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  Singapore reports 793 new COVID-19 cases, mostly foreign workers

  World | May 15, 2020 14:35 IST

  Singapore on Friday reported 793 new coronavirus cases, mostly foreign workers living in dormitories, taking the total number of infections in the country to 26,891, the health ministry said.

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  Indian biryani restaurant owner in Singapore sentenced to jail for hurting business rival: reports

  World | May 11, 2020 17:23 IST

  An Indian businessman, who owns a well-known biryani restaurant in Singapore, was on Monday sentenced to six years of jail and six strokes of the cane.

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  Singapore sees drop in new coronavirus cases

  World | May 09, 2020 14:48 IST

  Singapore on Saturday saw a drop in its daily tally of new coronavirus cases as the city-state reported 753 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total to 22,460, majority of them foreign nationals, including Indians, living in dormitories.

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  Singapore reports 788 new COVID-19 cases, facilities in dormitories to be improved

  World | May 06, 2020 14:48 IST

  Singapore has said that it has undertaken several measures to enhance the facilities in dormitories for foreign workers, as the city-state on Wednesday reported 788 new COVID-19 cases with majority of them being migrant workers, including Indian nationals, taking the total number of infections to 20,198. 

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  Nearly 4,800 Indians are COVID-19 positive but with mild conditions in Singapore: Envoy

  World | May 04, 2020 12:30 IST

  Nearly 4,800 Indian nationals, most of whom are living in dormitories for foreign workers, have been tested positive with the novel coronavirus in Singapore till the end of April, the Indian High Commissioner here said on Monday.

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  Singapore reports 690 new COVID-19 cases, mostly foreign workers

  World | April 29, 2020 22:59 IST

  Singapore on Wednesday reported 690 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of COVID-19 patients, a vast majority of whom are foreigners, to 15,641, the health ministry said. 

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  India will be 100 per cent coronavirus free by July 25: Report

  India | April 28, 2020 14:45 IST

  Singapore University of Technology and Design researchers in a report has said that India will be 100 per cent coronavirus free by July 25, 2020 i.e. by this time, there will not be a single COVID-19 case in the country.

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  Coronavirus cases in Singapore cross 14,000

  World | April 27, 2020 14:16 IST

  Singapore's coronavirus tally reached 14,423 on Monday after 799 new cases were reported with majority of them being foreign workers, including Indians, residing in dormitories, which have emerged as the hotspots for the transmission of the disease in the country. 

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  Singapore reports 618 new coronavirus cases, total infections increase to 12,693; death toll at 12

  World | April 25, 2020 15:42 IST

  Singapore on Saturday reported 618 new cases of novel coronavirus, taking the total number of infections to 12,693 with 12 deaths in the country, media reports said.

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  Over 1,000 foreign workers, including Indians, test positive for coronavirus in Singapore

  World | April 22, 2020 23:22 IST

  Over 1,000 foreign workers, including Indian nationals, tested positive for coronavirus in Singapore on Wednesday, taking the total number of infections to 10,141, as the city-state battles a second wave of contagion.

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  COVID-19 cases rise among migrant workers in Singapore

  World | April 19, 2020 16:29 IST

  The novel coronavirus have continued to spread in the crowded dormitories for migrant workers in Singapore, accounting for a majority of the 596 new cases detected on Sunday. 

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  Coronavirus: McDonald's suspends operations in Singapore after 7 employees test positive

  World | April 19, 2020 13:57 IST

  Fast food giant McDonald's on Sunday suspended operations in Singapore till May 4 after seven of its employees were detected with coronavirus last week.

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  Singapore: 558 new COVID-19 cases from dormitories used by foreigners

  World | April 18, 2020 10:23 IST

  Coronavirus in Singapore: Of the new cases announced on Friday, 69 per cent are linked to previously identified clusters while the rest are pending contact tracing. Twenty-seven cases reported on Friday were local from the community. 

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  Singapore reports 447 new coronavirus cases, total infections reaches 3, 699

  World | April 15, 2020 22:30 IST

  In Singapore, 10 people have died so far due to the deadly infection, with the latest victim being a 70-year-old Singaporean man succumbing to the infection on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Singapore has made it mandatory to wear a mask when people are stepping out of the house.

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  51 Indians among 191 news coronavirus cases in Singapore

  World | April 11, 2020 23:03 IST

  Fifty-one Indian nationals working in Singapore are among the 191 new coronavirus cases reported on Saturday, taking the total number of the COVID-19 patients in the city-state to 2,299.

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  About 250 Indians infected by coronavirus in Singapore: Indian High Commission

  India | April 10, 2020 15:56 IST

  About 250 Indians, with nearly half of them staying in close contact in the dormitories for foreign workers, have tested positive for the coronavirus in Singapore, the Indian High Commission here said.

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  Singapore PM announces 1-month shutdown to apply circuit breaker on coronavirus pandemic

  World | April 03, 2020 15:46 IST

  In the wake of rising coronavirus cases in the country, Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong called for a one-month shutdown on Friday. The nationwide shutdown in Singapore will start from next Tuesday i.e, on April 7. 

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  Singapore reports fourth death day after confirming 74 COVID-19 cases

  World | April 02, 2020 9:41 IST

  Seven Indian nationals were among 74 new coronavirus cases reported in Singapore on Wednesday, the highest daily increase in COVID-19 positive patients in the country. The total number of infections is 1,000. Twenty of the new cases are imported, with a travel history to Australia, Europe, South America, Africa, ASEAN and other parts of Asia, said the Ministry.

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  Coronavirus: Singapore calls off Shangri-La Dialogue for first time since its inception

  World | March 27, 2020 21:44 IST

  Coronavirus: Singapore has called off Shangri-La Dialogue for first time since its inception. Shangri-La Dialogue is an annual security forum held by an independent Think Tank named International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). India is one of the invitees

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  3-yr-old Indian girl among 73 new coronavirus cases in Singapore

  World | March 26, 2020 8:47 IST

  A three-year-old Indian girl was among the 73 new COVID-19 cases that have been reported in Singapore in a day, taking the tally to over 600.