After nearly two months, the circuit breaker that was imposed on Apr 7 to curb the COVID-19 outbreak is set to be eased on Tuesday (Jun 2).
But hold the champagne. Singapore residents who have been largely confined within their homes during this period will still have to wait before they can indulge in retail therapy, dine out or just watch a movie. Instead, Jun 2 will mark the start of a three-phase gradual resumption of activities, with the initial phase allowing economic activities that “do not pose high risk of transmission” of the coronavirus to resume.
These refer to those in manufacturing and production facilities, businesses with employees working in offices or selected services such as motor vehicle servicing, air-conditioner servicing and basic pet services.
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Singapore’s daily Covid cases breach 1,000 over the weekend — first time since April 2020
Singapore reported more than 1,000 Covid cases for two straight days over the weekend —the first time infections breached that level since April 2020, at the height of the pandemic.
The Southeast Asian country confirmed 1,009 new infections on Saturday, and 1,012 new cases on Sunday, according to data from the health ministry.
That’s the highest number since April 23, 2020 when 1,037 cases were reported. At that time, majority of Singapore’s cases were detected in migrant worker dormitories. Infections hit a record high of 1,426 on April 20, 2020.
S'pore's new Covid-19 cases cross 1,000 mark; unvaccinated man, 90, dies from complications
Singapore saw its 60th Covid-19 fatality when an unvaccinated 90-year-old man died on Friday (Sept 17), said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Saturday.
Singapore also saw more than 1,000 Covid-19 cases on Saturday, with a total of 1,009 new cases reported, the highest daily number since April 23 last year.
The man had a history of cancer, heart disease and pneumonia and was taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases on Friday with symptoms, and tested positive for Covid-19 infection that day.
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Singapore reports 1,004 new local COVID-19 cases; 90-year-old man is the latest fatality
Singapore's daily count of local COVID-19 cases has topped 1,000, after three consecutive days of increases. A total of 1,004 new locally transmitted infections were reported as of noon on Saturday (Sep 18).
There were also five imported cases, taking Singapore's daily tally to 1,009. This is the highest number since Apr 23 last year, when there were 1,037 cases.
As of Saturday, Singapore has reported a total of 76,792 COVID-19 cases and 60 deaths from the disease.
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Singapore reported 408 new COVID-19 infections as of noon on Monday, with no new cases in the community. The new cases bring the national total to 35,292.
It is the first time in more than three months that no new community case has been reported in MOH's daily updates.
A 51-year-old migrant worker from China has died from complications due to COVID-19, becoming Singapore's 24th fatality from the disease. The man, Case 17329, is the youngest so far to die from the novel coronavirus here. He tested positive for the virus on May 1.
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Singapore reported 518 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Sunday (May 31), taking the country's total number of infections to 34,884.
There were three Singaporeans or permanent residents among the new cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.
MOH had reported in its afternoon update that there were three cases in the community, all of whom are Singaporeans or permanent residents.
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Singapore reports 506 new COVID-19 cases, including 2 S'poreans or PRs
Singapore reported 506 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Saturday (May 30), taking the country's total number of infections to 34,366.
The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary daily update.
One of the new community cases is a Singaporean, one is a permanent resident, two are work permit holders, and the remaining case is a work pass holder.
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Singapore reports 611 new COVID-19 cases, including 3 S'poreans or PRs
Singapore reported 611 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (May 29), taking the country's total number of infections to 33,860.
Three of the new cases were Singaporeans or permanent residents.
The country had on Thursday announced no new Singaporean or permanent resident COVID-19 cases for the first time since Feb 23.
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Singapore reports 373 new COVID-19 infections, no Singaporeans or permanent residents among new cases
Singapore reported 373 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Thursday (May 28), taking the country's total number of infections to 33,249.
None of the new cases were Singaporeans or permanent residents, the first time since Feb 23.
Of the new infections, 372 were work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update.
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Singapore reports 533 new COVID-19 cases, including 3 Singaporeans or permanent residents
Singapore reported 533 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Wednesday (May 27), taking its total number of infections to 32,876.
A total of 529 of the new infections involve foreign workers residing in dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update.
The ministry said it continues to pick up many cases among work permit holders residing in dormitories, including in factory-converted dormitories, because of extensive testing in these premises.
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Singapore COVID-19 cases top 32,000 with 383 new cases
Singapore reported 383 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Tuesday (May 26), taking the country's total number of infections to 32,343.
A total of 381 of the new cases are work permit holders residing in dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update.
The lower number of cases reported on Tuesday was partly due to fewer tests being conducted, MOH said. This is the second consecutive day where fewer tests have been conducted.
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Singapore reports 344 new COVID-19 cases, lower number partly due to fewer tests conducted
Singapore reported 344 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Monday (May 25), taking the total number of infections in the country to 31,960.
Four of the new cases are Singaporeans or permanent residents.
Singapore is gearing up for the end of its "circuit breaker" period next week.
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Singapore to exit circuit breaker on Jun 1, visiting of parents, places of worship allowed with restrictions
Singapore will exit the circuit breaker as planned on Jun 1, with measures to be progressively lifted in three phases from the next day, the authorities announced on Tuesday (May 19).
As the risk of a resurgence in community transmission remains high, the Government will first resume economic activities that do not pose a high risk of transmission in the first phase, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said in a joint media statement.
Besides the essential businesses that are already operating, businesses that operate in settings with lower transmission risks will be allowed to open. These include manufacturing firms, subject to the issued guidelines set for the manufacturing sectors and most offices. Nevertheless, the authorities said that tele-commuting must be used to the “maximum extent”.
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Singapore reports 548 new COVID-19 cases, including 3 Singaporeans or PRs
Singapore reported 548 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Sunday (May 24), taking its total number of coronavirus infections to 31,616.
Of the new cases, 544 cases were foreign workers residing in dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said. It added that many cases are still being picked up in dormitories due to extensive testing.
Four cases were from the community, comprising three Singaporeans and one work permit holder.
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Singapore reports 642 new COVID-19 cases, taking total past 31,000
Singapore reported 642 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Saturday (May 23), taking the national total to 31,068.
The vast majority of the new cases are foreign workers living in dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary daily update. In a later update, it said a total of 631 cases involved these workers.
There were a total of 11 cases in the community - six people who are either Singaporeans or permanent residents, three work pass holders and two work permit holders, MOH said. Among them are two pre-school staff members.
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Singapore's COVID-19 cases top 30,000 with 614 new infections reported
The number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore topped 30,000 on Friday (May 22), with 614 new cases reported as of noon.
This brings the total number of cases in the country to 30,426.
The vast majority of the new cases are foreign workers living in dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary daily update.
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Singapore reports 448 new COVID-19 cases and 23rd death
The number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore reached nearly 30,000 on Thursday (May 21), with 448 new cases reported as of noon.
This brings the total number of cases in the country to 29,812.
A 73-year-old Singaporean man - Case 4689 - died from complications due to COVID-19 on Thursday. He is the 23rd person to die from the coronavirus in Singapore.
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Singapore's COVID-19 cases cross 29,000 mark with 570 new infections reported
The number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore crossed the 29,000 mark on Wednesday (May 20), with 570 new infections reported as of noon.
This brings the total number of cases in the country to 29,364.
There were eight new cases in the community, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update. Of the eight cases, one is a Singaporean and another is a permanent resident. Five of the new community cases are work permit holders, while one is a work pass holder.
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Singapore reports 451 new COVID-19 cases, taking country's total to 28,794
Singapore reported 451 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Tuesday (May 19), taking the national total to 28,794.
The vast majority of cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary daily update.
One of the new cases is a Singaporean. The 30-year-old man, identified as Case 28708, is a household contact of Case 28271, a Singaporean woman who went to work at Bishan MRT station after the onset of symptoms.
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Singapore reports 305 new COVID-19 cases, lower number partly due to fewer tests processed at a laboratory
Singapore reported 305 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Monday (May 18), taking the national total to 28,343.
The vast majority of cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary daily update. Of the 305 new cases reported on Monday, 303 patients are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories.
"The lower number of cases today is partly due to fewer tests being processed as one testing laboratory is reviewing its processes following an earlier apparatus calibration issue, and will need time to ramp up its testing capacity," said MOH.
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Singapore reports 682 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore reported 682 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Sunday (May 17), taking the country's total to 28,038.
A further 998 cases have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 9,340 have fully recovered from the infection, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update.
There were a total of five community cases: Four Singaporeans and a work pass holder.
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465 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, one more death reported
Singapore reported 465 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Saturday (May 16), taking the country's total to 27,356.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) also announced one more death - a 67-year-old Singaporean man known as case 1516. This brings the total number of fatalities from the disease to 22.
The man, who had a history of ischaemic heart disease, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia, was confirmed to have COVID-19 on Apr 7. He died on May 15 at Sengkang General Hospital.
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Singapore reports 793 new COVID-19 cases, taking total to 26,891
Singapore reported 793 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (May 15), taking the country's total to 26,891.
A total of 1,275 more patients have also been discharged - a new daily high. In all, 7,248 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update that 791 of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories.
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752 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking total to more than 26,000
Singapore reported 752 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Thursday (May 14), taking the country's total to 26,098.
In its daily update, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that 1,164 more patients have been discharged, the first time the number of recovered patients has crossed the 1,000 mark.
