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Covid strain dubbed 'Nightmare Variant' doubled cases in days by 'beating immunity'

A rapidly spreading Covid strain has been dubbed the Nightmare Variant after it was found to double infections in a matter of days.

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Travis Kelce Joins Big Bro Jason At Cancer Fundraiser In Philadelphia As Taylor Swift Continues Slaying In Singapore!

As Taylor Swift continues her tour, Travis Kelce is keeping himself busy — with some pretty admirable work this time

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Funds lost as Public Sector went in to business – President

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that due to the public sector engaging in business activities, the money that was available for the construction of 100 projects similar to the Mahaweli during the past decades, was destroyed.He noted that in the future, the public sector will stop engaging in business and open it to the private sector to create a free and productive economy.President Wickremesinghe mentioned this at the 71st commemoration ceremony of the late Prime Minister D.S. Senanayake at Independence Square on Wednesday (22).Recalling that D.S.

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Death due to COVID-19 vaccine: 28-year-old dies after jab; family to get ₹1.4 crore

₹1.4 crore. A 28-year-old Bangladeshi man's death in 2021 was probably brought on by the vaccine, Singapore said. The revelation comes after reports of its first fatality associated with the Covid-19 vaccine as the Ministry of Health (MOH) spoke about the death of the young man.

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Covid-19: India reports 170 fresh infections in a day

Given the fresh surge in infections some countries, RT-PCR tests have been made mandatory for flyers coming from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand from 1 January NEW DELHI: India reported 170 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry said in an update on Monday. The country’s active caseload has declined to 2,371, with total reported cases since the pandemic hit in 2020 stands at 4,46,80,094 and death toll at 530,721. Active cases comprise 0.01% of the total infections, and the recovery rate has risen to 98.80%, according to the health ministry.

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Govt asks airlines to modify check-in systems for travellers from China, 5 other countries amid Covid surge

The civil aviation ministry has asked the airlines to modify check-in systems ahead of new Covid norms for travellers from China, 5 other countries The civil aviation ministry on Friday asked airlines to modify their check-in systems for international passengers coming into India as part of the revised Covid guidelines, which makes a negative Covid test report a must for travellers coming from China and five other countries from Sunday. The ministry's direction comes a day after the health ministry decided to make RT-PCR negative test reports compulsory for passengers coming on all international flights from six high-risk countries --China, Singapore, Hong Kong, the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Japan.

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Sri Lankan migrants in Vietnam will be repatriated soon

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lanka's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it continues to monitor the progress of the passengers of Sri Lankan origin who were rescued and bought to the Port of Vung Tau in Viet Nam on 08 November 2022.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the Sri Lanka Navy that they had received information about a vessel carrying approximately 303 persons believed to be Sri Lankans which was in distress in the waters between the Philippines and Viet Nam on 07 November 2022. Sri Lanka Navy having contacted the vessel, informed that the crew had abandoned the vessel with the passengers onboard. On the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in coordination with the Sri Lanka Navy and the Sri Lanka Missions in the Philippines, Singapore and Viet Nam together with the regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Centers (MRCC) based in Singapore, the rescue efforts were coordinated, said the Foreign Ministry.Subsequently, the Japanese-flagged vessel, “Helios Leader”, having been contacted by the Singapore MRCC, rescued the passengers from the distressed vessel. The passengers were handed over to Viet Nam authorities at Vung Tau Port in South Viet Nam.The screening of the passengers will be done by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in coordination with the Viet Nam authorities and the Sri Lanka Embassy in Viet Nam.

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XXB likely the most contagious variant of Covid-19. Everything to know

Covid-19 cases between 10 -16 October compared to the previous week. XXB was discovered in Singapore in August. It is a hybrid of Omicron's BA.2.75 and BJ.1 sub-variants.

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Singapore to lift Covid-19 restrictions even for non-vaccinated from next week

Singapore is transparent about the adverse reactions due to the vaccination and its Health Science Authority publishes all reported adverse reactions every three months. He also warned about the evolving nature of the Covid-19 virus which may turn up into any other variant and increase the level of threat. "Come December, we don't know what kind of variant will come up or what kind of variant will arrive in Singapore.

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Sri Lanka ready to implement free trade agreement with Singapore – President Wickremesinghe

tOKYO (News 1st) – President Ranil Wickremesinghe met with the Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong in Tokyo on Tuesday (27), and said that his priority was to bring into effect the Free Trade Agreement with Singapore.During the discussions President Wickremesinghe informed the Singaporean Prime Minister that an international trade office was being established in the President’s office.Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong welcomed the news, and stated that Singapore was looking forward to investing in Sri Lanka once again.President Wickremesinghe invited the Singaporean Prime Minister to visit Sri Lanka next year when the country celebrates its 75th Independence Anniversary.

