through aerosols, people should be selecting masks with higher filtration capabilities. […]
Man who used scanned copies of others’ NRICs to redeem face masks jailed and fined
SINGAPORE – A man was sentenced to seven months and six weeks and fined $3,000 on Monday (May 10) for using other individuals’ NRICs to redeem over 200 face masks […]
Temasek Foundation returns with third mask distribution exercise from Nov 30
SINGAPORE – Temasek Foundation will launch its third nationwide reusable mask distribution exercise from Nov 30 to Dec 13, said the foundation in a statement on Thursday (Nov 26). All […]
Social distancing rules in Singapore and Hong Kong
Singapore and Hong Kong have adopted different social distancing norms to curb the Covid-19 pandemic. Here is a look at the rules implemented by the authorities at present. Any changes […]