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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Travelers flying with Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be able to view Covid-19 test results and use them to check in at Changi Airport with a single app, which could pave the way for travel without stay-at-home notices nor quarantine. The software has been developed by the International …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Thirteen new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Monday (March 8), bringing Singapore’s total to 60,046. All the new infections were imported, and people stayed home or isolated upon arrival, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. Arriving from countries including India, the Philippines, Indonesia, and …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore will offer COVID-19 vaccines later this month to selected freight drivers and accompanying personnel entering the country from Malaysia on a regular basis. Announcing this on Monday (March 8), Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) said: “Vaccination will provide an additional layer of protection against COVID-19, ensuring that …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) passengers will be able to use a mobile app to check COVID-19 test results and vaccination status as the national carrier becomes the first airline to test the SINGAPORE Travel Pass. International Air Transport Associations (IATA). The test will begin with passengers traveling from Singapore …

[ad_1] BANGKOK: Thailand will reduce its mandatory quarantine from 14 days to seven days from next month for foreigners arriving in the country who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, its health minister said on Monday (March 8). Vaccinations must be administered within three months of the travel period and …

[ad_1] People seen queuing at a vaccination center in Jurong West on February 23, 2021 (PHOTO: Dhany Osman / Yahoo News Singapore) SINGAPORE – Seniors aged 60 to 69 can now expect to receive their vaccine doses ahead of schedule, while the vaccine will also be rolled out to essential …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore will advance COVID-19 vaccines for people aged 60 to 69, and people in this age group will receive letters inviting them to register their appointments in the coming days, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Monday (Mar 8 ). The Health Ministry had announced last month …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The national Covid-19 vaccination campaign has been advanced for all older people and will also be extended to more high-risk groups and essential workers, including teachers, postmen, and migrant workers. This is possible because more supplies of the vaccine have arrived, the Health Ministry said on Monday …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Processes are being streamlined to reduce wait times and people are encouraged to reserve afternoon slots for Covid-19 jabs as Singapore expects to dose 1.25 million people by the end of April. More people tend to get vaccinated on weekday mornings and at polyclinics, the Health Ministry …

[ad_1] ZURICH (REUTERS) – Austrian authorities suspended inoculations with a batch of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine as a precaution while investigating the death of one person and the illness of another after the injections, a health agency said on Sunday (7 of March). “The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care …