[ad_1] SINGAPORE: After more than a year with working from home as the default, employees may face change once again, as Singapore announced on Wednesday (March 24) a shift towards a more “flexible and hybrid” way of working. More employees will be allowed to return to the workplace starting April …
Read More »India Reports New Variant of COVID-19 Virus, Daily Deaths at Year’s Highest Level
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India reported a new variant of the coronavirus on Wednesday (March 24) as it struggled with the highest count of new infections and deaths in a single day this year. The variant, described by officials as a “double mutant,” has been found in more than 200 samples …
Read More »Greater Ease of Covid-19 Measures in Singapore: What You Need to Know, Health News and Highlights
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – More employees can return to their workplaces and larger-scale activities can be carried out from April as part of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions with the improvement of the situation in Singapore. Here’s a look at the restrictions that will be eased: 1. More employees can return …
Read More »Singapore made advance purchases of COVID-19 vaccines, including Sinovac
[ad_1] Singapore The COVID-19 multi-ministry task force was responding to a question about why Singapore received a shipment of the Sinovac vaccine before it was authorized for use here. A booth displaying Sinovac Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine is seen in Beijing, China, on September 4, 2020. (File Photo: REUTERS / Tingshu …
Read More »COVID-19: More Employees May Return to Workplace, No Split Teams Required Starting April 5
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: More employees can return to the workplace starting April 5 and split team arrangements will no longer be mandatory as Singapore eases some COVID-19 measures. The country will move from working from home as a default mode to a more “flexible and hybrid” form of work, Co-Chair of …
Read More »Malaysia and Singapore use blockchain technology for COVID-19 vaccination certificates
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: COVID-19 Vaccination Digital Certificates in Malaysia and Singapore are secured by blockchain technology and come with a traceability feature that indicates the exact lot of the vaccine vial used for inoculation. Malaysian Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said this in a Facebook post on Tuesday …
Read More »Hong Kong and Macao suspend Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for ‘defective’ vials
[ad_1] HONG KONG: Hong Kong and Macao discontinued use of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday (March 24) after being informed of a packaging issue affecting a batch of vials, while emphasizing that they did not they believed there was a security risk. The strike is the latest blow in efforts …
Read More »Man With Psychotic Disorder Pleads Guilty To Cutting Woman With Kitchen Knife, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A man with a psychotic disorder thought about attacking someone to make him feel happy and not live his life in misery. Neo Hong Wei, 23, had not taken his medication for three days before cutting a 27-year-old woman in the head and body with a kitchen …
Read More »“No Conflict of Interest?”: Netizens Question Teo Eng Cheong’s Appointment as New Executive Director of China-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City
[ad_1] Keppel Corporation announced on Monday (March 22) the appointment of Teo Eng Cheong as CEO of China-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City and Investment Development Co (SSTEC), the lead developer behind a bilateral Singapore-China project, and will replace to outgoing chief Tay Lim Heng as of June 1. SSTEC was founded in …
Read More »437 NUS UTown shelter residents swabbed for COVID-19 after viral material was found in a sewage sample
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A total of 437 residents of a National University of Singapore (NUS) shelter were tested for COVID-19 in a special testing operation on Tuesday (March 23) after viral material was detected in a sample of sewage water. All results are currently pending, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said …
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