In all, 5,973 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
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Singapore's COVID-19 cases exceed 25,000 with 675 new infections
The number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore exceeded 25,000 on Wednesday (May 13), with 675 new infections reported as of noon.
This brings the national tally to 25,346 cases.
A total of 958 more patients were discharged, a new daily high. In all, 4,809 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.
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Singapore reports 884 new COVID-19 cases, taking total to 24,671
Singapore reported 884 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (May 12), taking the country's total to 24,671.
A total of 877 of the cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.
"The number of new cases from the testing of workers with acute respiratory infection (ARI) symptoms and their contacts remains stable.
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Singapore reports 486 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death; lower number partly due to fewer tests processed at a laboratory
Singapore reported 486 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Monday (May 11), taking the national total to 23,787.
The number of cases was lower on Monday due in part to fewer tests being processed, as one of the laboratories was recalibrating its apparatus for one of the test kits, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.
A 68-year-old man became the 21st person in Singapore to die from complications due to COVID-19. Separately, another man who died of a heart attack was confirmed to have the coronavirus after his death.
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Charged with COVID-19-related offences
A man was charged in court on Thursday (April 30) after he allegedly breached his stay-home notice (SHN) on two occasions amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Based on Straits Times reports, he is the 29th person to appear in court over Covid-19-related offences after the circuit breaker started on April 7.
Apart from breaching SHNs, the alleged offenders are also accused of acts such as failing to wear a mask over their nose and mouth when outdoors, and hurling vulgarities at public servants, including safe distancing enforcement officers.
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Singapore reports 876 new COVID-19 cases, taking total past 23,000
Singapore reported 876 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Sunday (May 10), taking the country's total to 23,336.
Another 425 cases have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,721.
Of the 876 new cases, 860 are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update. Another 11 cases are work permit holders who reside outside dormitories.
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COVID-19: Returning to Normalcy
There has been no new confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in China’s Hubei province and its capital Wuhan, where the deadly disease originated last December, for the 30th consecutive day, health officials said on Monday. The provincial health commission said that as of Sunday, there were no existing confirmed COVID-19 cases in Hubei, reports Xinhua news agency.
The province still had 654 asymptomatic cases under medical observation, after nine such cases were added and six released from quarantine on Sunday. A total of 282,701 close contacts of COVID-19 patients in the province had been tracked by Sunday, 1,280 of whom were still under medical observation.
As of Sunday, Hubei had reported 68,128 confirmed COVID-19 cases in total, including 50,333 in Wuhan, the provincial capital. Hubei lowered its novel coronavirus emergency response level from the highest to the second-highest starting May 2. As of Monday morning, China has 83,959 coronavirus cases, with 4,637 deaths.
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Singapore reports 753 new COVID-19 cases, taking country's total to 22,460
Singapore reported 753 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Saturday (May 9), taking the country's total to 22,460.
A total of 739 of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.
There were three new cases among work permit holders residing outside dormitories.
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Singapore reports 768 COVID-19 cases, taking total past 21,000
Singapore reported 768 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (May 8), taking the country's total to 21,707.
Of the new cases, 750 are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.
MOH said it continues to pick up many more cases among work permit holders residing in dormitories, including in factory-converted dormitories, because of extensive testing in these premises.
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Singapore reports 741 new COVID-19 cases, taking tally to 20,939
Singapore reported 741 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Thursday (May 7), including two healthcare workers and two quarantine order officers.
There are now 20,939 COVID-19 cases in the country. The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update of preliminary figures.
Seven of the new cases were cases in the community, of which five are Singaporeans or permanent residents, and two are work pass holders.
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Singapore's COVID-19 cases rise past 20,000 with 788 new infections; 2 more deaths
Singapore reported 788 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Wednesday (May 6), taking the country's total to 20,198. The Ministry of Health (MOH) reported two more deaths, a 97-year-old Singaporean woman and a 73-year-old Singaporean man.
The elderly woman, Case 1414, died on Tuesday night from complications due to COVID-19. She tested positive for the coronavirus on Apr 7 and had a history of hypertension. She is linked to the cluster at Lee Ah Mooi home. The man, Case 1528, died on Wednesday from complications due to COVID-19. He tested positive for the coronavirus on Apr 7 and had a history of hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and diabetes mellitus, MOH said. He is linked to the cluster at Mustafa shopping mall.
Singapore's death toll from the disease is now 20.
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632 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking total past 19,000
Singapore reported 632 new cases of COVID-19 as of noon on Tuesday (May 5), taking the country's total to 19,410.
A total of 605 of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update of preliminary figures.
MOH said it continues to pick up many more cases among work permit holders residing in dormitories, including in factory-converted dormitories, because of extensive testing in these premises.
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573 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking total to 18,778
Singapore reported 573 new cases of COVID-19 as of noon on Monday (May 4), taking the country's total to 18,778.
The majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update of preliminary figures. Five cases are Singapore citizens or permanent residents.
The ministry said in another update on Monday evening that three of the new cases are from the public healthcare sector, inlcuding a healthcare volunteer at Singapore Expo and a doctor at Changi General Hospital (CGH).
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Singapore reports 657 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death; number of cases fluctuating due to backlog
Singapore reported 657 new cases of COVID-19 as of noon on Sunday (May 3), taking the country's total to 18,205.
"The number of cases amongst migrant workers has been fluctuating in recent days due to clearance of backlogged cases by one laboratory," said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update of preliminary figures. The ministry said it is working with the laboratory to stabilise its operations.
MOH also reported another death (18th) on Sunday - case 14744 - an 86-year-old Singaporean woman.
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A Perfect Storm for an Outbreak
“They’ve contained the coronavirus. Here’s how,” read the New York Times headline on a piece about best responses to COVID-19. Alongside Hong Kong and Taiwan, Singapore was held up as a model for the rest of the world.
That was March 13, when Singapore had 200 confirmed cases of COVID-19. It’s a wildly different situation now. As of the time of writing, Singapore has confirmed 11,178 cases of the coronavirus.
The main reason for this skyrocketing figure has been the discovery of the virus spreading like wildfire within dormitories housing migrant workers. Over 80% of the country’s COVID-19 cases are migrant workers living in dormitories. In the dormitory with the largest cluster thus far, over 15% of the population of 13,000 men have tested positive. The resulting scramble to contain this tsunami of infections has highlighted uncomfortable truths about the city-state’s treatment of the men who built it.
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Singapore reports 447 new COVID-19 cases; 1 more coronavirus death confirmed, the 17th
Singapore reported 447 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Saturday (May 2), bringing the national tally to 17,548.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) also confirmed one more death as a result of complications from COVID-19, bringing the total number of fatalities to 17.
A 76-year-old Singaporean man, known as case 1323, died on May 1. He tested positive for the coronavirus on Apr 6 and was warded at Changi General Hospital.
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Coronavirus cases in Singapore: What we know so far
Singapore reports 932 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total past 17,000; 16th person dies
Singapore reported 932 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (May 1), bringing the national tally to 17,101.
The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update of preliminary figures.
In a later update, the ministry confirmed one more death due to COVID-19, taking the total fatalities to 16. Seven new clusters were reported, including one at Tuas South Incineration Plant at 98 Tuas South Avenue 3.
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Singapore COVID-19 cases cross 16,000 mark, with 528 new cases reported; 15th person dies
Singapore reported 528 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Thursday (Apr 30), bringing the national tally to 16,169. The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update of preliminary figures.
In a later update, MOH confirmed one more death in the country linked to COVID-19, taking the total number of fatalities to 15. Twelve new clusters, including one at the Institute of Mental Health, were also identified.
The latest person to die of COVID-19 was a 58-year-old Singaporean woman, said MOH. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 on Mar 26 and died on Thursday. She is the youngest person to have died of the disease in Singapore.
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Singapore's COVID-19 cases cross 15,000 mark with 690 new infections
The number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore crossed the 15,000 mark with 690 new infections reported as of noon on Wednesday (Apr 29).
The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update of preliminary figures. Six cases are Singaporeans or permanent residents.
The new cases take the national total to 15,641.
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Jet Li’s Youngest Daughter Opens Up About Her Mental Health Struggles During COVID-19 Outbreak
The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t just taking a toll on the physical health of people. It’s also wreaking havoc on mental health, with more people being prone to stress, anxiety and depression in these unsettling and potentially lonely times.
Even those in supposedly privileged positions aren’t spared. Last Friday (Apr 17), Jada Li, the youngest daughter of martial arts superstar Jet Li, shared a candid update on Instagram admitting that, frankly speaking, she’s not doing so well during this period.
“Isolation has really taken a toll on my mental health,” wrote the 17-year-old. “I’ve had a long history with anxiety and major depression, and I’m currently experiencing a pretty bad relapse, something I thought I had left in the past.”
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Singapore reports 528 new cases of COVID-19, taking total to 14,951
Singapore reported 528 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Tuesday (Apr 28), bringing the national total to 14,951.
The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary update.
In a later update, MOH said there were 10 cases in the community, of which seven were Singapore citizens or permanent residents; there were also two work pass holders and one visit pass holder who were infected.
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2 more COVID-19 deaths as Singapore reports 799 new cases
Singapore reported 799 new COVID-19 cases as of 12pm on Monday (Apr 27), taking the national tally to 14,423, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary release of figures.
