The IDS family finally gathered for a staff retreat after a 2-year hiatus. The day started off with a scrumptious seafood feast at Rasa Istimewa Waterfront restaurant. We enjoyed an array of mouth-watering dishes, accompanied by a scenic view of the sea and also the Woodlands Causeway.
It has been 2 years since the discovery of the SARS CoV2 virus.. As of mid December 2021, the ensuing pandemic has already infected more than 270 million persons globally and more than 5.3 million persons have perished. Rapid scientific progress has resulted in effective vaccines for prevention and numerous treatment modalities. Effective implementation of …
Omicron Variant and COVID19 Update It is almost 2 years since the SARS CoV2 virus was identified as the cause of an unusual viral pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, China. The infection, named as COVID19, spread globally and the resultant pandemic has infected more than 260 million persons and caused more than 5.2 million deaths by …
OMICRON VARIANT AND COVID19 UPDATE NOVEMBER 2021 Read More »
The COVID-19 pandemic that first started in December 2019 is ongoing and has already infected more than 180 million persons resulting in 4 million deaths by the end of June 2021. We have learnt much about the virus, the disease that it causes,
SARS CoV2 and COVID19 Definition Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2). SARS CoV-2 is in the same genus as SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, all 3 being coronavirus responsible for the current and, in the case of SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, previous outbreaks. Epidemiology COVID19 first appeared …
From 1 Dec 2020, our Clinic at #05-13 Gleneagles Medical Centre is one of the clinics approved by MOH to conduct Covid -19 PCR tests including pre-departure testing for asymptomatic patients.
It has been just over 4 weeks since the announcement of an unusual pneumonia affecting numerous residents of Wuhan. The cases were linked to the Huanan wholesale seafood market in Wuhan, Hubei province in China.
Our group organised 2 more seminars in the second half of 2019 and they were held in August and September 2019.
The weather was a little cloudy as the group of 14 of us arrived at Heritage Chalet in Pasir Ris. Serene Seng of Senserene, the agency organising the event started a Master Chef challenge to get everybody into team spirit. The group was divided into 2 teams and given one hour to make ourselves lunch! …
