COVID 19

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Sunday (Dec 4) that with the upcoming holidays causing more people to go out and get together, Covid infections are expected to be on the rise. “So there will be a new wave....

A study conducted by the Duke-NUS Medical School has shown that inactivated virus vaccines such as Sinopharm and Sinovac may also work in preventing severe Covid. This suggests that a combination of this type of vaccine with mRNA vaccines may...

Contrary to the view that the virus responsible for Covid-19 has become milder since the pandemic began nearly three years ago, a new study is showing that every time a person gets reinfected, it increases the chance of serious...

Covid-19 infections have been on the rise again in Singapore, largely due to the Omicron XBB subvariant. The Ministry of Health (MOH) issued an advisory on Saturday (Oct 15) regarding this recent surge in XBB cases regarding the steps...

In response to the spike in Covid-19 cases in Singapore, many have put the blame on the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix 2022 event, which has drawn many maskless crowds. According to The Straits Times, Singapore has seen a drastic...

ProHealth Medical Group has confirmed that one of the group’s substitute doctors administered undiluted vaccines to two adults. After the incident, the doctor involved was immediately terminated. In a media statement on Wednesday (Sept 21), the group said: “We confirm...

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung noted that both Covid-19 case numbers and hospitalisations in Singapore have gone down recently, calling these “encouraging” signs of “our society’s growing resilience with each passing wave. In a Facebook post on Tuesday (Aug 23)...

Senior Minister of State for Health Janil Puthucheary said in Parliament on Monday (Aug 1) that children younger than five years old are "more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection and have higher rates of severe outcomes” but added that this...

Epidemiologists and medical specialists have noted that in spite of a high presence of the circulating virus, countries, where mask-wearing is widely accepted, have been more successful in keeping Omicron deaths low. These countries include Singapore, South Korea, and Japan. Professor...

Zoe Tay wrote in her Instagram Stories on Wednesday (July 27) that she has tested positive for the virus. The actress posted a photo of herself along with an antigen rapid test (ART) with the telltale double lines a...