In a later update, MOH announced two more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the total number of patients who have died from the illness in Singapore to 14.
Cases 1595 and 9682 were male Singapore citizens aged 82 and 81 respectively. They died from complications due to COVID-19 on Monday, said MOH.
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Singapore's COVID-19 cases top 13,000 after 931 more confirmed
The number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore crossed the 13,000 mark on Sunday (Apr 26), after another 931 cases were confirmed as of noon.
The vast majority of the latest cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary release of figures. Fifteen cases are Singaporeans or permanent residents, added MOH.
The new cases bring the national total to 13,624.
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Singapore reports 618 new cases of COVID-19; new cluster at Northpoint City
Singapore reported 618 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday (Apr 25), bringing the national total to 12,693.
Seven new clusters were also identified, including shopping mall Northpoint City at Yishun.
A total of 597 of Saturday's cases were work permit holders residing in dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said. Another 12 were work permit holders living outside of dormitories.
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Singapore's COVID-19 cases cross 12,000 after 897 more confirmed; 9 new clusters identified
Singapore confirmed 897 new cases of COVID-19 as of noon on Friday (Apr 24), taking the national total to 12,075.
Nine new clusters were also identified, including Strand Hotel and Natureland East Coast, a wellness spa.
The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary release of figures.
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COVID-19 infections in Singapore top 11,000, with 1,037 new cases
As of Thursday, Singapore has confirmed 11,178 cases of COVID-19. Twelve people have died from complications related to the disease in the country.
This is the fourth day in a row that Singapore has reported a daily increase of more than 1,000 cases.
The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary release of figures.
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COVID-19 top 10,000 with 1,016 new cases; 12th person dies
The number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore has crossed the 10,000 mark, with 1,016 new cases reported as of noon on Wednesday (Apr 22).
The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary release of figures. Fifteen cases are Singaporeans or permanent residents. The new cases bring the national total to 10,141.
In its latest update, MOH announced one more death due to COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 12.
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Covid-19 circuit breaker to be extended by one month to June 1
The circuit breaker to choke off the spread of the coronavirus will be extended by another month and existing measures will be tightened until May 4, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his fourth national address on the situation.
This means that more workplaces will be closed to further reduce the number of workers keeping essential services going. Some hotspots, such as popular wet markets, remain a problem as large groups of people continue to congregate there, Mr Lee said.
While he noted that the circuit breaker measures have been working, he stressed that Singapore cannot be complacent. He said the number of unlinked cases has not come down, which suggests a "hidden reservoir" of cases in the community.
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Why Singapore, Once a Model for Coronavirus Response, Lost Control of Its Outbreak
Singapore was once seen as a model for how to hold back the coronavirus. But now the tiny city-state, with a population of 5.6 million, has the most reported coronavirus cases in Southeast Asia. On Monday, officials recorded a new daily record—more than 1,400 additional cases. The number of COVID-19 cases has increased more than two and a half times in the last week, with more than 8,000 total.
Experts say the surge, which began last week, is due largely to local officials underestimating the vulnerability of the city’s migrant workers, who live in cramped dormitories with up to 20 people to a room. Just 16 of the new cases Monday were Singapore citizens or permanent residents. About three-quarters of all cases in Singapore are linked to the workers’ dormitories, according to official figures.
In the early months of the outbreak, Singapore’s response was praised—alongside those in Hong Kong and Taiwan—as a model for how to stop slow the spread of the coronavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) commended Singapore, citing its widespread testing and comprehensive tracing of close contacts.
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Singapore had a model coronavirus response, then cases spiked. What happened?
Less than a month ago, Singapore was being hailed as one of the countries that had got its coronavirus response right. Encouragingly for the rest of the world, the city-state seemed to have suppressed cases without imposing the restrictive lockdown measures endured by millions elsewhere.
And then the second wave hit, hard. Since March 17, Singapore's number of confirmed coronavirus cases grew from 266 to over 5,900, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. While in the worst-hit countries of western Europe and in the US, thousands of cases are being reported every day, Singapore has a population of 5.7 million people and a total area of around 700 square kilometers -- it is smaller than New York City -- meaning those numbers are more significant.
But Singapore also has advantages that many larger countries don't. It only has one major land border, with Malaysia, and can keep a tight control on people entering by air. It also has a world-class health system and a propensity for somewhat draconian rules and policing that can benefit a government when trying to control a pandemic. So what went wrong?
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Singapore's COVID-19 cases top 9,000 after 1,111 new cases reported
Singapore reported 1,111 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (Apr 21), taking the national total to 9,125.
The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its release of preliminary figures. Twenty cases are Singaporeans or permanent residents, and there are no imported cases.
A total of 1,050 new cases are foreign workers living in dormitories, while 33 are work permit holders residing outside dormitories, MOH said in its latest update.
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1,426 new cases, mostly foreign workers in dormitories
Singapore reported a daily high of 1,426 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Apr 20), bringing the national total to 8,014.
The vast majority of the new cases - 1,369 - are work permit holders living in foreign worker dormitories, according to a Ministry of Health (MOH) update on Monday night.
"The main increase today continues to be for work permit holders residing in dormitories, where we are picking up many more cases because of extensive testing," said the ministry. "These are not new infections as the workers are staying in their rooms and many have not reported sick. But when the teams go in to test them, many turn out to be positive."
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596 new COVID-19 cases, vast majority from dormitories
Singapore reported 596 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday (Apr 19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 6588.
Twenty-five were Singapore citizens or Permanent Residents, while the vast majority were work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a press release announcing the preliminary numbers.
More details of the cases, and further updates will be shared through its press release later tonight, the ministry said.
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Daily high of 942 new COVID-19 cases reported in Singapore
A record of 942 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Singapore as of noon on Saturday (Apr 18), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a media release, bringing the national total to 5,992.
Of the new cases, 893 are work permit holders living in foreign worker dormitories, while another 27 are those living outside dormitories.
Within the local community, there are 22 cases, comprising 14 Singaporeans and permanent residents, six work pass holders, one dependant’s pass holder and one person on a long-term visit pass.
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623 new cases, one more person (11th) dies of the disease
Singapore reported 623 new cases of COVID-19 as of noon and one more death on Friday (Apr 17), said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.
The total number of infections in the country now stands at 5,050, with 11 deaths.
The deceased was a 95-year-old Singaporean male who died from complications related to the disease on Friday, said MOH. Identified as case 3145, he was confirmed to have COVID-19 on Apr 13.
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Record 728 new cases, mostly from foreign worker dormitories
Singapore reported a record 728 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday (Apr 16), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 4,427.
Of the new cases, 81 per cent are linked to previously identified clusters while the rest are pending contact tracing, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in the media release.
A total of 654 new cases are from foreign worker dormitories, while 26 new cases are work permit holders residing outside dormitories.
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Dorm cases push Singapore cases to new record
Dormitories continue to make up a huge majority of new cases in Singapore.
A record 447 new cases were confirmed on April 15, of which 404 were work permit holders residing in dorms.
Associate Professor Alex Cook from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore discusses the twin challenge that Singapore faces - one involving the dorms and the other is the local community spread.
related: Dormitories could see 10,000 to 20,000 infections in April
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Record 447 new cases, 68% linked to known clusters
Singapore reported a record 447 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (Apr 15), taking the national total to 3,699.
Of the new cases, 68 per cent are linked to previously identified clusters, while contact tracing is ongoing for the remaining cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.
A total of 404 new cases are from foreign worker dormitories. Five are work permit holders living outside the dormitories.
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Singapore's COVID-19 cases exceed 3,000 with 334 new infections; situation remains 'critical', 10th death
Singapore reported 334 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday (Apr 14), bringing the national total to 3,252.
One more fatality was confirmed - a 70-year-old Singaporean man linked to the SAFRA Jurong cluster - bringing the death toll from the novel coronavirus to 10.
The man, known as Case 128, was confirmed to have the infection on Mar 6.
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Political campaigning amidst social-distancing measures?
The first thing that comes to mind about the report is not about how warm-hearted is Dr Chia in his desire to check on the hawkers in his constituency–rather, the question of why is he out interacting with people when there is an intensified call for people to practice social distancing and to comply with the control orders passed by the Parliament last week.
While some may argue that as an MP of the GRC, he should be entitled to hand out face masks to those in his ward, given how masks are essential during this pandemic. But the fact that reporters were present at Dr Chia’s walkabout would only mean that his walkabout was all about political campaigning. Furthermore, the individual accompanying him is not his aide or volunteer, but the Director of SGSecure Programme Office, Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Chua Swee Leong, who also serves as the Assistant Director, Operations Plans and Projects of the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
Lianhe Wanbao pointed out that Lt-Col Chua is People’s Action Party’s new candidate and has been active in grassroots activities at the Tanjong Pagar GRC. The article went on to state that Lt-Col Chua has been recently active in Queenstown, as such, it can be expected that the line up for the Tanjong Pagar GRC will see some changes.
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Singapore reports record 386 new cases and another death, the 9th
Singapore reported 386 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Apr 13), taking the national total to 2,918.
A 65-year-old male Singapore citizen also died from complications due to COVID-19 infection on Monday afternoon, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on Apr 9. Khoo Teck Puat Hospital has reached out to his family and is extending assistance to them, MOH added.
This brings Singapore's COVID-19 death toll to nine.
