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Covid-19 - Singapore

Commentary

Have we already forgotten the lessons of Covid-19?

Preparedness is not an abstract concept; it is measured in lives, livelihoods and societal disruption, says the writer.
Preparedness is not an abstract concept; it is measured in lives, livelihoods and societal disruption, says the writer.

Dormitories for some 200,000 migrant workers to benefit from $100m retrofitting grant

The courtyard inside NESST Tukang Dormitory, which was officially opened on Jan 17.
The courtyard inside NESST Tukang Dormitory, which was officially opened on Jan 17.

askST: With the pandemic over, should I still get my Covid-19 vaccine shots?

People aged 60 and older, the medically vulnerable aged six months and older and residents of aged-care facilities are recommended to get jabbed.
People aged 60 and older, the medically vulnerable aged six months and older and residents of aged-care facilities are recommended to get jabbed.

Updated Covid-19 vaccines to be rolled out at GPs, polyclinics from Oct 27

The latest vaccines will be administered at vaccination locations that already provide the earlier shots.
The latest vaccines will be administered at vaccination locations that already provide the earlier shots.

No plans for Singapore to impose additional public health measures amid new Covid-19 variant XFG

The Communicable Diseases Agency said on Sept 20 that the new variant was first detected in Singapore in April.
The Communicable Diseases Agency said on Sept 20 that the new variant was first detected in Singapore in April.

S’pore sees no baby boom in Year of the Dragon despite slight rise in births in 2024

thbaby19 - Ms Joanna Wee, a 35-year-old physiotherapist, her husband Gary Chua, a 35-year-old facilities management director, and their children. Ms Wee is holding her son, Matthias., who is now 7 months old. While Cara, 2, is posing for the picture.

Credit: Joanna Wee
thbaby19 - Ms Joanna Wee, a 35-year-old physiotherapist, her husband Gary Chua, a 35-year-old facilities management director, and their children. Ms Wee is holding her son, Matthias., who is now 7 months old. While Cara, 2, is posing for the picture.

Credit: Joanna Wee

S'pore’s Covid-19 wave eases as weekly cases and hospitalisation numbers dip

Healthcare institutions in Singapore also faced increased patient load, with daily Covid cases reaching around 174 cases.
Healthcare institutions in Singapore also faced increased patient load, with daily Covid cases reaching around 174 cases.

MOH debunks fake news on Singapore doing first Covid-19 autopsy and jailing those unvaccinated

One of the fake news alleged that  Singapore had enacted laws to mandate vaccines and jail those unvaccinated after Microsoft founder Bill Gates visited the Republic in early May.
One of the fake news alleged that  Singapore had enacted laws to mandate vaccines and jail those unvaccinated after Microsoft founder Bill Gates visited the Republic in early May.

The Usual Place Podcast

Any anti-vax trend may cause breakouts of preventable diseases, become very serious: Ong Ye Kung

The Covid-19 pandemic five years on: Are we safer now?

A barricade set up to keep people out of a residential compound in Wuhan, China, in April 2020.
A barricade set up to keep people out of a residential compound in Wuhan, China, in April 2020.

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