Chinese New Year is almost here and many people are planning their reunions and celebrations with family and friends. The Singapore government has announced that current COVID-19 safe management rules will stay in place during the Chinese New Year period. The government does not expect the Omicron wave to pass before the festive period, which...Continue Reading

As people get ready to travel to meet family and friends for Chinese New Year and return to hometowns they have not visited for almost two years, health and safety must still be a top concern. Some countries have conditionally opened borders to fully vaccinated travellers with precautionary and control measures that are intended to...Continue Reading

All viruses change over time. We all know that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, has had quite a few variants since it first emerged in 2020. These changes affect different properties of the virus, such as the how easily it spreads, the associated diseases’ severity and even the performance of vaccines. So far, five...Continue Reading