coronavirus in singapore

The coronavirus death toll in Singapore currently stands at 20. 

Did you know that coronavirus can live on surfaces for more than a few hours, and disinfecting commonly used objects and high-frequency household surfaces is an extremely important step to take in our current situation?

“Feels a little weird. Most of the adults of my block are staying from work and all the children have gone out to school!” a parent told us when asked about how she felt about staying home to work while her kids went to school!

“The inability to be certain of people’s travel histories within households was a significant factor in our deliberations,” notes a spokesperson at an international school in Singapore, which has currently switched to remote-learning and will further determine extending the school break depending on the situation.

According to the World Health Organization, fever, shortness of breath and dry cough are the primary COVID-19 symptoms. But are there other hidden symptoms or milder signs of infection that we may not know about yet?

MOE's director of schools Liew Wei Li, says that despite the schools being potentially affected by teachers going on a leave of absence or serving their stay-home notice, the "affected numbers are manageable", and that the MOE will be looking into making "necessary adjustments" to ensure lessons can be conducted in an “uninterrupted” manner.

The rise of COVID-19 could see more online takeaways from home. Here's what you need to know.

The lyrics are raw and heartfelt.

"Please, just make sure he survives," his wife had said tearfully.

As of 22 Feb, Singapore has more discharged patients compared to confirmed cases of COVID-19.

"I am a frontline staff and this is my story".

Amid the coronavirus, his wife was looked at differently with her nurse uniform on the train.