Company donates 1.25 million non-surgical masks and 19,000 hand sanitizers to assist migrant workers, seniors, and heart disease patients Singapore, Dec 6, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Avantor, Inc. a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences, advanced technologies, and applied materials industries, today announced a... » read more
SINGAPORE – It is a “mask-have” in these Covid-19 times, and nearly 1.13 million homes have tapped the latest Temasek Foundation distribution drive – which ended on Sunday (Sept 26) – to get free masks. Under the fifth such distribution effort by the foundation, each household was eligible for 50 medical-grade surgical masks and 25... » read more
SINGAPORE – When Ms Chong Lee Lee, 56, went to Northpoint Cold Storage days after Temasek Foundation began its mask distribution exercise, there was no stock. She returned another day after work to find the collection point closed, as it was past 8pm. Ms Chong finally managed to get the masks when she visited Nex... » read more
SINGAPORE – People began queueing for free masks early on Thursday morning (Aug 26) as Temasek Foundation kicked off its fifth Stay Prepared initiative. Each household can collect 50 medical-grade surgical masks and 25 N95 respirator masks at selected malls and supermarket outlets islandwide from Thursday to Sept 26. The exercise was announced earlier this... » read more
SINGAPORE – Dining in and other mask-off activities that carry a higher risk of Covid-19 infection will be banned once more when Singapore reverts to phase two (heightened alert) measures from Thursday (July 22) till Aug 18. All food and beverage (F&B) establishments, including hawker centres and foodcourts, will be allowed to offer only takeaway... » read more
SINGAPORE – A local company is being investigated for manufacturing surgical masks here without a licence, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on Friday (June 11). This is the first time a firm is suspected of that action. The manufacturing was observed taking place in an unhygienic and makeshift environment at Vision Empire International’s facility... » read more
SINGAPORE – With so many different types of face masks now readily available in neighbourhood shops and heartland malls alike, the question becomes: How effective are they against Covid-19 and other respiratory infections? The Straits Times selected nine types of surgical and reusable masks and put them through two tests. Working with lab experts from... » read more