Latest CoronaVirus News & Updates from Singapore
Singapore warns children susceptible to virus variants, shuts schools
5m | YAHOO!NewsSingapore warned on Sunday that the new coronavirus variants, such as the one first detected in India, were affecting more ...
Read moreSingapore shares open weaker as stricter Covid-19 curbs take effect; STI down 0.6%
37m | The Straits TimesSingapore stocks started the week lower after Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) commenced on Sunday (May 16). This resulted in ...
Read moreSingapore to shut schools as coronavirus cases rise
13h | CNBC on MSN.comSingapore will shut most schools from Wednesday after the city-state reported the highest number of local COVID-19 infections ...
Read moreSingapore Polytechnic student tests positive for COVID-19; all lectures and tutorials moved online
28m | Channel NewsAsia SingaporeSINGAPORE: A Singapore Polytechnic (SP) student has tested positive for COVID-19, as the school moves all lectures and ...
Read moreCoronavirus: Hong Kong tightens restrictions on Taiwan arrivals, while Singapore and Japan could be next
1h | South China Morning PostUnvaccinated travellers will have to undergo quarantine at designated hotels for 21 days and show negative coronavirus test ...
Read moreSingapore tightens COVID-19 measures, travel bubble unlikely
1d | ABCSingapore further tightened its COVID-19 measures as it sought to control an increase in untraceable coronavirus infections ...
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Singapore to shut schools from Wednesday in coronavirus fight
15h | Reuters on MSN.comSingapore will close primary and secondary schools from Wednesday, with students shifting to home-based learning until the term ends on May 28, the education ministry said on Sunday as authorities try ...
Read moreSingapore Coronavirus Cases Could Burst Hopes for Hong Kong Travel Bubble
2d | U.S. News & World ReportA travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore set to open on May 26 has a "high chance" of being postponed, a Hong Kong ...
Read moreMarkets slump as Singapore brings in strictest COVID-19 curbs since lockdown
2d | Reuters on MSN.comSingapore announced on Friday the strictest curbs on social gatherings and public activities since easing a COVID-19 lockdown ...
Read moreStocks Fall as Singapore Re-Imposes COVID-19 Curbs
2d | U.S. News & World ReportSingapore announced on Friday the strictest curbs on social gatherings and public activities since easing a COVID-19 lockdown ...
Read moreSingapore warns children susceptible to virus variants, shuts schools
5m | YAHOO!NewsSingapore warned on Sunday that the new coronavirus variants, such as the one first detected in India, were affecting more ...
Read moreSingapore studying if it should extend the time between COVID-19 vaccine doses: Ong Ye Kung
3h | Channel NewsAsia SingaporeSINGAPORE: Singapore is studying if it should change its COVID-19 vaccination strategy to extend the time between vaccine ...
Read moreCoronavirus: Hong Kong tightens restrictions on Taiwan arrivals, while Singapore and Japan could be next
1h | South China Morning PostUnvaccinated travellers will have to undergo quarantine at designated hotels for 21 days and show negative coronavirus test ...
Read moreNew B1617 coronavirus strain appears to be attacking younger children more, says Singapore Covid-19 task force
3h | malaymailThe new B1617 strain, commonly known as the double-mutant variant of the coronavirus first detected in India, appears to be ...
Read moreCoronavirus: Singapore to close schools from Wednesday amid fears B.1.617 variant ‘affects children more’
14h | South China Morning Post on MSN.comSingapore will close public schools this week as it grapples with a sharp rise in domestic cases of Covid-19 that have ...
Read moreSingapore reports 38 locally transmitted, 11 imported COVID-19 cases
3h | XinhuaSingapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported 38 new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 and 11 imported cases, bringing the total tally to 61,585. Of the local cases, 21 are linked to previous ...
Read moreSingapore reports most COVID-19 cases in 8 months amid airport cluster
3d | YAHOO!NewsSingapore's health ministry on Thursday reported 24 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the highest daily number since ...
Read moreSales at retail stores in some Singapore heartland malls plummet on first day of tightened Covid-19 safety rules
3h | malaymailEven though they are allowed to remain open, stores in heartland malls that rely on walk-in traffic from diners who have ...
Read moreBioNTech to Build Covid-19 Vaccine Facility in Singapore By 2023
6d | BloombergGerman vaccine developer BioNTech SE selected Singapore as its Southeast Asia headquarters and first Asia-Pacific hub, giving ...
Read moreBioNTech to Make Covid-19 Vaccines in Singapore
6d | Wall Street JournalThe Pfizer partner says its new Asia headquarters is expected to start production in 2023.
Read moreSingapore Stops School Classes to Curb Virus Spread Among Kids
1h | Bloomberg on MSN.comSingapore will stop most school classes this week following a spike in unlinked coronavirus cases that pose the biggest challenge since last year to the government as it works out plans to vaccinate ...
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Singapore reports 38 new local COVID-19 cases, highest in months
19h | ReutersSingapore's health ministry on Sunday preliminarily confirmed 38 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the highest daily number since mid-September, as the city-state returned to the strictest curbs on ...
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Singapore to shut schools from Wednesday in coronavirus fight
15h | Reuters on MSN.comSingapore will close primary and secondary schools from Wednesday, with students shifting to home-based learning until the term ends on May 28, the education ministry said on Sunday as authorities try ...
Read moreSingapore warns on COVID-19 vaccine supplies as it expands programme
5d | Reuters on MSN.comSingapore still expects to complete its COVID-19 inoculation programme by the end of the year, the health minister said on ...
Read moreCovid-19: Singapore to shut schools from Wednesday as cases surge
13h | Khaleej Times on MSN.comThe fresh curbs come after Singapore confirmed 38 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, the highest daily number in months.
Read moreBioNTech to Build Covid-19 Vaccine Facility in Singapore By 2023
6d | BloombergGerman vaccine developer BioNTech SE selected Singapore as its Southeast Asia headquarters and first Asia-Pacific hub, giving ...
Read moreSingapore: April Non-oil Domestic Exports herald a weak start to the economy in 2Q21
2h | INGTapering export strength and a significant reduction in domestic economic activity during new month-long Covid-19 restrictions will weigh on GDP growth ...
Read moreOil edges lower as COVID-19 restrictions in Asia fuel demand concerns
2h | Reuters on MSN.comOil prices edged lower on Monday as the recovery of a major U.S. pipeline network eased concerns over supply and a new wave ...
Read moreFresh Covid-19 Curbs Send Shares Of Singapore Tycoon’s Grocery Soaring
2d | ForbesShares of Sheng Siong Group, the budget supermarket chain controlled by tycoon Lim Hock Chee and his brothers, surged on ...
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Singapore tightens COVID-19 curbs on social gatherings, dining
2d | ReutersSingapore announced on Friday the strictest curbs on social gatherings and public activities since easing a COVID-19 lockdown last year, amid a rise in locally acquired infections and with new ...
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