Ho Ching: Omicron! It’s coming. It’s just a matter of time.
Singapore — Madam Ho Ching, the wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and former CEO of Temasek Holdings, highlighted in a Nov 27 Facebook post that it will be only a matter of time before it pushes Delta off the pedestal to become the dominant variant globally. She was referring to the new COVID-10 variant, Omicron.
She noted that since it is already detected in HK, Belgium, Netherlands, and outside Africa, it may not be possible to stop the spread to Singapore.
Omicron: WHO skip a letter in the Greek alphabet in naming the new variant?
The long-awaited land travel reopening of Singapore starts tomorrow (Nov 29) at the Causeway with 1,440 bus passengers each way. At the same time, VTL by air quickens, with more countries being added to the list, as Changi airport comes to life again, together with more Singapore Airlines planes clearing their cobweb and blowing off the dust to take to the skies.
As Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp usually says, “It’s all good”, in answering questions about the state of affairs at Anfield. Not quite yet, as far as the pandemic is concerned. There’s a potential curveball looming on the horizon — a worrying new variant.
COVID-19 | Omicron: Two cases of new variant confirmed in Britain, mask-wearing mandatory again
London — Two linked cases of the new Omicron Covid-19 variant of concern have been detected in Britain, said health minister Sajid Javid on Saturday (Nov 27).
The World Health Organization tagged Omicron as a variant of concern, indicating a higher risk of transmission than previous variants, on Friday (Nov 26) after it was first detected in South Africa.
Toxic, racist, sexist, unprofessional, no work-life balance: ex-Shopee employees scathing company reviews
Singapore — A compilation of scathing reviews and feedback on the workplace environment at Shopee Singapore is making rounds on social media, highlighting toxic, racist and sexist incidents within the company.
Facebook page Wake Up, Singapore has recently shared insights into what goes on at the Shopee workplace.
COVID-19 | New S. African variant causes surge, SG sets travel ban on 7 African countries
Singapore — A new Covid-19 variant was detected by scientists in South Africa on Thursday (Nov 25), noting it had a large number of mutations and is responsible for the surge in infections in the country.
Since the start of November, it was reported that the number of daily Covid-19 cases in South Africa had increased tenfold, making it the hardest-hit country in the continent.