Singapore health officials conducting more research on the variants, including Delta Singapore had barred visitors from India in April to slow the virus spread The Delta variant has been linked to ... ( read original story ...)
Delta Dominant in Singapore; EU Backs Origin Study: Virus Update
The European Union and the U.S. are set to back a renewed push into investigating the origins of Covid-19 after conflicting assessments about where the outbreak started, according to a document seen ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore coronavirus sequencing shows delta variant, first found in India, is major local strain
The “current understanding” is that some variants, including the delta mutation, “are more transmissible”, a spokesperson for Singapore’s health ministry said on Tuesday. “Studies are ongoing to get a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Sequencing Reveals Delta Variant Crowds Out Others
Covid-19 sequencing in Singapore has revealed the emergence of the delta variant as the country’s major local virus strain. ( read original story ...)
Stay-home guide for Wednesday: Learn about Singapore heritage, savour North Indian food and more
The Straits Times' Venessa Lee recommends fun, uplifting things to do today. 1. Learn: Snippets of Singapore heritage. ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 9 new COVID-19 cases and 1 death
SINGAPORE: An 86-year-old Singaporean woman has died from complications due to COVID-19 infection, said the Ministry of Health on Tuesday (Jun 8), ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore cop jailed for abetting man to pervert course of justice
A 42-year-old police staff sergeant was on Tuesday (8 June) jailed for five months for aiding a suspect in police custody to pervert the course of justice. ( read original story ...)
Scientists from Singapore-MIT alliance develop more precise method to detect Sars-CoV-2
SINGAPORE - Scientists from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (Smart) have developed a more precise method of detecting numerous viruses, including Sars-CoV-2, the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Sequencing Reveals Delta Variant Crowding Out Others
Covid-19 sequencing in Singapore has revealed the emergence of the delta variant as the country's major local virus strain, underscoring the highly infectious nature of the mutation that has ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore researchers invent new AI tool that could speed up diagnosis of heart disease
SINGAPORE - A new tool that could lead to faster diagnosis of heart disease has been invented by researchers in Singapore. Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), it uses electrocardiograms (ECGs) ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore court jails techie for racially offensive tweets, slurs to Indians: Report
A 35-year old senior executive at a software company in Singapore, who made racially offensive tweets in April last year, including slurs to Indians and condemning Indian immigrants about COVID-19, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Pokemon Store taking pre-orders for giant life-sized Slowpoke plushie
The Singapore’s Pokemon Store will be taking pre-orders for the giant life-sized Slowpoke plushie from now till 30 June. ( read original story ...)
New programme director for Singapore International Film Festival
Mr Thong Kay Wee was formerly the Programmes and Outreach officer at the Asian Film Archive.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Man jailed for racially abusive slurs against Indians
Zainal Abidin Shaiful Bahari, a Malay, pleaded guilty to two charges each of committing acts he knew were prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony between different racial groups in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Singapore court jails man for racially offensive tweets, slurs to Indians
Zainal Abidin Shaiful Bahari, a Malay, pleaded guilty to two charges each of committing acts he knew were prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony between different racial groups in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
4 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections in Singapore, including 1 dormitory resident
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported four new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections as of noon on Tuesday (Jun 8), including three with no links to ... ( read original story ...)