Healthcare
Cost of Stay-Home Notice to be shared, says MOM
Employers who employ Migrant Domestic Workers are covered by this.
4 of 5 Singaporean workers support mandatory vaccination
Around the same number believe that bosses should know the vaccination status of their employees.
Singapore seniors to get vaccine boosters soon: Wong
The booster programme will roll out in two weeks' time.
Chart of the Day: Health concerns push Singaporeans to purchase smart devices
The pandemic pushed more people to look into managing and recording their own health.
Daily briefing: SG-Australia exchange COVID-19 vaccines; SEA Ltd. co-founder is SG’s new richest person
And Singapore ranked eighth COVID-19 resilient place in August.
Chart of the Day: Singapore leads in vaccination rate in Asia
81% of the adult population in Singapore have been fully vaccinated.
Sri Trang Gloves broadens reach with Singapore office
The expansion is a result of plans to increase production capacity by 186% over the next five years.
Thomson Medical Group posts $16.9m profit in H1 2021
This is following a net loss of $98m in the same period last year.
Chart of the Day: SG healthcare spending to reach $45.9b in 2030
Fitch Solutions expects the government to ramp up its healthcare expenditure in the coming years.
Daily briefing: Foreign minister says finding COVID origins needs ‘transparency’; NTUC wants support for unemployed
And CAAS reported 240 air travel passes to those coming from Hong Kong and Macao.
Temasek Foundation, CHI to provide up to S$1.2m project fund for Healthcare Innomatch Winners
The three winning start-ups and SMEs presented innovative healthcare solutions.
Singapore secures third spot in Safe Cities Index 2021
The country joins Copenhagen, Toronto, Sydney and Tokyo in the top-five finish.
Fully vaccinated COVID-19 patients to be allowed to isolate at home: MoH
This new policy on fully vaccinated patients with mild or no symptoms will be piloted on 30 August.
Why Healthcare Security Is Critical
Throughout the pandemic, a wave of ransomware attacks disrupted operations in healthcare organisations around the world.
Singapore climbs to 7th place in UNAIDS’ COVID-19 Innovation rankings
The city-state ranked first in the Asia Pacific region when it comes to innovative responses to the pandemic.
F&B, high-risk mask-off workers given until October to be fully vaccinated
Workers who are not fully vaccinated by the deadline have to undergo antigen rapid tests twice a week.
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