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HLL unearthed a firm from Singapore for dispatching substandard Chinese KN95 masks to India: Health Ministry

NEW DELHI : The union health ministry’s central procurement agency--- HLL Lifecare Limited formerly Hindustan Latex Limited (HLL) unearthed a company from Singapore who tried to dispatch millions of substandard Chinese KN95 masks in 2021 to India by forging third party inspections certificate, two senior officials of the health ministry said on Tuesday. A central procurement agency i.e. HLL Lifecare Limited was finalized in February, 2020 to accelerate emergency procurement of essential medical commodities during the covid-19 pandemic.

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mRNA COVID vaccines protect against severe Omicron for at least half a year

COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccines offered protection against severe COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant for at least 6 months, and three doses of China's inactivated vaccines were more protective than two doses but not as protective as three doses of mRNA vaccines, finds a study from Singapore published today in JAMA Network Open.

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mRNA COVID vaccines protect against severe Omicron for half a year

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COVID-19: Singapore issues new mandatory mask rules

Singapore’s new mandatory mask rules will be applicable from August 29. COVID-19 social mixing restrictions in Singapore will be removed and masks would no longer be required in indoor settings, except in a few places, as per a notification on August 24.

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Nancy Pelosi expected to visit Taiwan, escalating tensions with China

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (L) meets Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong on Aug. 1 2022 in Singapore.

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COVID-19 Scan for Jul 21, 2022

In 5- to 11-year-old children, two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were 36.8% effective in preventing all SARS-CoV-2 infections, 63.5% against test-confirmed cases, and 82.7% against hospitalization amid the Omicron variant surge in Singapore, finds a real-world study published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).Researchers in Singapore analyzed data from 255,936 children aged 5 to 11

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Singapore eases Covid movement curbs for migrant workers

Migrant workers in Singapore no longer need special permission to leave their dormitories from today, after two years of coronavirus curbs, but campaigners have criticised a decision to maintain some "discriminatory" restrictions.

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Singapore Air eyes overseas hubs as Covid exposes weakness of domestic market

Importance of India Goh highlighted India as a key growth area, saying it is expected to become the world’s third-biggest aviation market by the middle of this decade, if not before. Singapore Airlines teamed up with Indian conglomerate Tata Sons Pvt. to form full-service carrier Vistara, which started flying in 2014.

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Travelling to Singapore? Check new Covid guidelines

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Effect of nations' COVID restrictions on mental health varied by type, group

Two studies published yesterday in The Lancet Public Health detail how COVID-19 restrictions moderately affected adults' mental health in 15 nations, with one finding that the type of lockdowns were linked to the level of distress and opinion of the government, and the other suggesting that mental health declined slightly but significantly under lockdown—especially among women.

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Global Covid-19 surge: Asia reports sudden spike in cases. 10 Covid-19 updates

Covid-19 cases, India has been warned to keep the guards up. Just as China battles with a rise in daily cases driven by the highly infectious 'stealth Omicron variant'. Additionally, the World Health Organization has sent out a warning this week, with several nations across the world witnessing a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases yet again.

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News Scan for Feb 14, 2022

People who received a different brand of COVID-19 vaccine booster than they did in the primary series had lower rates of infection than those who received the same brand, according to a study in Singapore published late last week in JAMA.The study also found that participants who received a booster of

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CPC to import 90,000MT crude oil from Singapore

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation says it will import 90,000 metric tons of fuel on credit from a supplier in Singapore next month.Ceylon Petroleum Corporation chairman Sumith Wijesinghe said 90,000 metric tons of crude oil are due to arrive on January 23rd or 24th.The consignment will be imported from a Singaporean supplier, and the CPC Chairman noted that a total 540,000 metric tons of crude oil will be imported during the next six months.These purchases would be made on credit through Letters of Credit opened by a State Bank, he said. The CPC also stated that the date of making the payment would be decided based on the conditions listed in the Letters of Credit.Meanwhile, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has requested

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NO Pathogen: Singapore lab clears Qingdao organic fertilizer shipment

COLOMBO (News 1st); The supplier of Chinese Organic Fertilizer says that the tests conducted by SGS Testing & Control Services Singapore confirmed that the product does not contain any pathogens, including Erwinia.Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group Co., Ltd, the Chinese organic fertilizer manufacturer, said that the Hippo Spirit bulk-carrier with 20,000 MT of Organic Fertiliser reached Singapore for tests to be carried out by SGS Testing & Control Services Singapore Pte Ltd.The Hippo Spirit ship carrying Chinese organic fertilizer that was rejected by Sri Lanka reached Singapore on the 10th of September.The Hippo Spirit carrying the rejected Chinese fertilizer left Sri Lankan waters on the 4th of December, after more than 70 days of moving around

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More than 21,000 vaccines given yesterday; 39 community cases; 49 in hospital; 5 in ICU

Whole genome sequencing has now detected a further four cases of Omicron in recent international arrivals. There are now a total of eight cases with the Omicron variant isolating in MIQ facilities, none have been in the community.

