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JOHOR BARU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysia and Singapore are looking at easing travel restrictions as “close neighbours”, Malaysian Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said…
View More Malaysia Health Minister says he spoke to Ong Ye Kung about easing travel restrictions
SINGAPORE – Fifteen more people between the ages of 58 and 100 have died of complications linked to Covid-19. Eight of them were unvaccinated against…
View More S'pore reports 15 more Covid-19 deaths, 3,383 new infections
A “record number” of coronavirus booster jabs were administered on Saturday, with more than 800,000 inoculations given in the past 72 hours, the NHS has…
View More COVID-19: Record number of coronavirus booster jabs administered – with 800,000 given in past 72 hours
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China has given complete doses of Covid-19 vaccines to about 75.6 per cent of its population as at Saturday (Oct 23), National…
View More China says 76% of population have received complete doses of Covid-19 vaccines
SINGAPORE – Delegates at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum (NEF) in November will be allowed to dine in groups of up to five at designated…
View More Delegates at Bloomberg forum in S'pore can dine in groups of 5 at specific venues
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – With election fever building up in Melaka, Malaysia’s Health Ministry has issued a ban on political gatherings in the…
View More Malaysia's Health Ministry issues ban on political gatherings in Melaka over Covid-19 fears
SINGAPORE – About 113,000 working people remain unvaccinated, of whom only a small proportion are medically ineligible for the Covid-19 vaccination. Around 14,000 of these unvaccinated…
View More 113,000 working people remain unvaccinated, with only few medically ineligible for Covid-19 jab
SINGAPORE – The Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine will be included in the national vaccination programme to cater to individuals aged 18 years and above who are…
View More Is Sinovac safe? 5 questions about the Covid-19 vaccine
The nation is “dilly-dallying into lockdown” and action should be taken now to avoid much tougher COVID restrictions later, a government scientific adviser has warned.…
View More COVID-19: UK ‘dilly-dallying into lockdown’ – take Plan B action now, warns government adviser
BERLIN (REUTERS, AFP) – Germany recorded the highest incidence of Covid-19 infections since mid-May on Saturday (Oct 23), reaching the threshold of 100 cases per…
View More Germany's Covid-19 infections at their highest since May
SINGAPORE – Instead of a Freedom Day, which saw the near-complete lifting of measures in some countries, or a complete lockdown, Singapore has opted for…
View More Three 'brakes' needed to control spread of Covid-19 in Singapore: Ong Ye Kung
SINGAPORE – The Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine will be included in the national vaccination programme to cater to those unable or unwilling to be vaccinated with…
View More Sinovac included in Singapore's national Covid-19 vaccination programme; 3 doses recommended
SINGAPORE – Travellers who have visited six countries that Singapore was previously closed off to will be allowed to enter here from Wednesday, as the…
View More Singapore to open to travellers from South Asia, eases measures for those from Malaysia, Indonesia
SINGAPORE – Fully vaccinated Covid-19 patients who are younger than 35 and less than 26 weeks pregnant will be allowed to recover at home after…
View More Home recovery for pregnant Covid-19 patients who are less than 26 weeks into their term