Singapore: CoronaVirus Meter

Singapore's health ministry confirms 548 more coronavirus cases

14h | Reuters

Singapore's health ministry said on Sunday it had confirmed 548 more coronavirus cases, taking its tally of infections to ...

How Migrant Worker Outbreaks Supercharged Coronavirus Spread in Singapore

2d | U.S. News & World Report

On Friday, the number of coronavirus cases in the city-state topped 30,000. The number of dormitory cases vastly dwarfs the ...

Coronavirus lockdown sparks a surprising backlash against otters in Singapore, the ‘Otter City’

1d | Los Angeles Times

A nomadic otter family's raid of a private fish pond has triggered calls for a cull in a city-state that has celebrated the ...

Coronavirus Cases in Singapore Surpass 30,000: Reuters Tally

2d | U.S. News & World Report

Coronavirus cases in Singapore topped 30,000 on Friday as the city-state reports hundreds of new infections in cramped ...

Covid-19 Patients Not Infectious After 11 Days: Singapore Study

19h | Bloomberg

Covid-19 patients are no longer infectious after 11 days of getting sick even though some may still test positive, according ...

Singapore looking at wearable devices to support COVID-19 contact tracing

5h | ZDNet

To address concerns about battery life and the use of Bluetooth in its contact tracing app, the Singapore government now is ...

U.S. could be coronavirus-free by late September, these Singapore scientists say

22h | MarketWatch

The US could finally be free of the coronavirus in late September, and the whole world can expect to put the pandemic behind ...

How Covid-19 is changing what Singaporeans shop for online

1m | The Straits Times

From dumbbells to bubble tea pearls, consumers are now looking for things they may not have previously wanted, as they adjust to the "new normal" amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Qatar makes COVID-19 app mandatory, experts question efficiency

41m | Al Jazeera English

Qatari public health officials try to quell privacy concerns as contact-tracing app Ehteraz comes into force. Qatar is ...

Seven technologies and trends the COVID-19 pandemic will accelerate

31m | SiliconANGLE

Crisis plants the seeds of ingenuity, and as the world struggles out of the COVID-19 pandemic and into an unknown new normal, ...

Singapore looking at wearable devices to support COVID-19 contact tracing

5h | ZDNet

To address concerns about battery life and the use of Bluetooth in its contact tracing app, the Singapore government now is ...

U.S. could be coronavirus-free by late September, these Singapore scientists say

22h | MarketWatch

The US could finally be free of the coronavirus in late September, and the whole world can expect to put the pandemic behind ...

ipaymy launches new product to help Singapore's restaurants accept online credit card payments during COVID-19 circuit breaker

2d | YAHOO!

Singapore based payment optimisation platform for small businesses, has announced the launch of a new product to help ...

Singapore Yet to See Mutation Amid Coronavirus Uncertainty

2d | Bloomberg

Singapore has yet to see any significant mutation of the coronavirus and is watching closely whether that could have a ...

How Covid-19 is changing what Singaporeans shop for online

1m | The Straits Times

From dumbbells to bubble tea pearls, consumers are now looking for things they may not have previously wanted, as they adjust to the "new normal" amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Singapore Health Official: Yet to See Coronavirus Mutation

2d | Bloomberg

Vernon Lee, director of the communicable diseases division at Singapore's Ministry of Health, talks about Covid-19 and the ...

Domestic flights to resume, but coronavirus cases rise

4m | Gulf Times

Domestic flights will resume today across India after a day of “hard negotiations”, the federal civil aviation minister said ...

Qatar makes COVID-19 app mandatory, experts question efficiency

41m | Al Jazeera English

Qatari public health officials try to quell privacy concerns as contact-tracing app Ehteraz comes into force. Qatar is ...

Robot blasts coronavirus with UV light at mall in Singapore

3d | New York Post

A shopping mall in Singapore is deploying a newly developed smart robot to fight the novel coronavirus, not with chemicals – ...

As Singapore nears 30,000 coronavirus cases, circuit breaker takes its toll on residents

2d | South China Morning Post on MSN.com

Jeffrey Tan, the owner of a dance studio in downtown Singapore, estimates he has lost five figures in earnings since he ...

As Singapore nears 30,000 coronavirus cases, circuit breaker takes its toll on residents

2d | South China Morning Post on MSN.com

Jeffrey Tan, the owner of a dance studio in downtown Singapore, estimates he has lost five figures in earnings since he ...

Singapore sentences drug suspect to death at Zoom hearing

3d | New Haven Register

Singapore sentenced a drug suspect to death at a court hearing held on the videoconferencing app Zoom because of the ...

Seven technologies and trends the COVID-19 pandemic will accelerate

31m | SiliconANGLE

Crisis plants the seeds of ingenuity, and as the world struggles out of the COVID-19 pandemic and into an unknown new normal, ...

Singapore Just Sentenced A Drug Trafficker To Death Via Zoom

3d | VICE

A man was sentenced to death in Singapore for drug trafficking offenses. In a country that has zero tolerance for illicit ...

Twice as many Hong Kong employers have laid off staff compared with their Singapore peers as Covid-19 eats into bottom line, surveys find

17h | South China Morning Post on MSN.com

Twice as many Hong Kong employers have laid off staff compared with their Singaporean counterparts to cut costs during the ...

THE REUTERS GRAPHIC-How migrant worker outbreaks supercharged coronavirus spread in Singapore

2d | Thomson Reuters Foundation

Once held up as a role model for its battle against the coronavirus, Singapore has struggled to contain an infection spread centred around foreign worker dormitories, construction sites and factories.

ZALL Group Donates 1 Million Surgical Masks to Singapore Red Cross (SRC) in Support of Singapore's Fight against COVID-19

1d | Benzinga.com

SINGAPORE, May 23, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - China-based ZALL Group (ZALL) has donated one million surgical masks to the Singapore Red Cross (SRC). The shipment arrived in ...

Is coronavirus fatal for US$25 billion Singapore-Malaysia high-speed rail link?

21h | South China Morning Post on MSN.com

M ay 31 was supposed to have been decision day on the future of the high-speed rail link between Malaysia and Singapore, but ...

Even with protests, recession and coronavirus, Hong Kong is a better bet than Singapore

1d | South China Morning Post on MSN.com

The lingering anti-government protests and Covid-19 pandemic have generated panic among some people and corporations in Hong ...

Asia Album: Cruise ships used as temporary dormitory for migrant workers recovered from COVID-19 infection in Singapore

20h | N.C.N. Limited on MSN.com

Migrant workers enjoy their outdoor time aboard the SuperStar Gemini cruise ship berthed at Singapore's Marina Bay Cruise ...