Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, May 18.
World Economic Forum cancels meeting scheduled to be held in Singapore in August
Organisers cited the uncertain travel outlook and new Covid-19 variants as reasons for their decision.
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S’pore Poly and NIE students, NSF among 11 new unlinked Covid-19 community cases
The polytechnic will move all lessons online from May 18.
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Speed at which Changi Airport Covid-19 cluster grew is worrying, says expert
The most striking thing is how rapidly the virus has spread between the cases, says an expert.
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Fuchun, Frontier primary schools move to HBL early as teacher, pupil test positive for Covid-19
A Maha Bodhi School pupil who was also infected had attended the same student care centre as an earlier case.
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Tan Tock Seng Hospital to resume admissions from May 18
Swabbing results for all of the hospital’s inpatients and staff have consistently returned negative.
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Vaccinating more people by spacing out doses can slow down Covid-19 spread
Currently, the two doses are given three or four weeks apart.
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Biden to send US-authorised vaccines abroad for first time
The measures are only a first step as the US pivots its attention to quelling the pandemic abroad.
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Interactive: How Singapore built one of the world’s biggest floating solar farms
The completion of the sprawling installation brings Singapore another step closer to its 2030 solar energy target.
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Wanted: Ideas to turn Lim Chu Kang area into S’pore’s next attraction
Among the ideas being considered was how to bring people closer to the area, such as through educational tours for young schoolchildren and visits for researchers.
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5 ways to experience South Korea in S’pore, from planning dreamy photos to ‘chilling’ with K-wave stars
New restrictions have kicked in but there are still ways to experience South Korea here without a passport.
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