As Singapore presses on with its strategy of living with Covid-19, an update in mindsets is needed to respect the virus but not be paralysed by fear, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Saturday ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore tightens measures for the unvaccinated, says will take 3-6 months to new norm
Those who are not vaccinated will no longer be allowed to enter malls, said Gan Kim Yong, Singapore's trade minister and co-chair of the government's coronavirus taskforce, in a briefing Saturday. ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to extend vaccinated travel lane scheme to eight more countries, including US, UK, Spain
SINGAPORE: Singapore is extending its vaccinated travel lane scheme to eight more countries, allowing those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter Singapore without having to serve ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore COVID home recovery extended to all cases aged 5 to 49
The Home Recovery Programme (HRP) will be extended to unvaccinated persons aged 12 to 49 years, vaccinated persons aged 70 to 79, and children aged five to 11, from 10 October. ( read original story ...)
Next few months ‘trying’ as Singapore tries to live with COVID-19: Lee Hsien Loong
Living with COVID-19 has not been a smooth and easy journey, and the next few months will be trying, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during a televised speech. ( read original story ...)
Watch: PM Lee to address Singapore at noon on COVID-19 situation, path to new normal
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will give an update on COVID-19 situation in Singapore in a televised address to the nation on Saturday (Oct 9) at noon. The speech will be carried live on ... ( read original story ...)
PM Lee to address nation on Saturday at noon on the COVID-19 situation in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will give an update on the COVID-19 situation in Singapore in a televised address to the nation on Saturday at noon, he said in a Facebook post on Friday (Oct ... ( read original story ...)
6 more COVID deaths, 3,590 new cases in Singapore
The MOH on 8 October confirmed 3,590 new COVID cases in Singapore, bringing the country's total case count to 120,454, as well as six more deaths due to the disease. ( read original story ...)
6 more COVID-19 deaths in Singapore; new cases above 3,000 for fourth straight day
SINGAPORE: New COVID-19 cases in Singapore have stayed above the 3,000 mark for the fourth day in a row on Friday (Oct 8), with six more deaths from complications due to the virus. The fatalities ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea, Singapore agree to open ‘Vaccinated Traveler Lane’ next month
Singapore and South Korea on Friday announced that vaccinated travelers can fly between both points without having to quarantine, beginning next month. ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports highest-ever single-day rise in COVID-19 cases
Singapore's health ministry reported 3,590 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic, while it recorded six new deaths. ( read original story ...)
South Korea welcomes vaccinated travel lane with Singapore
This is South Korea's second bilateral agreement aimed at reopening for tourism, after a travel bubble with Saipan.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Local tours in Singapore seeing uptick in bookings this year
Bookings have logged double-digit growth in the first few months of this year.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM to address the nation on path to COVID-19 new normal
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he will address the country on Saturday noon regarding the local COVID-19 situation and the path to a new normal. ( read original story ...)
Jeevan Vasagar: Why replicating the “Singapore model” is impossible
The author of a new history of the city-state on what everyone who wants to emulate Singapore, from Brexiteers to libertarians, is missing. ( read original story ...)
Singapore, South Korea to allow quarantine-free travel from Nov 15 for those vaccinated
People vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to travel between Singapore and South Korea without quarantine from Nov 15. The announcement by both countries means that Singapore residents now have a ... ( read original story ...)