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Not vaccinated? In Singapore, you’ll pay for your own Covid-19 treatment

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These countries recognise India's COVID-19 vaccination certificate. Full list

India's COVID-19 vaccination certificate, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed late on Thursday. These 15 new countries include Australia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Nepal, Nicaragua, Philippines, San Marino, Singapore, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine

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India-Singapore to resume flights from Nov 29; Check vaccination, Covid tests, other guidelines

Singapore soon by just presenting two negative COVID-19 tests - one within 48 hours of departure and another on arrival in Singapore.

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Singapore gradually easing COVID-19 measures: PM Lee Hsien Loong

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Singapore to start charging unvaccinated Covid patients for medical care

Singapore is to start charging Covid-19 patients 'unvaccinated by choice' for healthcare services, the country's government has said.

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Singapore’s health system to stop covering medical costs for patients ‘unvaccinated by choice’

LOS ANGELES - Singapore’s government announced that beginning Dec.

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Singapore investigates unusual surge in Covid-19 cases

Singapore is looking into an "unusual surge" of 5,324 new infections of Covid-19, the city-state's health ministry said, its highest such figure since the beginning of the pandemic, as beds in intensive care units fill up.

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Singapore extends Covid-19 curbs for a month as cases spike

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Countries walk fine line in easing COVID-19 restrictions

Delta (B1617.2) variant transmission is complicating plans for easing COVID-19 restrictions in some Asian nations, including Singapore and South Korea, countries that have won praise for their containment efforts over the past pandemic months.

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Singapore zoo: Panda father celebrates gender reveal party

SINGAPORE - Adorable footage shows the moment a zoo in Singapore held a gender reveal party for a new panda cub. Footage released by Wildlife Reserves Singapore shows Kai Kai, who was marking his own birthday on September 10, doing his very own gender reveal, tugging on one of his enrichment gifts to send a shower of blue confetti falling.Keepers at a wildlife reserve in Singapore showed Kai Kai the proud father-to-be — who was also celebrating his own birthday on Sept.

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Singapore eases Covid curbs, to restart entry for fully vaccinated foreign workers soon

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Singapore tightens coronavirus curbs to buy time to boost vaccinations

Singapore will halt restaurant dining and ban gatherings of more than two people for one month from Thursday, the health ministry said, as a further rise in coronavirus cases deals a blow to the country's reopening plans.

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‘Cruise to nowhere’ returns to Singapore with suspected COVID-19 case onboard

COVID-19 and the nearly 3,000 passengers and crew on board have been confined to their cabins.A 40-year-old passenger tested positive to a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test onboard and had been conveyed to hospital for further testing after the ship docked early on Wednesday, the Singapore Tourism Board said.“The passenger was identified as a close contact of a confirmed case on land, and was immediately isolated as part of onboard health protocols,” the board said in a statement.The global cruise industry has taken a major hit from the coronavirus pandemic, with some of the earliest big outbreaks on cruise ships in Asian waters.

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Singapore says cruise ship returns after suspected COVID-19 case

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Indonesia faces oxygen shortage as Covid cases spiral, seeks help from other countries

Indonesia was coming to a gasping India's aid with thousands of tanks of oxygen.

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Indonesia faces oxygen shortage as hospitals buckle from surge in COVID-19 cases

Indonesia was coming to a gasping India’s aid with thousands tanks of oxygen.Today, the Southeast Asia country is running out of oxygen as it endures a devastating wave of coronavirus cases and the government is seeking emergency supplies from other countries, including Singapore and China.A shipment of more than 1,000 oxygen cylinders, concentrators, ventilators and other health devices arrived from Singapore on Friday, followed by another 1,000 ventilators from Australia, said Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, the government minister in charge of Indonesia’s pandemic response.Beside those donations, Indonesia plans to buy 36,000 tons of oxygen and 10,000 concentrators — devices that generate oxygen — from neighboring Singapore, Pandjaitan said.

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Singapore takes a different route than US, UK on covid reopening

Singapore will pursue a “middle path," Ong said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s Haslinda Amin, where mitigation measures will be maintained while the country opens up progressively.

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No community cases; 7 new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation

There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today.

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No community cases; 7 new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation in past two days and two historical cases

There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today.

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Is Singapore imprisoned by its covid success?

Covid-19 and the curbs on commercial and social life that come with them. The reality on the ground shows a lack of conviction.

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Singapore prepares new normal: Covid as a 'recurring, controllable disease'

coronavirus may never go away, but it is possible to live "normally with it in our midst", Singapore’s three ministers of a multi-ministry task force on coronavirus said on Thursday as they outlined plans for the country’s transition to a new normal.

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Singapore to begin phased easing of Covid restrictions from next week

Singapore has announced it would ease some of the Covid-19 curbs in two phases, starting next week, after domestic transmission of the infections slowed and the new coronavirus cases declined.As part of a calibrated reopening, the country will move back to Phase three in two steps, with one set of measures taking effect from June 14, and another from June 21.From June 14 onwards, authorities will allow up to five people to gather, from two currently.

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