New Study Shows People Who Wear Medical Masks Will Make Them More Attractive to Others
With it being over two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve all grown used to seeing the people around us all masked up, so much so that…
New Study in South Africa Shows Omicron Could ‘End’ the COVID-19 Pandemic
A new variant is typically seen as anything but good news. However, a new study in South Africa has claimed that the Omicron variant is good news. It could even…
Student Jailed 5 Weeks for Leaving SHN Hotel for Dinner & Movie
Ang Chenrui, a student who returned from the United States last year, violated his 14-day stay-at-home notice by sneaking out of his designated hotel room twice, and was thus sentenced…
There Could Be Up to 15,000 COVID-19 Cases Daily When the Omicron Wave Hits S’pore
Last year, when the Delta variant was wreaking havoc all over the world, we had but one hope: defeat this variant, and we’ll be able to return to normalcy. At…
5 Must-Know Updates from Today’s COVID-19 Press Conference (5 Jan)
The question of whether we can gather in bigger groups—or if we can even gather in the first place—for this year’s Chinese New Year has been answered. Sort of. Today…
Health Minister: Delta Variant Has Subsided But Omicron Now Make Up 17% of Local Cases
The first day of the new year brings good news. Well, it isn’t exactly the first day, but it was the first work day of 2022, so Health Minister Ong…
6 Must-Know Updates About MOH’s New Approach to Omicron Variant
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to permeate throughout the world, new strains of variant are bound to emerge. Remember the Delta variant? That’s old news. Welcome to the world of…
MOH Responds to Bloomberg’s Article That Claims S’pore Separates Families Due to Omicron Variant
A day before Christmas Eve, Bloomberg published an editorial piece with the headline, “Singapore’s Travelers Face Omicron Chaos.” For the uninitiated, an editorial isn’t exactly news, but more of an…
Confirmed: COVID-19 Vaccine Bookings for Kids Will Start from 22 Dec & Jabs Will Start from 27 Dec
Ever since researchers developed effective COVID-19 vaccines, the bulk of our vaccination efforts has been aimed at adults, especially older ones. But young children are also exposed to potential infection…
S’pore Reports Only 255 COVID-19 Cases a Day & the Number of Cases in ICU is Down by Half Since Dec
The emergence of the Omicron variant has cast a dark cloud over our COVID-19 outbreak, making it look worse than it is. But the situation seems to be improving with…