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233 new cases, 7 new clusters including MBS restaurant and McDonald's
Singapore reported 233 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday (Apr 12), taking its total number of cases to 2,532.
Of the new cases, 51 are linked to known clusters while 15 are linked to earlier cases. The remaining 167 have no links to earlier cases, pending contact tracing, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.
Seven new clusters were found, including one linked to the Black Tap restaurant at Marina Bay Sands, another linked to fast food chain McDonald's, and others linked to foreign worker dormitories Tuas View Dormitory and 85 Kallang Dormitory.
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Singapore reports 8th death linked to COVID-19, 191 new cases
Singapore reported 191 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday (Apr 11), taking the total number of cases to 2,299.
Of the new cases, 52 are linked to known clusters while 20 are linked to earlier cases. The remaining 119 have no links to earlier cases, pending contact tracing. There were no imported cases.
Among the linked cases, 51 cases were connected to clusters at foreign worker dormitories and 21 to non-dormitory clusters or other cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.
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198 new cases, 2nd death from Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home cluster, the 7th
Singapore reported another death linked to COVID-19 and 198 new cases on Friday (Apr 10), taking the total number of cases to 2,108.
An 86-year-old Singapore woman died from complications due to COVID-19 infection on Thursday night, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.
"She was admitted to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) on Apr 1, and was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on the same day. NCID has reached out to her family and is extending assistance to them," said MOH, identifying her as Case 987 from the Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home cluster.
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Seventh patient dies as infections in Singapore cross 2,000
Singapore reported the seventh coronavirus-linked death, as 198 new cases confirmed yesterday took the total number of infections past the 2,000-mark to 2,108.
An 86-year-old patient died on Thursday night, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said. The Singaporean woman is the second resident at the Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home - which has reported 16 cases - to die from the illness.
Three more clusters have emerged, said MOH. These are the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) Building in Kallang and two involving foreign workers.
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Should the world worry about Singapore's virus surge?
Before the disease even had a name, the country had stringent travel restrictions and an efficient contact-tracing operation which contained the virus's spread.
But in recent days, the number of confirmed cases has rocketed. Thursday brought the highest day of new infections to date at 287, up from 142 the day before. Mostly, these are coming from densely-packed migrant worker accommodation.
Having avoided it for months, Singapore is now under a partial lockdown, with schools and non-essential businesses closed, and people urged to stay at home. Experts say one of the world's wealthiest nations - which seemed to be doing everything right - has important lessons for poorer countries, and there's still time to put them in place.
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A record 287 new cases, with more than half linked to dormitory cluster
Singapore reported 287 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday (Apr 9), the largest daily increase so far and more than double yesterday's highest record, the multi-ministry task force dealing with the coronavirus said during a press conference on Thursday (Apr 9).
This brings the national tally to 1,910.
Of the new cases, 219 are linked to existing clusters, with at least 160 cases linked to the S11 Dormitory @ Punggol.
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Singapore reports record spike of 142 new COVID-19 cases; 20 linked to largest cluster at S11 dormitory
Singapore reported 142 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday (Apr 8), the biggest daily increase since the outbreak began here in January, bringing the national total to 1,623.
Fifty-five cases have been linked to known clusters, while another 13 are linked to other cases, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.
Two new cases are imported. Contact tracing is currently pending for 72 cases.
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Largest supermoon of 2020 rises on a world battling COVID-19
The skyline of New York City is seen as the "Worm moon" as seen from Hoboken in New Jersey. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
The largest, brightest supermoon of 2020 rose in the night sky on Tuesday (Apr 7) over hushed cities, stilled factories and countries in lockdown due to the novel coronavirus that has killed tens of thousands worldwide.
If the moon is within 10 per cent of its closest distance to the earth at the moment of full moon, it is considered to be a supermoon, according the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London.
April's full moon will be the closest supermoon of 2020, and it is also known as the 'Pink Moon' after the pink flowers that start to appear in the fields this month in some places.
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Is it fair to expect people to adopt lock down behaviour when you are confusing them by calling it a “circuit breaker”?
As the saying goes: “Don’t reinvent the wheel” . I think it is possibly quite apt to use this phrase on our government in its management of the COVID-19 outbreak. For instance, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (PM Lee) keeps insisting on calling our “lock down” measures a “circuit breaker”. Why can’t he just call a spade a spade and use the term “lock down” like everyone else?
The phrase “lock down” is already widely in use and most people are familiar with what it means. It is also unambiguous in its meaning. “Circuit breaker” on the other hand is misleading and confusing. Breaking a circuit will lead to a black out. In Singlish one would say: ” Why you want black out now? Virus not enough ah? Must also have black out?” Virus outbreak management is not a creative writing contest. Please just stick to wording that the whole world recognises and understands. The phrase “lock down” is crystal clear. You are literally supposed to be “locked down” in your home. The term “circuit breaker” on the other hand holds no such connotations.
In an address to the nation, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong urged Singaporeans to be “patient” and “resolute” in carrying out the “circuit-breaker” measures to slow down the rate of new infections in the country. He further said: “This is why I need each of you to take the circuit breaker very seriously. Stay at home, stop socialising in person with others, even with extended family members who do not live with you. Keep in touch with them but by other means, for example online, on the phone, writing emails or even letters.“But do not make physical contact, because that is how the virus is spread.”
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Singapore adopts month-long NZ-style lockdown
Singapore will close schools and most workplaces except for essential services like supermarkets and banks for one month, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says, as part of stricter measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
While the city has won international praise for its efforts to stem the spread of the virus, its infections have been rising sharply in recent weeks, to 1189 on Saturday, and six people have died. "We have decided that instead of tightening incrementally over the next few weeks, we should make a decisive move now, to pre-empt escalating infections," Lee said in a speech, and promised more support for households and businesses. Food establishments, markets and supermarkets, clinics, hospitals, utilities, transport and key banking services will remain open.
The new measures will be in place from April 7 until May 4, while schools will move to full home-based learning from April 8. The measures could be extended beyond a month if the situation did not improve, authorities said.
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Worrying trend of unlinked cases was why Singapore’s leaders activated ‘circuit breakers’
The worrying rise in the number of unlinked Covid-19 cases here had made it necessary to impose strict stay-at-home measures and other restrictions, Singapore’s leaders said on Friday (April 3).
These cases, which are spread locally and have no known connection to past cases, now make up around half of the new cases announced daily, Mr Lawrence Wong said. The Minister for National Development is the co-chair of the multi-ministry task force for Covid-19. The numbers of these cases where the links are not known yet have climbed from single digits two weeks ago — or about a tenth of all cases then — to much more now, and this suggests the possible presence of Covid-19 cases lurking undetected in the population.
Health officials are saying that the situation can still be controlled and introduced stringent “circuit-breaker” measures that would empty non-essential workplaces, restrict people movement, and drastically scale down the operation of schools for at least a month — or two incubation cycles for the coronavirus — from April 7 to May 4.
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Singapore, Praised For Its Initial Coronavirus Response, Closes Schools And Offices To Prevent Second Wave Of Infections
Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong announced significantly stricter measures to contain the spread of ... [+] GETTY IMAGES
Singapore had won praise from the World Health Organization for its early response to coronavirus without the need for enforced lockdowns. Today, the city-state has announced it is closing all schools and non-essential workplaces to curb the rise of a second wave of the pandemic.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Friday:
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Singapore, praised for its COVID-19 response, goes into lockdown as cases rise
During the COVID-19 pandemic, some countries have gained recognition for their excellent handling of the difficult situation. Among them has been Singapore, a small nation that famously did not announce a lockdown - until today.
Today, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that all schools, universities and workplaces will be closed for a month-long period until May 4. Only essential businesses, like grocery stores and banks, will be permitted to function. This move comes after an uptick in the number of confirmed cases.
It’s also common knowledge that Singapore imports all goods, including essentials. To preemptively address this concern, PM Lee added that the nation has enough to survive this period and even longer.
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Did Singapore drop the ball in its eagerness to show the world that it could achieve the impossible?
Singapore was praised by the World Health Organisation for its early response to coronovirus without the need for enforced lockdowns. Our politicians have stressed that a lockdown is an unlikely option. This is despite many other countries imposing broad lockdowns and closing borders weeks ago, including our neighbours Malaysia and Thailand.
But now with the closure of schools and most workplaces and the suspension of non-essential services, we are as good as in partial or three-quarter lockdown. However, the Prime Minister and cabinet ministers kept using the term “circuit breaker” to describe the strictest measures yet to stem the spread of COVID-19.
How on earth a circuit breaker got into the picture we will never know.
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Covid-19: Govt announces closures of non-essential workplaces, schools from April 7 and 8
The Government will tighten its restrictions on movements and gatherings of people, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said
From next Tuesday (April 7), most workplaces except for essential services and key economic sectors will be shut down temporarily as part of the Government’s stricter measures to “minimise physical contact” and keep the Covid-19 pandemic in check, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Friday.
Food establishments, markets and supermarkets, clinics, hospitals, utilities, transport and key banking services will remain open.
And from April 8, schools and institutes of higher learning will move to full home-based learning. All preschool and student care centres will also be closed, but will provide limited services for children of parents who have to continue working and are unable to make alternative care arrangements. These measures will be in place for at least one month.
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How F&B outlets, markets and food suppliers will operate amid COVID-19 'circuit breaker' measures
The Government strengthened its measures against COVID-19 on Friday (Apr 3) amid concerns of escalating infections, including closing all workplaces for a month except for those offering essential services, including the sale of health and food items.
