19 new cases in Changi Airport COVID-19 cluster, including 3 cleaners and a supervisor Toggle share menu
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19 new cases in Changi Airport COVID-19 cluster, including 3 cleaners and a supervisor
A passenger checks in at the departure hall at Changi Airport in Singapore on Jan 14, 2021. (Photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman)
14 May 2021 01:11AM) Share this content
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SINGAPORE: The cluster of COVID-19 infections at Changi Airport has grown to 46 cases, after 19 new cases were added to the list on Thursday (May 13).
The new cases include three cleaners and a cleaning supervisor, a housewife who visited Terminal 3 multiple times and a GoJek driver.
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Covid-19 infections in England fall 50% since March but variants remain a threat, new study finds
From CNN’s Lindsay Isaac in London
Cases of Covid-19 in England have halved since March pointing to the effectiveness of vaccination, according to the latest series study REACT-1, commissioned by the UK Department of Health and published online Thursday.
In its 11th report since the pandemic began, researchers from Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI for REACT (Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission) conducted 127,000 PCR tests on volunteers in England between April 15 and May 3, to examine levels of Covid-19 infection in the general population.
Han Kok Juan to be new CAAS director-general Toggle share menu
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Han Kok Juan to be new CAAS director-general
Mr Han Kok Juan will take over as director-general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) with effect from Aug 2, 2021. (Photo: Ministry of Transport)
12 May 2021 04:21PM) Share this content
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SINGAPORE: The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) will have a new director-general with effect from Aug 2, with Mr Han Kok Juan taking over from Mr Kevin Shum, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) said on Wednesday (May 12).
Mr Han, who is currently the senior deputy director-general at CAAS as well as deputy secretary at MOT, will be appointed as CAAS director-general designate from Jun 1 to Aug 1 prior to taking over from Mr Shum.