SINGAPORE – Three mosques that were visited by Covid-19 positive patients will be closed for cleaning and disinfection on Wednesday (Dec 2). They are: Ahmad Mosque in Pasir Panjang, Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim Mosque in Harbourfront and En-Naeem Mosque in Hougang. Bookings for congregational prayer at the mosques will be voided, said the Islamic Religious Council... » read more
Singapore’s first Covid-19 community case in 16 days is a Singaporean who works as a service engineer and had dinner with 12 family members at Seoul Garden in Tampines Mall last Saturday, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said yesterday. The family had occupied three tables at the restaurant, and there was mingling among the groups.... » read more
SINGAPORE – Five months after Singapore moved into phase two of reopening its economy in June, taxi and private-hire drivers continue to spend more time roaming the streets without passengers, with some earning just enough to cover costs. Demand for rides remains more lacklustre than last year due to the lack of tourists, shut entertainment... » read more
SINGAPORE – Changi Airport will open up further to transit passengers, with Jetstar Asia on Friday (Nov 20) announcing that those on its flights from six South-east Asian cities will be able to transit via Singapore to other destinations from Dec 1. It is the fourth airline allowed to operate such transit flights after the... » read more
SINGAPORE – Inbound travellers arriving in Singapore can now purchase insurance coverage for Covid-19 related costs incurred during their stay here. Changi Airport Group (CAG) and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said in a joint statement on Wednesday (Nov 18) morning that three insurance companies have developed travel insurance products which provide at least $30,000... » read more
SINGAPORE – Singapore has made arrangements with multiple Covid-19 vaccine makers to ensure it “will not be last in the queue” once doses are available, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He also observed that Asian countries have had greater success than their Western counterparts in getting their people to comply with pandemic measures, in... » read more
SINGAPORE – Singapore could have a Covid-19 vaccine by early next year. The first shipments of the vaccine co-developed by Singapore researchers are expected in the first quarter. Arcturus Therapeutics, the American pharmaceutical company working with Duke-NUS scientists on the vaccine, said this on Monday (Nov 9), as it announced positive preliminary results from the... » read more
Nursing home staff in Singapore are now being tested for Covid-19 once every two months as part of measures to ensure that senior citizens in the homes are kept safe from the virus. In response to queries from The Straits Times, a Ministry of Health (MOH) spokesman said that all nursing home providers will complete... » read more
SINGAPORE – Half a million dollars has been set aside by social welfare organisation Ngee Ann Kongsi to support Singaporean Teochews who have lost their incomes or were retrenched amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Applications open from Monday (Nov 2) and will be administered by the Teochew Federation (Singapore) which will work with 60 affiliated clan... » read more
Singapore is at a crossroads. Community cases here are now extremely low, with just six in the past fortnight. This means measures to contain the virus here are working and Singapore should be able to significantly ease them with little risk, experts have pointed out to The Straits Times. Singapore can also open up its... » read more
For telling a story about determination and appreciation, The Straits Times’ assistant sports editor Rohit Brijnath won the Most Inspiring Sport Story of the Year accolade at the Singapore Sports Awards yesterday. It is his third win in the category after previous wins in 2016 and 2017. Brijnath, 58, was not present at the ceremony,... » read more
There were 12 new coronavirus cases confirmed yesterday, taking Singapore’s total to 57,933. All of them were asymptomatic. The cases were all imported and comprised nine work permit holders, two dependant’s pass holders and one short-term visit pass holder, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) last night. The nine work permit holders had returned from... » read more
Up to eight people could be allowed to gather outside their homes when Singapore moves into phase three of its reopening, the multi-ministry task force handling Covid-19 said yesterday. Asked how the task force arrived at this figure, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong responded that safe distancing was a concern. The task force had initially... » read more
There were two new locally transmitted cases of Covid-19 infection reported in Singapore yesterday, including one unlinked community case and one in a workers’ dormitory, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). There were also five imported cases, who had all been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in the country. These seven new cases take... » read more
A 49-year-old Bangladeshi migrant worker was the sole community case reported by the Ministry of Health (MOH) last night. His case is currently unlinked. He was asymptomatic and was detected through routine testing. MOH said that his serological test result has come back positive, indicating a past infection. There were three new coronavirus cases confirmed... » read more
More than 450,000 workers living or working in dormitories or the construction, marine shipyard and process sectors will receive contact-tracing devices in phases from today to early next month, said the Government on Friday. The contact-tracing devices, known as BluePass tokens, are “purpose-built for the dormitory and work site environment” said the Ministry of Manpower... » read more
SINGAPORE – A 13-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl are the two new Covid-19 cases in the community reported by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday (Oct 14). Both patients are school students and had last been at their respective schools on Oct 2. They were both quarantined from Oct 3, and were swabbed... » read more
LISBON (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo, who has tested positive for Covid-19, left the Portuguese team camp near Lisbon on Wednesday (Oct 14) to fly back to Northern Italy on his private jet, local media reported. The Juventus player’s jet took off in the afternoon from the Tires airfield, in the outskirts of Lisbon, according to... » read more
PRAGUE (AFP)- Czech football legend Antonin Panenka, known for his trademark penalty kick, has been discharged from hospital after a Covid-19 scare, his former club said on Wednesday (Oct 14), citing his son. “I picked up dad at the hospital at 11am today and took him home,” Tomas Panenka told the website of the Prague-based... » read more
SINGAPORE – A specialised children’s agency and beefed-up counselling resources were some of the proposals to help vulnerable individuals put forth by MPs on Wednesday (Oct 14). Mr Don Wee (Chua Chu Kang GRC) called for an equivalent of the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) – which supports seniors and their caregivers – to supervise,... » read more