The following are operating guidelines for F&B outlets, food retailers and food suppliers in Singapore from Apr 7 to May 4:
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CIRCUIT BREAKER TO MINIMISE FURTHER SPREAD OF COVID-19
The Multi-Ministry Taskforce will be implementing an elevated set of safe distancing measures, as a circuit breaker to pre-empt the trend of increasing local transmission of COVID-19. The aim is to reduce much more significantly movements and interactions in public and private places. To do this, we will move towards full home-based learning for our schools and close most physical workplace premises, save for those providing essential services and in selected economic sectors which are critical for our local and the global supply chains. Work and business activities that can be carried out via telecommuting from home should continue.
The Taskforce has reviewed the latest evidence and pattern of transmission of COVID-19 in Singapore. Most of the cases have arisen from persons coming into close contact with an infected individual in social, workplace and family settings. The Taskforce is very concerned by the increasing number of locally transmitted cases in the past week. It has concluded that we must make a decisive move at this point, to curb the spread of the infection. We require the cooperation of all Singaporeans to minimise movements and interactions in public and private places, and stay home unless necessary for essential purposes.
These heightened safe distancing measures will be in place for four weeks (i.e. two incubation cycles) from 7 April 2020 until 4 May 2020 (inclusive). Entities that are able to comply immediately are strongly encouraged to do so. Current safe distancing measures on capacity limits and physical separation remain in force and must be strictly complied with, especially over the weekend.
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COVID-19 circuit breaker: Heightened safe-distancing measures to reduce movement
From 7 April until 4 May 2020 (inclusive), heightened safe-distancing measures will be implemented to pre-empt escalating infections of COVID-19.
Significantly reducing movements and interactions in public and private places can function as a circuit breaker, and allow us to bring the infection numbers down. If so, this will in turn allow for some of these measures to be relaxed later on.
Only essential services that support daily needs will remain open, with safe-distancing measures in place. Other non-essential services and retail outlets, such as recreation venues, sports and recreation facilities, will be closed.
related: COVID-19 circuit breaker: Closure of workplace premises
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Why Singapore needs a coronavirus 'circuit breaker'
Yesterday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made a televised address on the latest developments in Singapore's fight against the coronavirus. Here is the text of his remarks in English:
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Government has imposed Code Red measures without calling the situation Code Red
And so it has come to past, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (PM Lee) has announced new unprecedented measures to shut the country down as of the middle next week. While I can understand that this is a confusing time for all involved and news is evolving quickly, I do think we need clarity from authorities in relation to how COVID-19 is being managed.
Despite the new measures,” authorities have still held back from raising the national virus risk assessment to red, the top level, saying the spread could still be controlled through other preventative measures such as contact tracing and quarantine”.
According to the “Disease Outbreak Response System Condition”(DORSCON) which is essentially a colour-coded framework that shows the current disease situation put together by the government to provide Singaporeans with general guidelines on what needs to be done to prevent and reduce the impact of infections, it would appear that we are at Code Red no matter what the government may (or may not in this instance) have said. DORSCON states that at the Code Red stage, there would be major disruptions to daily life such as school closures, work from home orders and significant number of deaths. Isn’t that where we are right now? So, if this isn’t Code Red, what is?
What’s behind Singapore’s U-turn on wearing masks?
Singapore reversed its position on masks on Friday, saying it would no longer discourage residents from wearing them in public and would distribute reusable face masks from Sunday.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made the statement alongside his announcement that schools and most workplaces would be closed from early next week, as part of increased measures to stem the coronavirus outbreak as infections surged in the past month to more than 1,100 as of Friday.
Lee acknowledged that health authorities had previously urged residents not to wear surgical masks unless they were unwell – with their exhortations appearing on the front pages of local newspapers – and attributed to the change to new research and the spike in cases. “We now think that there are some cases out there in the community going undetected, though probably still not that many,” he said in a national address, his third since the Covid-19 outbreak. “We also now have evidence that an infected person can show no symptoms and yet still pass on the virus to others … Therefore we will no longer discourage people from wearing masks.”
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Singapore to shut Changi’s Terminal 2 for 18 months due to COVID-19
Singapore will shut Terminal 2 of the Changi Airport as part of a cost-cutting move due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seriously affected the country’s tourism industry.
All operations at the terminal, including retail, will be suspended for 18 months starting May, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan reportedly announced in Parliament today. He also hinted at more closures, noting that only one terminal has so far been enough to handle the traffic at the airport.
Airlines operating at the terminal will be transferred to Changi’s remaining three terminals next month. Singapore Airlines will operate from Terminal 3. “We will save on running costs – for the airport operator, retail tenants, airlines and ground handlers,” The Straits Times quoted him as saying.
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106 more infections in Singapore, S11 Dormitory cluster grows to 98 cases
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday (April 7) announced that there were 106 new cases of Covid-19.
Of these, 39 cases were linked to clusters of infections at foreign worker dormitories and 23 were linked to non-dormitory clusters. Three of the new cases were imported, while 41 other cases have no known links yet.
The latest cases bring the total number of confirmed Covid-19 infections here to 1,481.
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13 Haunting Pictures of Singapore
Photos of local hotspots don’t seem impressive to locals that see them every day, but this viral album might change your mind. Local photographer Lemjay Lucas used this opportunity to take haunting pics of the busiest places in our little red dot last Saturday (4 Apr) to Sunday (5 Apr). He feels that the outside world looked different as spaces seemed bigger and wider with the absence of visitors.
Here’s a look at the deserted destinations due to the global pandemic.
Wuhan city, we all know that it's the 1st Chinese city famous for the Coronavirus. But do u know the city itself ? Here it is - real amazing you will surely like this
Above link is for marking Wuhan city's opening after COVID-19. The photos are darkened but when you touch it, it will brighten as a sign of light returning to Wuhan! Open the link and try it!
Conservationists set the record straight on COVID-19’s wildlife links
To give a better understanding of the origin of the coronavirus and what can be done to stop the future spread of disease from animals to humans, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Global Wildlife Conservation have partnered on a series of new infographics.
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Went out without Mum's permission during Lockdown, now she got lockout
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Here’s every Wuhan virus infection in Singapore on a map
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Ministry of Health News Highlights: Press Releases
1 Jun 2020 767 More Cases Discharged, 408 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
31 May 2020 972 More Cases Discharged, 518 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
30 May 2020 1096 More Cases Discharged, 506 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
29 May 2020 1337 More Cases Discharged, 611 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
28 May 2020 1018 More Cases Discharged, 373 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
27 May 2020 832 More Cases Discharged, 533 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
26 May 2020 706 More Cases Discharged, 383 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
25 May 2020 862 More Cases Discharged, 334 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
24 May 2020 994 More Cases Discharged, 548 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
23 May 2020 927 More Cases Discharged, 642 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
22 May 2020 838 More Cases Discharged, 614 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
21 May 2020 910 More Cases Discharged, 448 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
20 May 2020 842 More Cases Discharged, 570 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
19 May 2020 530 More Cases Discharged, 451 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
18 May 2020 495 More Cases Discharged, 305 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
17 May 2020 998 More Cases Discharged, 682 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
16 May 2020 1094 More Cases Discharged, 465 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
15 May 2020 1275 More Cases Discharged, 793 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
14 May 2020 1164 More Cases Discharged, 752 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
13 May 2020 958 More Cases Discharged, 675 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
12 May 2020 626 More Cases Discharged, 884 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
11 May 2020 504 More Cases Discharged, 486 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
10 May 2020 425 More Cases Discharged, 876 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
9 May 2020 256 More Cases Discharged, 753 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
8 May 2020 328 More Cases Discharged, 768 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
7 May 2020 78 More Cases Discharged, 741 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
6 May 2020 115 More Cases Discharged, 788 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
5 May 2020 62 More Cases Discharged, 632 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
4 May 2020 49 More Cases Discharged, 573 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
3 May 2020 61 More Cases Discharged, 657 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
2 May 2020 79 More Cases Discharged, 447 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
1 May 2020 24 More Cases Discharged, 932 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
30 Apr 2020 56 More Cases Discharged, 528 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
29 Apr 2020 62 More Cases Discharged, 690 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
28 Apr 2020 33 More Cases Discharged, 528 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
27 Apr 2020 35 More Cases Discharged, 799 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
26 Apr 2020 58 More Cases Discharged, 931 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
25 Apr 2020 46 More Cases Discharged, 618 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
24 Apr 2020 38 More Cases Discharged, 897 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
23 Apr 2020 36 More Cases Discharged, 1037 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
22 Apr 2020 57 More Cases Discharged, 1016 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
21 Apr 2020 39 More Cases Discharged, 1111 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
20 Apr 2020 33 More Cases Discharged, 1426 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
19 Apr 2020 26 More Cases Discharged, 596 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
18 Apr 2020 38 More Cases Discharged, 942 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
17 Apr 2020 25 More Cases Discharged, 623 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
16 Apr 2020 31 more Cases Discharged; 728 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
15 Apr 2020 41 more Cases Discharged; 447 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
14 Apr 2020 25 more Cases Discharged; 334 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
13 Apr 2020 26 more Cases Discharged; 386 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
