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China yesterday said that a WHO team of experts would arrive this week to investigate the origins of COVID-19, after the country was criticized by the global health body and other nations for a lack of transparency around tracking the pathogen’s source. The team of scientists would arrive on Thursday, China’s National Health Commission said. The confirmation of a date comes after a rare rebuke by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who last week expressed disappointment that Ch...

Some policymakers have proposed immunisation should be compulsory for air travel as the world steps up the battle to curb the spread of COVID-19

Expectations should be "very low" that a World Health Organization team of experts tasked with investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic will reach a conclusion from their trip to China this month, a health expert affiliated with the WHO said.

COVID-19 vaccine roll-out wont achieve herd immunity this year: experts

The head of a global travel organisation on Monday opposed making COVID-19 vaccinations a requirement for travellers in the fight against the pandemic, despite scepticism about reaching herd immunity this year.

Vaccine requirements for travel would be ‘discrimination,’ global tourism group says Updated: January 11 Print article Following indications by lawmakers and at least one airline that vaccination against the coronavirus could become a requirement for international travel, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) on Monday said mandating inoculations would be discriminatory. In a Reuters panel discussion where health experts also expressed a long road to global herd immunity, the he...

World News - SYDNEY: The roll-out of coronavirus vaccines in many countries will not provide herd immunity from the global pandemic this year, health experts said yesterday, citing limited access for poor countries, community trust problems and potential virus... Read more at www.tnp.sg

The head of the World Travel and Tourism Council admonished those touting potential vaccine requirements for traveling.

The Straits Times Figures reflect lifting of border curbs, point to success of screening measures From Dec 15 last year to Jan 10, Singapore identified 562 imported cases from 31 different countries.PHOTO: ST FILE PublishedJan 11, 2021, 5:00 am SGT https://str.sg/JDDd They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited a...

SINGAPORE - The rise in imported Covid-19 cases here has been expected by scientists, who say it is an indication of Singapore lifting border restrictions, and the success of measures to screen out infections amid a rise in cases globally. The number of daily cases were in the double digits, compared to between October and November last year when fewer than 10 imported cases were recorded daily. Singapore had unilaterally lifted border restrictions since September, gradually allowing into the c...