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1of12A woman wearing face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus talks on the mobile phone as she waits to get tested for COVID-19 in Jammu, India, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Misinformation about the coronavirus is surging in India as the death toll from COVID-19 rises. Fueled by anguish, distrust and political polarization, the claims are further compounding India s crisis.Channi Anand/APShow MoreShow Less
2of12In this photo released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore, Singapore Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Maliki Osman, second right, speaks with Indian High Commissioner P Kumaran, right, during a handover of humanitarian assistance to India at the Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore via AP)SINGAPORE MFA (C) 2017/APShow MoreShow Less
Singapore tightens COVID-19 measures, travel bubble unlikely
By ZEN SOO Associated Press May 14, 2021 2:22am Text size Copy shortlink:
SINGAPORE Singapore further tightened its COVID-19 measures as it sought to control an increase in untraceable coronavirus infections in the city-state.
From Sunday until June 13, gatherings will be limited to two people, and restaurants can only provide delivery or takeout services. Companies will have to make working from home the default for employees who are able to do so. A pattern of local unlinked community cases has emerged and is persisting, Singapore s Ministry of Health said in a statement Friday. This is worrying as it suggests that there may be
ATLANTA Delta Air Lines will require new employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 starting on Monday. The airline won’t impose the same requirement on current employees, of whom more than 60% are vaccinated, a spokesman said Friday. The airline says the policy for new hires is designed to protect other employees and passengers as travel demand recovers from last year’s pandemic low levels. Meanwhile, some airline stocks rose after the CDC’s.
Singapore reports 52 new Covid-19 cases
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Singapore reports 257 new Covid-19 cases. Image Source: IANS News
Singapore, May 15 : Singapore s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 52 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, bringing the total tally to 61,505.
Of the new cases, 28 are imported cases and 24 are community cases, the Xinhua news agency reported.
On Friday, 18 more Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities, bringing the total number of recoveries from the epidemic to 61,047, the ministry said.
There are currently 180 active cases being treated in hospitals. Of them, three patients are in critical condition and held in the intensive care unit.