12 Apr 2020 32 more Cases Discharged; 233 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
11 Apr 2020 35 more Cases Discharged; 191 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
10 Apr 2020 32 more Cases Discharged; 198 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
09 Apr 2020 54 more Cases Discharged; 287 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
08 Apr 2020 29 more Cases Discharged; 142 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
07 Apr 2020 33 more Cases Discharged; 106 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
06 Apr 2020 24 more Cases Discharged; 66 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
05 Apr 2020 23 more Cases Discharged; 120 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
04 Apr 2020 15 more Cases Discharged; 75 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
03 Apr 2020 16 more Cases Discharged; 65 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
02 Apr 2020 21 more Cases Discharged; 49 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
01 Apr 2020 5 more Cases Discharged; 74 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
31 Mar 2020 12 more cases discharged; 47 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
30 Mar 2020 16 more cases discharged; 35 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
29 Mar 2020 14 more cases discharged; 42 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
28 Mar 2020 15 more cases discharged; 70 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
27 Mar 2020 11 more cases discharged; 49 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
26 Mar 2020 12 More Cases Discharged, 52 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
25 Mar 2020 Five more cases discharged; 73 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
24 Mar 2020 Three more cases discharged; 49 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
23 Mar 2020 Eight more cases discharged; 54 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
22 Mar 2020 Four more cases discharged; 23 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
21 Mar 2020 Nine more cases discharged; 47 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
20 Mar 2020 Seven More Cases Discharged, 40 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
19 Mar 2020 Seven More Cases Discharged, 32 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
18 Mar 2020 Three More Cases Discharged, 47 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
17 Mar 2020 Five more cases discharged; 23 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
16 Mar 2020 Four more cases discharged; 17 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
15 Mar 2020 14 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
14 Mar 2020 Eight more cases discharged; 12 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
13 Mar 2020 One more case discharged; 13 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
12 Mar 2020 9 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
11 Mar 2020 Three more cases discharged; 12 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
10 Mar 2020 6 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
09 Mar 2020 Three more cases discharged, 10 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
08 Mar 2020 12 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
07 Mar 2020 Eight more cases discharged, 8 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
06 Mar 2020 One more case discharged; 13 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
05 Mar 2020 Two more cases discharged; 5 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
04 Mar 2020 One more case discharged; 2 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
03 Mar 2020 2 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
02 Mar 2020 Four More Cases Discharged, 2 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
01 Mar 2020 Two more cases discharged; 4 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
29 Feb 2020 Three more cases discharged, 4 new cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
28 Feb 2020 Three More Cases Discharged; 2 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
27 Feb 2020 Four more cases discharged, 3 new cases of COVID-19 Infection confirmed
26 Feb 2020 Four more cases discharged; 2 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
25 Feb 2020 Five More Cases Discharged: 1 New Case of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
24 Feb 2020 Two More Cases Discharged: 1 New Case of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
23 Feb 2020 Two More Cases Discharged; No New Confirmed Case of COVID-19 Infection
22 Feb 2020 Two more cases discharged; 3 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
21 Feb 2020 Ten more cases discharged; 1 new case of COVID-19 infection confirmed
20 Feb 2020 Three More Cases Discharged; 1 New Case of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
19 Feb 2020 Five more cases Discharged, 3 new cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
18 Feb 2020 Five More Cases Discharged; 4 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
17 Feb 2020 Five More Cases Discharged; 2 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
16 Feb 2020 One more case discharged; 3 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
15 Feb 2020 One more case discharged; 5 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
14 Feb 2020 Two More Cases Discharged; 9 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
13 Feb 2020 8 More Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 Infection
12 Feb 2020 Six more cases discharged; 3 new cases of COVID-19 Infection confirmed
11 Feb 2020 Two more cases discharged; 2 new cases of novel coronavirus infection confirmed
10 Feb 2020 One more case discharged; 2 new cases of novel coronavirus infection confirmed
09 Feb 2020 Four more cases discharged; 3 new cases of Novel Coronavirus Infection
08 Feb 2020 7 more confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection in Singapore
06 Feb 2020 2 more confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection in Singapore
05 Feb 2020 4 More Confirmed Cases of Novel Coronavirus Infection in Singapore
01 Feb 2020 2 More Confirmed Imported Cases of Novel Coronavirus Infection in Singapore
31 Jan 2020 3 More Confirmed Imported Cases of Wuhan Coronavirus Infection in Singapore
30 Jan 2020 3 more confirmed imported cases of Wuhan coronavirus infection in Singapore
29 Jan 2020 3 more Confirmed Imported Cases of Wuhan Coronavirus Infection in Singapore
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COVID-19: Singapore enters Phase 2 reopening of 'CB'
Died but not classified as a Covid-19 death
COVID-19: Singapore exits 'Circuit Breakers'
Charged with COVID-19-related offences
COVID-19: Returning to Normalcy
Dormitory Infections Push Singapore Covid-19 Cases to New Record
Singapore activates 'Circuit Breakers' to minimise spread of Covid-19
How Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan are responding to Covid-19
When A Mask Is A Must
COVID-19: Singapore enters new phase of community transmission
Singapore reports first deaths from COVID-19
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Singapore reports its first cases of local COVID-19 transmission
Singapore confirms cases of COVID-19 Virus
Charged with COVID-19-related offences
At least 29 people taken to court over Covid-19 outbreak-related offences since circuit breaker started
A man was charged in court on Thursday (April 30) after he allegedly breached his stay-home notice (SHN) on two occasions amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Based on Straits Times reports, he is the 29th person to appear in court over Covid-19-related offences after the circuit breaker started on April 7.
Apart from breaching SHNs, the alleged offenders are also accused of acts such as failing to wear a mask over their nose and mouth when outdoors, and hurling vulgarities at public servants, including safe distancing enforcement officers.
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Singapore reports 876 new COVID-19 cases, taking total past 23,000
Singapore reported 876 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Sunday (May 10), taking the country's total to 23,336.
Another 425 cases have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,721.
Of the 876 new cases, 860 are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update. Another 11 cases are work permit holders who reside outside dormitories.
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COVID-19: Returning to Normalcy
No New COVID-19 Case In Wuhan For 30 Days
The province still had 654 asymptomatic cases under medical observation, after nine such cases were added and six released from quarantine on Sunday. A total of 282,701 close contacts of COVID-19 patients in the province had been tracked by Sunday, 1,280 of whom were still under medical observation.
As of Sunday, Hubei had reported 68,128 confirmed COVID-19 cases in total, including 50,333 in Wuhan, the provincial capital. Hubei lowered its novel coronavirus emergency response level from the highest to the second-highest starting May 2. As of Monday morning, China has 83,959 coronavirus cases, with 4,637 deaths.
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Singapore reports 753 new COVID-19 cases, taking country's total to 22,460
Singapore reported 753 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Saturday (May 9), taking the country's total to 22,460.
A total of 739 of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.
There were three new cases among work permit holders residing outside dormitories.
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Singapore reports 768 COVID-19 cases, taking total past 21,000
Singapore reported 768 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (May 8), taking the country's total to 21,707.
Of the new cases, 750 are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.
MOH said it continues to pick up many more cases among work permit holders residing in dormitories, including in factory-converted dormitories, because of extensive testing in these premises.
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Singapore reports 741 new COVID-19 cases, taking tally to 20,939
Singapore reported 741 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Thursday (May 7), including two healthcare workers and two quarantine order officers.
There are now 20,939 COVID-19 cases in the country. The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update of preliminary figures.
Seven of the new cases were cases in the community, of which five are Singaporeans or permanent residents, and two are work pass holders.
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Singapore's COVID-19 cases rise past 20,000 with 788 new infections; 2 more deaths
Singapore reported 788 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Wednesday (May 6), taking the country's total to 20,198. The Ministry of Health (MOH) reported two more deaths, a 97-year-old Singaporean woman and a 73-year-old Singaporean man.
The elderly woman, Case 1414, died on Tuesday night from complications due to COVID-19. She tested positive for the coronavirus on Apr 7 and had a history of hypertension. She is linked to the cluster at Lee Ah Mooi home. The man, Case 1528, died on Wednesday from complications due to COVID-19. He tested positive for the coronavirus on Apr 7 and had a history of hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and diabetes mellitus, MOH said. He is linked to the cluster at Mustafa shopping mall.
Singapore's death toll from the disease is now 20.
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632 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking total past 19,000
Singapore reported 632 new cases of COVID-19 as of noon on Tuesday (May 5), taking the country's total to 19,410.
A total of 605 of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update of preliminary figures.
MOH said it continues to pick up many more cases among work permit holders residing in dormitories, including in factory-converted dormitories, because of extensive testing in these premises.
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573 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking total to 18,778
Singapore reported 573 new cases of COVID-19 as of noon on Monday (May 4), taking the country's total to 18,778.
The majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update of preliminary figures. Five cases are Singapore citizens or permanent residents.
The ministry said in another update on Monday evening that three of the new cases are from the public healthcare sector, inlcuding a healthcare volunteer at Singapore Expo and a doctor at Changi General Hospital (CGH).
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Singapore reports 657 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death; number of cases fluctuating due to backlog
Singapore reported 657 new cases of COVID-19 as of noon on Sunday (May 3), taking the country's total to 18,205.
"The number of cases amongst migrant workers has been fluctuating in recent days due to clearance of backlogged cases by one laboratory," said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update of preliminary figures. The ministry said it is working with the laboratory to stabilise its operations.
