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PM Lee Hsien Loong said his doctors have advised him to self-isolate until he tests negative.
Singapore

PM Lee tests positive for Covid-19 again

Singapore Airlines and Scoot flight crew will no longer have to wear masks from June 1, except on routes where the destination still requires it.
Singapore

SIA, Scoot flight crew not required to wear masks from June 1

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he tested positive for Covid-19 after recent work trips.
Singapore

PM Lee Hsien Loong Covid-19 positive for the first time

Experts believe there may be an under-reporting of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia.
World

Malaysia faces new Covid-19 wave as more hospitalised

The guidelines and the standard operating procedure will be released before schools reopen on May 2.
World

Malaysia eyes return of mask mandate in schools

A Singapore Food Agency enforcement officer observing a food handler breaching the mask or spit guard requirements during an enforcement operation by the agency.
Singapore

43 food operators warned for not wearing mask or spit guard

The Ministry of Health also refuted allegations that subvariant XBB is more difficult to detect than Delta.
Singapore

MOH debunks claims that XBB variant more ‘toxic’ than Delta

China has said it was now no longer mandatory to wear face masks when using public transport.
World

Beijing subway drops mandatory Covid-19 mask rule

Filipino helper Ontal Charlene Vargas died four days after receiving a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccination.
Singapore

Helper’s death 4 days after vaccine jab ruled a medical misadventure

    There has been no evidence showing that any of the current XBB strains cause more severe illnesses, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.
    Singapore

    S’pore in the middle of Covid wave, 3 in 10 cases are reinfections

    The World Health Organisation said the subvariant has one additional mutational mutation in the spike protein, which shows increased infectivity.
    World

    Arcturus: What do we know about the new Covid-19 subvariant?

    Filipino helper Ontal Charlene Vargas died four days after receiving a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccination.
    Singapore

    Helper’s death 4 days after vaccine jab ruled a medical misadventure

    There has been no evidence showing that any of the current XBB strains cause more severe illnesses, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.
    Singapore

    S’pore in the middle of Covid wave, 3 in 10 cases are reinfections

    The World Health Organisation said the subvariant has one additional mutational mutation in the spike protein, which shows increased infectivity.
    World

    Arcturus: What do we know about the new Covid-19 subvariant?

    The Infectious Diseases Act will be amended to reflect four public health situational tiers.
    Singapore

    Singapore to do away with colour-coded Dorscon framework

    People wearing masks and relaxing at the Merlion Park on Aug 8, 2021. 
    Singapore

    Covid-19 White Paper: What did well, where were the lapses