Norway's health minister says people can shake hands again as COVID-19 restrictions ease while Singapore's infection numbers have hit a new daily high. ( read original story ...)
Singapore tightens COVID-19 curbs after seeing record infections
Singapore said on Friday it will tighten COVID-19 curbs to limit social gatherings to two people and make working from home a default, in a bid to contain a spike in infections and reduce pressure on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is tapping the brakes to slow the surge in Covid-19 cases: Ong Ye Kung
The move will spread case numbers out over a longer period and reduce strain on healthcare capacity.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Third straight day: New high of 1,650 daily COVID cases in Singapore, 3 more deaths
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday (24 September) confirmed a new record-high of 1,650 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore – taking the country's total case count to 84,510 – and three more deaths due ... ( read original story ...)
3 more COVID-19 deaths as Singapore reports 1,650 new cases
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 1,650 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (Sep 24), rising for the fourth consecutive day. The 1,646 local infections comprise 1,369 community cases and 277 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore tightens COVID curbs, makes WFH ‘default’
Employees who can work from home (WFH) should do so by default, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH), as Singapore intensifies their restrictions after increasing COVID-19 cases. The MOH said ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Goes Back Home; U.S. Starts Boosters: Virus Update
The U.S. will start giving Covid-19 booster shots to millions of Americans on Friday as the nation steps up its fight against the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopted the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore hawkers get help going online with central delivery interface
Stallholders of 113 hawker centres across the country will receive financial support and other help to get them onto food delivery platforms, including FoodPanda and Deliveroo, which are banding ... ( read original story ...)
Pfizer in Talks Over Full License for COVID-19 Vaccine in Singapore
Pfizer Inc is in discussions with Singapore's Health Sciences Authority regarding obtaining a full license application for its COVID-19 vaccine, the company said in response to a query from Reuters. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Returns to Work-From-Home as Covid Cases Surge
Singapore made work-from-home the default and tightened rules to allow a maximum of two people to meet in restaurants or other social settings, as it seeks to rein in mostly mild cases that could ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s payment system is designed for connectivity resilience, says monetary authority
Sopnendu Mohanty of the Monetary Authority of Singapore says linking up Singapore and India's payment systems, PayNow and Unified Payments Interface, "tests Singapore's payment system to the extreme." ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s daily Covid-19 cases to hit over 3,000 if unchecked, straining hospitals already under ‘tremendous pressure’, says task force
Singapore must act now to slow down the unexpectedly rapid pace of increase in Covid-19 cases, which, if left unchecked, will lead to a daily new case count of 3,200 in the next week, the Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to ramp up plans to handle 5,000 daily new COVID cases: Ong Ye Kung
Singapore will start ramping up plans to be ready to handle 5,000 daily new COVID-19 cases, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Friday (24 September), amid an ongoing coronavirus surge that is rising ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to go back to 2-person dine-in rule for 4 weeks from Monday
Singapore will return to a two-person dining-in rule for a period of four weeks from next Monday (27 September), as it bids to slow down community COVID-19 transmission. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s current COVID-19 policies are effective, can handle surge in cases, say experts
SINGAPORE: The current spike in COVID-19 cases in Singapore is higher than anticipated, but the Government's policies are effective and should be able to manage the surge, experts told CNA. "Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s manufacturing output growth slows to 11.2% in August
SINGAPORE: Growth in Singapore's manufacturing output slowed to 11.2 per cent in August and was mainly driven by the transport engineering and precision engineering clusters, official data on Friday ... ( read original story ...)