MOH also reported another death (18th) on Sunday - case 14744 - an 86-year-old Singaporean woman.
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A Perfect Storm for an Outbreak
“They’ve contained the coronavirus. Here’s how,” read the New York Times headline on a piece about best responses to COVID-19. Alongside Hong Kong and Taiwan, Singapore was held up as a model for the rest of the world.
That was March 13, when Singapore had 200 confirmed cases of COVID-19. It’s a wildly different situation now. As of the time of writing, Singapore has confirmed 11,178 cases of the coronavirus.
The main reason for this skyrocketing figure has been the discovery of the virus spreading like wildfire within dormitories housing migrant workers. Over 80% of the country’s COVID-19 cases are migrant workers living in dormitories. In the dormitory with the largest cluster thus far, over 15% of the population of 13,000 men have tested positive. The resulting scramble to contain this tsunami of infections has highlighted uncomfortable truths about the city-state’s treatment of the men who built it.
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Singapore reports 447 new COVID-19 cases; 1 more coronavirus death confirmed, the 17th
Singapore reported 447 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Saturday (May 2), bringing the national tally to 17,548.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) also confirmed one more death as a result of complications from COVID-19, bringing the total number of fatalities to 17.
A 76-year-old Singaporean man, known as case 1323, died on May 1. He tested positive for the coronavirus on Apr 6 and was warded at Changi General Hospital.
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Coronavirus cases in Singapore: What we know so far
The number of coronavirus cases in Singapore has grown to 17,101, with an additional 932 new cases reported on May 1.
The majority of these cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories. Five Singaporeans and permanent residents are among the cases confirmed on Friday, May 1.
As of April 30, an additional 56 patients have been discharged, bringing the total cases recovered to 1,244. Among those who have yet to recover, 22 are in critical condition.
Singapore reports 932 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total past 17,000; 16th person dies
Singapore reported 932 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (May 1), bringing the national tally to 17,101.
The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update of preliminary figures.
In a later update, the ministry confirmed one more death due to COVID-19, taking the total fatalities to 16. Seven new clusters were reported, including one at Tuas South Incineration Plant at 98 Tuas South Avenue 3.
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Singapore COVID-19 cases cross 16,000 mark, with 528 new cases reported; 15th person dies
Singapore reported 528 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Thursday (Apr 30), bringing the national tally to 16,169. The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update of preliminary figures.
In a later update, MOH confirmed one more death in the country linked to COVID-19, taking the total number of fatalities to 15. Twelve new clusters, including one at the Institute of Mental Health, were also identified.
The latest person to die of COVID-19 was a 58-year-old Singaporean woman, said MOH. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 on Mar 26 and died on Thursday. She is the youngest person to have died of the disease in Singapore.
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Singapore's COVID-19 cases cross 15,000 mark with 690 new infections
The number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore crossed the 15,000 mark with 690 new infections reported as of noon on Wednesday (Apr 29).
The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update of preliminary figures. Six cases are Singaporeans or permanent residents.
The new cases take the national total to 15,641.
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Jet Li’s Youngest Daughter Opens Up About Her Mental Health Struggles During COVID-19 Outbreak
The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t just taking a toll on the physical health of people. It’s also wreaking havoc on mental health, with more people being prone to stress, anxiety and depression in these unsettling and potentially lonely times.
Even those in supposedly privileged positions aren’t spared. Last Friday (Apr 17), Jada Li, the youngest daughter of martial arts superstar Jet Li, shared a candid update on Instagram admitting that, frankly speaking, she’s not doing so well during this period.
“Isolation has really taken a toll on my mental health,” wrote the 17-year-old. “I’ve had a long history with anxiety and major depression, and I’m currently experiencing a pretty bad relapse, something I thought I had left in the past.”
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Singapore reports 528 new cases of COVID-19, taking total to 14,951
Singapore reported 528 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Tuesday (Apr 28), bringing the national total to 14,951.
The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary update.
In a later update, MOH said there were 10 cases in the community, of which seven were Singapore citizens or permanent residents; there were also two work pass holders and one visit pass holder who were infected.
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2 more COVID-19 deaths as Singapore reports 799 new cases
Singapore reported 799 new COVID-19 cases as of 12pm on Monday (Apr 27), taking the national tally to 14,423, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary release of figures.
In a later update, MOH announced two more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the total number of patients who have died from the illness in Singapore to 14.
Cases 1595 and 9682 were male Singapore citizens aged 82 and 81 respectively. They died from complications due to COVID-19 on Monday, said MOH.
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Singapore's COVID-19 cases top 13,000 after 931 more confirmed
The number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore crossed the 13,000 mark on Sunday (Apr 26), after another 931 cases were confirmed as of noon.
The vast majority of the latest cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary release of figures. Fifteen cases are Singaporeans or permanent residents, added MOH.
The new cases bring the national total to 13,624.
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Singapore reports 618 new cases of COVID-19; new cluster at Northpoint City
Singapore reported 618 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday (Apr 25), bringing the national total to 12,693.
Seven new clusters were also identified, including shopping mall Northpoint City at Yishun.
A total of 597 of Saturday's cases were work permit holders residing in dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said. Another 12 were work permit holders living outside of dormitories.
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Singapore's COVID-19 cases cross 12,000 after 897 more confirmed; 9 new clusters identified
Singapore confirmed 897 new cases of COVID-19 as of noon on Friday (Apr 24), taking the national total to 12,075.
Nine new clusters were also identified, including Strand Hotel and Natureland East Coast, a wellness spa.
The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary release of figures.
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COVID-19 infections in Singapore top 11,000, with 1,037 new cases
As of Thursday, Singapore has confirmed 11,178 cases of COVID-19. Twelve people have died from complications related to the disease in the country.
This is the fourth day in a row that Singapore has reported a daily increase of more than 1,000 cases.
The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary release of figures.
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COVID-19 top 10,000 with 1,016 new cases; 12th person dies
The number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore has crossed the 10,000 mark, with 1,016 new cases reported as of noon on Wednesday (Apr 22).
The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary release of figures. Fifteen cases are Singaporeans or permanent residents. The new cases bring the national total to 10,141.
In its latest update, MOH announced one more death due to COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 12.
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Covid-19 circuit breaker to be extended by one month to June 1
The circuit breaker to choke off the spread of the coronavirus will be extended by another month and existing measures will be tightened until May 4, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his fourth national address on the situation.
This means that more workplaces will be closed to further reduce the number of workers keeping essential services going. Some hotspots, such as popular wet markets, remain a problem as large groups of people continue to congregate there, Mr Lee said.
While he noted that the circuit breaker measures have been working, he stressed that Singapore cannot be complacent. He said the number of unlinked cases has not come down, which suggests a "hidden reservoir" of cases in the community.
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Why Singapore, Once a Model for Coronavirus Response, Lost Control of Its Outbreak
Singapore was once seen as a model for how to hold back the coronavirus. But now the tiny city-state, with a population of 5.6 million, has the most reported coronavirus cases in Southeast Asia. On Monday, officials recorded a new daily record—more than 1,400 additional cases. The number of COVID-19 cases has increased more than two and a half times in the last week, with more than 8,000 total.
Experts say the surge, which began last week, is due largely to local officials underestimating the vulnerability of the city’s migrant workers, who live in cramped dormitories with up to 20 people to a room. Just 16 of the new cases Monday were Singapore citizens or permanent residents. About three-quarters of all cases in Singapore are linked to the workers’ dormitories, according to official figures.
In the early months of the outbreak, Singapore’s response was praised—alongside those in Hong Kong and Taiwan—as a model for how to stop slow the spread of the coronavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) commended Singapore, citing its widespread testing and comprehensive tracing of close contacts.
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Singapore had a model coronavirus response, then cases spiked. What happened?
Less than a month ago, Singapore was being hailed as one of the countries that had got its coronavirus response right. Encouragingly for the rest of the world, the city-state seemed to have suppressed cases without imposing the restrictive lockdown measures endured by millions elsewhere.
And then the second wave hit, hard. Since March 17, Singapore's number of confirmed coronavirus cases grew from 266 to over 5,900, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. While in the worst-hit countries of western Europe and in the US, thousands of cases are being reported every day, Singapore has a population of 5.7 million people and a total area of around 700 square kilometers -- it is smaller than New York City -- meaning those numbers are more significant.
But Singapore also has advantages that many larger countries don't. It only has one major land border, with Malaysia, and can keep a tight control on people entering by air. It also has a world-class health system and a propensity for somewhat draconian rules and policing that can benefit a government when trying to control a pandemic. So what went wrong?
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Singapore's COVID-19 cases top 9,000 after 1,111 new cases reported
Singapore reported 1,111 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (Apr 21), taking the national total to 9,125.
The vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its release of preliminary figures. Twenty cases are Singaporeans or permanent residents, and there are no imported cases.
A total of 1,050 new cases are foreign workers living in dormitories, while 33 are work permit holders residing outside dormitories, MOH said in its latest update.
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1,426 new cases, mostly foreign workers in dormitories
Singapore reported a daily high of 1,426 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Apr 20), bringing the national total to 8,014.
The vast majority of the new cases - 1,369 - are work permit holders living in foreign worker dormitories, according to a Ministry of Health (MOH) update on Monday night.
