J&J Shots Paused; Singapore, H.K. Travel Bubble: Virus Update
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(Bloomberg) Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine distribution was paused in much of the U.S. and Europe pending a review of the development of rare blood clots in several women, marking another setback for the global inoculation campaign.
Singapore and Hong Kong are finalizing details of a revised agreement on air travel bubble between the two cities and hope to announce the plans “soon,” Singapore’s Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said.
The Philippines may miss its target of at least 6.5% economic growth this year after a resurgence of cases forced the capital into a two-week lockdown, Economic Planning Secretary Karl Chua said. India suffered another day of record cases as it overtook Brazil as the country with the second-most infections.
Singapore s 4G leadership race: Will it be Ong, Wong or Chan?
SINGAPORE The race to become the successor to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong appears to be down to three men: Education Minister Ong Ye Kung, 51, Education Minister Lawrence Wong, 48, and Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing, 51.
Sources in the People s Action Party (PAP) and academics, while divided on the frontrunners, agreed that the process, which will have repercussions for the next election, needs to be carefully managed. A Cabinet reshuffle scheduled for next week, which will fill the all-important Finance Minister portfolio, is expected to shed more light on who will be Lee s heir apparent.
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The Straits Times
Hong Kong requires people leaving for Singapore to be vaccinated: Carrie Lam
Talks on a Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble were restarted after the current wave of infections in Hong Kong was brought under control.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
PublishedApr 13, 2021, 12:31 pm SGT
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