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Govt contests claim PH virus cases grew fastest in Western Pacific

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 28 10:39 PM

The Department of Health on Sunday clarified a report that the rise of new coronavirus cases in the Philippines was fastest in the Western Pacific region. Read more »

Lovers reunite over food as Singapore eases virus lockdown

Reuters
Posted at Jun 19 02:16 PM

People in Singapore reunited with lovers and friends on Friday as the city-state lifted strict curbs on socializing, shopping and dining out after more than two months of lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

48 Filipinos in Singapore with COVID-19 undergoing treatment: envoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 11:36 AM

Forty-eight Filipinos sick with COVID-19 are still undergoing treatment in Singapore, Philippine Ambassador Joseph Del Mar Yap said Thursday. Read more »

Grab laying off 360 workers as COVID-19 saps demand

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 10:48 PM

Southeast Asian ride-hailing and payments firm Grab announced on Tuesday that is laying off 360 employees, or under 5 percent of its workforce as the COVID-19 crisis saps demand.  Read more »

Singapore scientists to start human trials of COVID-19 vaccine in August

Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 07:47 PM

Singapore scientists testing a COVID-19 vaccine from US firm Arcturus Therapeutics plan to start human trials in August after promising initial responses in mice. Read more »

Singapore to remove most coronavirus restrictions from Friday

Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 07:47 AM

Singapore will allow small gatherings and the reopening of restaurants and shops from June 19, its health ministry said on Monday, in a major easing of the city-state's coronavirus restrictions. Read more »

Singapore approves antiviral drug for COVID-19 patients

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 10 05:13 PM

The city-state has the highest recorded number of infections in Southeast Asia with nearly 39,000 cases, mostly among foreign workers. Read more »

Back to school in masks as Singapore eases virus curbs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 02 01:35 PM

Pupils wearing face masks returned to school in Singapore on Tuesday and some workplaces re-opened as coronavirus restrictions were eased in the hard-hit city-state.   Read more »

Singapore rushes to build housing for 60,000 migrant workers after virus outbreak

Reuters
Posted at Jun 02 12:01 PM

SINGAPORE - The Singapore government is racing to create additional housing for about 60,000 migrant workers by the end of this year, as it seeks to reduce the density in dormitories which have seen mass outbreaks of the coronavirus infection. Read more »

Singapore's health ministry confirms 383 more coronavirus cases

Reuters
Posted at May 26 04:15 PM

SINGAPORE - Singapore's health ministry confirmed on Tuesday 383 more cases of the new coronavirus, taking the city-state's tally to 32,343. Read more »

Singapore warns of worst economic contraction since independence

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 26 03:06 PM

Singapore's economy, a bellwether for global trade, could shrink by as much as 7 percent this year, as the coronavirus pandemic throttles demand, the government said Tuesday.  Read more »

Singapore reports 741 new coronavirus cases, taking total to 20,939

Reuters
Posted at May 07 03:33 PM

Singapore has registered 741 new coronavirus infections, its health ministry said on Thursday, taking the city-state's total number of COVID-19 cases to 20,939. Read more »

Singapore to ease lockdown, let businesses reopen from May 12

Kyodo News
Posted at May 04 12:25 PM

Singapore will allow companies to resume business operations gradually from May 12 while maintaining a partial lockdown until June 1 to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. Read more »

Singapore races to build beds for COVID-19 patients as cases surge

Edgar Su and John Geddie, Reuters
Posted at Apr 26 02:32 PM

Singapore is rapidly building bed space for coronavirus patients in cavernous exhibition halls and other temporary facilities as it faces a surge in cases, mainly among its large community of low-paid migrant workers. Read more »

Singapore man slapped with jail time for breaching stay-at-home order

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 23 04:53 PM

SINGAPORE - A Singaporean man has been slapped with a six-week jail sentence Thursday by a lower court, for violating a two-week stay-at-home order after returning from an overseas trip. Read more »

32 Filipinos with COVID-19 in Singapore still in hospitals: envoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 01:26 PM

MANILA - A total of 32 out of 59 Filipinos who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Singapore are still in hospitals in the city-state, Philippine Ambassador Joseph Del Mar Yap said Wednesday. Read more »

Singapore to extend partial lockdown by four weeks until June 1

Reuters
Posted at Apr 21 05:48 PM

SINGAPORE - Singapore has extended by four weeks until June 1 a partial lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus infections in the city-state, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday. Read more »

The S11 dormitory: inside Singapore's biggest coronavirus cluster

Ruma Paul, Koustav Samanta and Aradhana Aravindan, Reuters
Posted at Apr 21 04:09 PM

S11 is one of many utilitarian housing blocks on the fringes of the modern city-state where more than 300,000 migrant laborers from Bangladesh, India and China live in rooms with bunks for 12 to 20 men, working jobs that pay as little as S$20 a day.   Read more »

Singapore reports 1,111 new coronavirus cases

Reuters
Posted at Apr 21 03:40 PM

SINGAPORE - Singapore said on Tuesday it had preliminarily confirmed 1,111 new coronavirus cases, taking the city-state's total infections to 9,125. Read more »

Singapore reports 942 new COVID-19 cases in record daily jump

Reuters
Posted at Apr 18 10:44 PM

Singapore's health ministry confirmed more coronavirus infections Saturday, a new daily record, the vast majority of which are among migrant workers living in dormitories. Read more »