SINGAPORE – Patients at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) with more serious Covid-19 symptoms will be transferred to acute hospitals if required, IMH told The Straits Times on Thursday (Nov 4). And, so far, about 40 have been transferred. It said 16 staff and 278 patients have tested positive for Covid-19 in its cluster... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Sept 12. Chinatown Complex closed after Covid-19 cluster with 66 cases; S’pore reports 555 new infections All staff working at Chinatown Complex are being tested for Covid-19. READ MORE HERE Messages of unity, resolve mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks The greatest lesson from... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Sept 4. New Covid-19 cluster at Changi General Hospital with 14 cases The latest CGH cluster is separate from an earlier active cluster with 4 cases. READ MORE HERE Bugis Junction Covid-19 cluster may have started with infected member of public who visited mall:... » read more
SINGAPORE – A new Covid-19 cluster in a Changi General Hospital (CGH) ward was announced on Tuesday night (Aug 3), but hospital operations are running normally and patients can continue with their outpatient appointments, said CGH on Wednesday morning (Aug 4). “With proactive and regular testing in the hospital, we have detected three patient cases... » read more
LONDON (REUTERS) – Manchester United have cancelled their pre-season friendly at Preston North End on Saturday after a small number of suspected positive Covid-19 cases at the club, the Premier League side said on Thursday (July 29). United drew 2-2 with Brentford on Wednesday and detected the cases following routine testing of the team. The... » read more
SINGAPORE – The police have arrested 29 women aged between 20 and 47 in an operation targeting pivoted KTVs. The islandwide anti-crime operation from Tuesday to Thursday saw checks on 27 pivoted KTV lounges operating as food and beverage (F&B) establishments. Under Covid-19 restrictions, nightlife operations, which include KTV lounges, are prohibited. But they have been allowed... » read more
SINGAPORE – Another 34 cases were added to the growing cluster linked to KTV karaoke lounges on Thursday (July 15), as Singapore braces itself for what could be its biggest active cluster yet outside migrant worker dormitories. The cluster, which currently stands at 88, could have an impact far beyond just the nightlife industry, with... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, July 16. Patrons of KTV lounges must get tested to help rein in Covid-19 cluster The ingredients of a runaway cluster are there, especially with a more infectious Delta variant circulating, says Joyce Teo. READ MORE HERE First Covid-19 case in KTV cluster entered... » read more
SINGAPORE – A labyrinth of rooms lie behind tinted doors, obscuring the view of the world within from the public. But the lingering smell of cigarette smoke, coupled with bursts of loud music escaping each time the doors open, gives it away. These KTV lounges, which have pivoted to operate as food and beverage establishments,... » read more
SINGAPORE – All Saints Home in Hougang underwent cleaning and disinfection after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19 last Saturday (June 12). The 27-year-old male Indian national, who works as a nursing aide, tested positive for the virus during the home’s surveillance testing for staff members on June 11. An individual test was done on... » read more
SINGAPORE – Officers helping arriving air travellers to complete immigration documentation will now talk to them through videoconferencing, instead of in person. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has put this and other precautions in place, after an outbreak of Covid-19 at the airport. ICA told The Straits Times on Friday (May 21) that the... » read more
SINGAPORE – A 70-year-old Singaporean man linked to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) cluster here has died from complications related to Covid-19, bringing the total number of deaths here to 32. The Health Ministry said on Thursday (May 20) that the man had been hospitalised in TTSH Ward 9D on April 22. The man,... » read more
SINGAPORE – There were 16 cases of Covid-19 infection confirmed on Wednesday (May 12), 10 of which are community cases and the other six imported ones. Of the community cases, seven are linked to the Changi Airport cluster. This brings the total number of patients in the cluster to 25, forming the second-largest active cluster... » read more
ROME (REUTERS) – Japan’s Naomi Osaka said on Sunday (May 9) that while she has spent her entire life waiting to compete at the Olympics, the risks of holding the Tokyo Games amid the raging Covid-19 pandemic should continue to be carefully discussed. Opinion surveys have shown that most Japanese oppose holding the Games this... » read more
SINGAPORE – Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has stopped admitting new patients from Tuesday (May 4). The hospital is fighting to contain a growing Covid-19 cluster with 35 linked patients as of Monday night. On Monday, the Ministry of Health said that other hospitals – both public and private – would be helping to take on... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, May 4. Hospitals to take on extra load, defer non-urgent surgical operations as TTSH cluster grows Ministry of Health has worked with the public and private hospitals here to make sure that patients requiring care will continue to be attended to. READ MORE... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, April 30. TTSH Covid-19 cluster grows to 9 people; 2 wards locked down to stem spread A doctor, a healthcare assistant trainee and six patients are linked to a nurse working there who tested positive. READ MORE HERE New Covid-19 cluster involves 7 family... » read more
A fully vaccinated woman who was working as a cleaner at a community care facility in Tuas South was the sole unlinked case out of the 16 community cases announced by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday (April 29). The 39-year-old Vietnamese national dons full personal protective equipment while at work – including an... » read more
SINGAPORE – The sole Covid-19 case reported in the community on Wednesday (April 14) has been linked to three other cases in the country, prompting the Ministry of Health (MOH) to announce a new local cluster. The patient, a 44-year-old Papua New Guinea national, arrived in Singapore from Australia on March 25 on a short-term... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Wednesday, Jan 20. New local Covid-19 cluster formed; 8-year-old boy added to para-vet cluster The wife and housemate of a man who tested positive for Covid-19 last Saturday have also tested positive, forming a new local cluster. READ MORE HERE Little chance of honeymoon for... » read more