SINGAPORE, Jan 24 (The Straits Times/Asian News Network): There were 48 new Covid-19 cases reported on Sunday, all of whom were imported and had been placed on stay-home notice or isolation upon their arrival in Singapore.
Pilot vaccination programmes for the elderly will begin in Ang Mo Kio and Tanjong Pagar on Wednesday(Jan 27, 2021). - The Straits Times/ANN SINGAPORE, Jan 23 (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore will start Covid-19 vaccination for seniors aged 70 and above from next Wednesday (Jan 27), starting with pilots in Ang Mo Kio and Tanjong Pagar, where larger numbers of the elderly reside.
Between 5,000 and 10,000 seniors in each of the two housing estates will be invited to get vaccinated, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong during a press conference by the multi-ministry task force for Covid-19 on Friday (Jan 22). Depending on the response, we may increase or reduce the number. Soon after the pilot. we will begin to roll out to other areas, other precincts progressively, he added.
Covid-19 measures will be tightened to stem the spread of the virus, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on Friday (Jan 22, 2021). - The Straits Times/ANN SINGAPORE, Jan 22 (The Straits Times/ANN): Complacency has set in among some people in Singapore, and measures will be tightened to stem the spread of the virus, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on Friday (Jan 22).
Gan, who is co-chair of the multi-ministry task force tackling the pandemic, said that the increasing number of community cases recently is worrying, especially with new coronavirus clusters surfacing.
A total of 15 new cases were confirmed in Singapore on Friday, including one in the community. Community cases are rising, with 21 cases in the past seven days, compared with three a week earlier.
SINGAPORE, Jan 19 (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore is preparing to take its vaccination programme into high gear as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage around the world, with plans for new centres and roving teams that could potentially deliver more than 70,000 shots daily across the island.
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SINGAPORE, Jan 19 (The Straits Times/ANN): United States President-elect Joe Biden views his mission abroad as one of restoring America s leadership in the world, and has vowed to mend Washington s ties with its allies.
But this comes amid a nadir in America s global reputation, and with partners sceptical that Washington will be able to commit as much as it promises.
Countries in Asia will also have memories of the Obama administration s pivot to Asia strategy of shifting America s focus away from the Middle East towards Asia, one which had mixed results.
Still, Asia will occupy a large part of the Biden administration s attention in the next four years, given America s strategic competition.