SINGAPORE – Enforcement action will be taken against people who exploit others by selling their Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccination slots. Responding to queries from The Straits Times on Sunday (Aug 22), a […]
SINGAPORE – Three different Covid-19 messenger RNA vaccines which may have reduced side effects when administered are being developed with Singapore’s involvement in their clinical trials. Developed by United States-firm […]
SINGAPORE – On Thursday (Aug 19), Singapore will ease restrictions, giving companies the green light to bring more staff back to the office. Even so, most employers – including Singapore’s […]
SINGAPORE – From Thursday (Aug 19), students and school staff who are close contacts of anyone quarantined as part of Covid-19 measures can return to campus once that person tests […]
SINGAPORE – News that the Government’s stock of 200,000 doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines here is running low has prompted offers to buy vaccination slots on consumer marketplace Carousell. A […]
SINGAPORE – The Health Ministry announced last week that temperature screening will no longer be a requirement in public places from this Thursday. And with more people getting vaccinated, job […]
SINGAPORE – All front-line staff and some patients of the NKF Dialysis Centre (Sakyadhita) in Boon Keng have been placed on quarantine after it was announced on Monday (Aug 9) […]
SINGAPORE – An 80-year-old retiree and his 77-year-old wheelchair-user wife made their way to a regional screening centre just across the road from where they live in Ang Mo Kio, to […]
SINGAPORE – In a bid to get more seniors to take the Covid-19 jabs, two trucks will go around heartland areas in the next few weeks to spread messages on […]
SINGAPORE (THE NEW PAPER) – Even though they were eligible, Mr Teo Kee Huat’s elderly parents decided to put off their Covid-19 vaccinations earlier this year. His mother had pre-existing […]
SINGAPORE – Crowds were seen at several local hospitals, but most were there for outpatient treatment on Thursday (Aug 5), the first day of the barring of visits to hospital wards […]
SINGAPORE – Transmission via contaminated surfaces at the Jurong Fishery Port was possible, though unlikely to be the dominant route of Covid-19 spread, said experts here. The largest active cluster […]
SINGAPORE – Some food sellers just emerging from their two-week quarantine are calling for easier access to financial compensation, having had to throw away much of their fresh ingredients and […]
SINGAPORE – The Jurong Fishery Port remained quiet on Saturday (July 31), despite reopening for tenants after a two-week closure due to a Covid-19 outbreak on its premises. The Straits […]
SINGAPORE – Vaccination rates have been going up among seniors who are aged 60 and above, though more work still needs to be done, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung […]
SINGAPORE – Four Catholic churches here have been visited by people who tested positive for Covid-19, posted the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore on its website on Thursday (July 29). […]
SINGAPORE – As the nation moves towards living with endemic Covid-19, the Government’s focus is shifting away from the number of daily cases to the condition of such cases – […]
SINGAPORE – Thirteen people were convicted for selling electronic vaporisers, or e-vaporisers, and their related components illegally online, said the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) on Wednesday (July 28). They were […]
SINGAPORE – China’s Sinopharm vaccine could soon be made available in Singapore, with several private healthcare groups already taking steps to secure doses of the jab. This will likely see […]
SINGAPORE – As vaccinations are under way globally, the global airline industry is also getting jabs of confidence. Still, some parts are taking off faster than others and countries with […]
