Singapore reported 322 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday bringing the total tally in the country to 277042 Of the new cases 2 ... ( read original story ...)
New COVID-19 variant Omicron likely to be dominant strain globally in 2022, say Singapore experts
Citing Imperial College modelling data, Public health expert Associate Professor Natasha Howard said that the risk of reinfection with the Omicron variant is more than five times higher and it does ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Suspends Vaccine Travel Lane Bookings
Ticket sales for Singapore’s Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) program have been put on hold for all flights until January 21st. Ticket sales for flights on and after this date have also been reduced. The ... ( read original story ...)
Youth charged with knife attack along Singapore’s Buangkok Crescent
A 24-year-old man was charged on Friday (Dec 24) with being involved in the slashing of another man with a knife along Buangkok Crescent at about 4am on Wednesday. Dainsh Subramaniam is accused of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s manufacturing output growth dips slightly to 14.6% in November
SINGAPORE: Singapore's manufacturing output continued to rise in November, although the pace of growth slowed to 14.6 per cent year-on-year, official data on Friday (Dec 24) showed. In Octob ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore freezes flight ticket sales under quarantine-free travel programme
Singapore has set up these lanes for about two dozen countries, including Australia, India, the United Kingdom and the United States. Reacting to the new rules, Indian carriers said that they will ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore factory output rises 14.6% in November amid broad-based growth
SINGAPORE - Singapore's factory output expanded for a second straight month in November with sustained growth in all production segments. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Omicron likely to be dominant strain globally in 2022: Singapore
"2022 must be the year we end the pandemic," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva on Monday.But Singapore-based experts said much depends on how potent the Omicron ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore vaccinated travel lane (VTL): Stop on quarantine-free travel lane ticket sales
Singapore froze the sale of tickets for arriving flights and buses under its quarantine-free travel programme for four weeks from Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Central Bank $60 Billion Swap Facility With Fed to Expire on Dec. 31
Singapore central bank said on Friday its $60 billion swap arrangement with the U.S. Federal Reserve will expire on Dec. 31, as U.S. dollar funding conditions in Singapore and the region have ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Is No Place to Spend Quarantine
Find yourself with a positive Covid-19 test? You’d better have your toothbrush packed, along with more patience than you’d ever expect. ( read original story ...)
Thank you notes, flowers, smiles: What drives Singapore’s young buskers to play their hearts out
CNA Lifestyle met up with with three musicians and a circus artist to find out why they chose performing on streets instead of stages, and what they look forward to once restrictions are lifted. ( read original story ...)
53 of Singapore’s 65 imported Omicron cases arrived via VTL
Fifty-three of the 65 confirmed imported Omicron cases detected in Singapore as at Monday had arrived via the vaccinated travel lane (VTL), said the Ministry of Health (MOH). . Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
Record 89 of 322 new COVID cases in Singapore imported; 2 deaths
The figure is the highest reported in a day since the start of the pandemic here, overtaking the previous high of 76 such cases a day before.. ( read original story ...)
322 new COVID-19 infections in Singapore, including record 89 imported cases
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 322 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday (Dec 23), of which 89 are imported, setting a record high for the second day in a row. There are also two fatalities, taking the ... ( read original story ...)
19 spots up: Singapore’s stellar recovery on Bloomberg’s COVID Resilience Ranking
In April this year, Bloomberg declared Singapore “ the world’s best place to be during Covid ”. That didn’t last. A scant six months later, the Republic’s ranking had plummeted to 39th, its lowest yet ... ( read original story ...)