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Singapore PM hints at delayed exit
Published on 25/07/2020
» SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has hinted that he might delay his plan to step down as he wants to ensure the coronavirus outbreak and recovery are managed successfully.
Singapore to give out virus-tracing devices
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/06/2020
» Singapore expects to deliver the first batch of portable contact tracing devices to people in the latter half of this month as the country looks to progressively introduce this method to tackle the spread of coronavirus.
Singapore outlines criteria for gradual reopening as cases ease
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/05/2020
» Singapore’s battle with the Covid-19 pandemic has not yet reached the half-way point, according to a key government minister, even as the country mulls how to lift its partial lockdown measures.
Singapore to continue work from home beyond June 1
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/05/2020
» Singapore said company employees who can work from home will probably have to continue doing so even after the country’s partial lockdown ends on June 1.
Drug approval, eased lockdowns bring hope
Published on 02/05/2020
» US regulators have cleared the experimental antiviral drug Remdesivir for emergency use to treat Covid-19 patients, and Japan has also begun a special approval process for the treatment.
World observing Easter under lockdown
Published on 11/04/2020
» The United States became the first country to report more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day, marking a grim milestone as billions around the world celebrated the Easter weekend under lockdown from home.
Cases double in a week; Olympics delay considered: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/03/2020
» The global number of coronavirus cases doubled in a week to more than 300,000. More countries tightened international and domestic travel.
Singapore to ban on all short-term visitors in new virus measures
Published on 22/03/2020
» SINGAPORE: Singapore will not allow any short-term visitors to transit or enter the city-state in its latest measures to fight the spread of the coronavirus and to conserve healthcare resources for its citizens.
Singapore says Asean arrivals must self-isolate
Published on 15/03/2020
» All arrivals to Singapore from the Asean group of nations as well as Japan, Switzerland and the United Kingdom will have to self-isolate for two weeks in the city-state’s latest measure to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
Pariah ship heads to Cambodia, deaths hit 1,115: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/02/2020
» The impact of the coronavirus continues to spread, as Japan found new infections on a cruise ship while a major bank in Singapore evacuated 300 employees from an office floor after a worker tested positive.