"The main increase today continues to be for work permit holders residing in dormitories, where we are picking up many more cases because of extensive testing," said the ministry. "These are not new infections as the workers are staying in their rooms and many have not reported sick. But when the teams go in to test them, many turn out to be positive."
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596 new COVID-19 cases, vast majority from dormitories
Singapore reported 596 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday (Apr 19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 6588.
Twenty-five were Singapore citizens or Permanent Residents, while the vast majority were work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a press release announcing the preliminary numbers.
More details of the cases, and further updates will be shared through its press release later tonight, the ministry said.
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Daily high of 942 new COVID-19 cases reported in Singapore
A record of 942 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Singapore as of noon on Saturday (Apr 18), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a media release, bringing the national total to 5,992.
Of the new cases, 893 are work permit holders living in foreign worker dormitories, while another 27 are those living outside dormitories.
Within the local community, there are 22 cases, comprising 14 Singaporeans and permanent residents, six work pass holders, one dependant’s pass holder and one person on a long-term visit pass.
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623 new cases, one more person (11th) dies of the disease
Singapore reported 623 new cases of COVID-19 as of noon and one more death on Friday (Apr 17), said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.
The total number of infections in the country now stands at 5,050, with 11 deaths.
The deceased was a 95-year-old Singaporean male who died from complications related to the disease on Friday, said MOH. Identified as case 3145, he was confirmed to have COVID-19 on Apr 13.
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Record 728 new cases, mostly from foreign worker dormitories
Singapore reported a record 728 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday (Apr 16), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 4,427.
Of the new cases, 81 per cent are linked to previously identified clusters while the rest are pending contact tracing, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in the media release.
A total of 654 new cases are from foreign worker dormitories, while 26 new cases are work permit holders residing outside dormitories.
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Dorm cases push Singapore cases to new record
Dormitories continue to make up a huge majority of new cases in Singapore.
A record 447 new cases were confirmed on April 15, of which 404 were work permit holders residing in dorms.
Associate Professor Alex Cook from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore discusses the twin challenge that Singapore faces - one involving the dorms and the other is the local community spread.
related: Dormitories could see 10,000 to 20,000 infections in April
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Record 447 new cases, 68% linked to known clusters
Singapore reported a record 447 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (Apr 15), taking the national total to 3,699.
Of the new cases, 68 per cent are linked to previously identified clusters, while contact tracing is ongoing for the remaining cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.
A total of 404 new cases are from foreign worker dormitories. Five are work permit holders living outside the dormitories.
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Singapore's COVID-19 cases exceed 3,000 with 334 new infections; situation remains 'critical', 10th death
Singapore reported 334 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday (Apr 14), bringing the national total to 3,252.
One more fatality was confirmed - a 70-year-old Singaporean man linked to the SAFRA Jurong cluster - bringing the death toll from the novel coronavirus to 10.
The man, known as Case 128, was confirmed to have the infection on Mar 6.
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Political campaigning amidst social-distancing measures?
Did Dr Chia’s walkabout at Alexandra Village food centre breach existing circuit breaker measures?
The first thing that comes to mind about the report is not about how warm-hearted is Dr Chia in his desire to check on the hawkers in his constituency–rather, the question of why is he out interacting with people when there is an intensified call for people to practice social distancing and to comply with the control orders passed by the Parliament last week.
While some may argue that as an MP of the GRC, he should be entitled to hand out face masks to those in his ward, given how masks are essential during this pandemic. But the fact that reporters were present at Dr Chia’s walkabout would only mean that his walkabout was all about political campaigning. Furthermore, the individual accompanying him is not his aide or volunteer, but the Director of SGSecure Programme Office, Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Chua Swee Leong, who also serves as the Assistant Director, Operations Plans and Projects of the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
Lianhe Wanbao pointed out that Lt-Col Chua is People’s Action Party’s new candidate and has been active in grassroots activities at the Tanjong Pagar GRC. The article went on to state that Lt-Col Chua has been recently active in Queenstown, as such, it can be expected that the line up for the Tanjong Pagar GRC will see some changes.
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Singapore reports record 386 new cases and another death, the 9th
Singapore reported 386 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Apr 13), taking the national total to 2,918.
A 65-year-old male Singapore citizen also died from complications due to COVID-19 infection on Monday afternoon, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on Apr 9. Khoo Teck Puat Hospital has reached out to his family and is extending assistance to them, MOH added.
This brings Singapore's COVID-19 death toll to nine.
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233 new cases, 7 new clusters including MBS restaurant and McDonald's
Singapore reported 233 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday (Apr 12), taking its total number of cases to 2,532.
Of the new cases, 51 are linked to known clusters while 15 are linked to earlier cases. The remaining 167 have no links to earlier cases, pending contact tracing, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.
Seven new clusters were found, including one linked to the Black Tap restaurant at Marina Bay Sands, another linked to fast food chain McDonald's, and others linked to foreign worker dormitories Tuas View Dormitory and 85 Kallang Dormitory.
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Singapore reports 8th death linked to COVID-19, 191 new cases
Singapore reported 191 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday (Apr 11), taking the total number of cases to 2,299.
Of the new cases, 52 are linked to known clusters while 20 are linked to earlier cases. The remaining 119 have no links to earlier cases, pending contact tracing. There were no imported cases.
Among the linked cases, 51 cases were connected to clusters at foreign worker dormitories and 21 to non-dormitory clusters or other cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.
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198 new cases, 2nd death from Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home cluster, the 7th
Singapore reported another death linked to COVID-19 and 198 new cases on Friday (Apr 10), taking the total number of cases to 2,108.
An 86-year-old Singapore woman died from complications due to COVID-19 infection on Thursday night, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.
"She was admitted to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) on Apr 1, and was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on the same day. NCID has reached out to her family and is extending assistance to them," said MOH, identifying her as Case 987 from the Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home cluster.
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Seventh patient dies as infections in Singapore cross 2,000
Singapore reported the seventh coronavirus-linked death, as 198 new cases confirmed yesterday took the total number of infections past the 2,000-mark to 2,108.
An 86-year-old patient died on Thursday night, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said. The Singaporean woman is the second resident at the Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home - which has reported 16 cases - to die from the illness.
Three more clusters have emerged, said MOH. These are the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) Building in Kallang and two involving foreign workers.
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Should the world worry about Singapore's virus surge?
Before the disease even had a name, the country had stringent travel restrictions and an efficient contact-tracing operation which contained the virus's spread.
But in recent days, the number of confirmed cases has rocketed. Thursday brought the highest day of new infections to date at 287, up from 142 the day before. Mostly, these are coming from densely-packed migrant worker accommodation.
Having avoided it for months, Singapore is now under a partial lockdown, with schools and non-essential businesses closed, and people urged to stay at home. Experts say one of the world's wealthiest nations - which seemed to be doing everything right - has important lessons for poorer countries, and there's still time to put them in place.
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A record 287 new cases, with more than half linked to dormitory cluster
Singapore reported 287 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday (Apr 9), the largest daily increase so far and more than double yesterday's highest record, the multi-ministry task force dealing with the coronavirus said during a press conference on Thursday (Apr 9).
This brings the national tally to 1,910.
Of the new cases, 219 are linked to existing clusters, with at least 160 cases linked to the S11 Dormitory @ Punggol.
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Singapore reports record spike of 142 new COVID-19 cases; 20 linked to largest cluster at S11 dormitory
Singapore reported 142 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday (Apr 8), the biggest daily increase since the outbreak began here in January, bringing the national total to 1,623.
Fifty-five cases have been linked to known clusters, while another 13 are linked to other cases, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.
Two new cases are imported. Contact tracing is currently pending for 72 cases.
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Largest supermoon of 2020 rises on a world battling COVID-19
The largest, brightest supermoon of 2020 rose in the night sky on Tuesday (Apr 7) over hushed cities, stilled factories and countries in lockdown due to the novel coronavirus that has killed tens of thousands worldwide.
If the moon is within 10 per cent of its closest distance to the earth at the moment of full moon, it is considered to be a supermoon, according the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London.
April's full moon will be the closest supermoon of 2020, and it is also known as the 'Pink Moon' after the pink flowers that start to appear in the fields this month in some places.
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Is it fair to expect people to adopt lock down behaviour when you are confusing them by calling it a “circuit breaker”?
As the saying goes: “Don’t reinvent the wheel” . I think it is possibly quite apt to use this phrase on our government in its management of the COVID-19 outbreak. For instance, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (PM Lee) keeps insisting on calling our “lock down” measures a “circuit breaker”. Why can’t he just call a spade a spade and use the term “lock down” like everyone else?
The phrase “lock down” is already widely in use and most people are familiar with what it means. It is also unambiguous in its meaning. “Circuit breaker” on the other hand is misleading and confusing. Breaking a circuit will lead to a black out. In Singlish one would say: ” Why you want black out now? Virus not enough ah? Must also have black out?” Virus outbreak management is not a creative writing contest. Please just stick to wording that the whole world recognises and understands. The phrase “lock down” is crystal clear. You are literally supposed to be “locked down” in your home. The term “circuit breaker” on the other hand holds no such connotations.
In an address to the nation, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong urged Singaporeans to be “patient” and “resolute” in carrying out the “circuit-breaker” measures to slow down the rate of new infections in the country. He further said: “This is why I need each of you to take the circuit breaker very seriously. Stay at home, stop socialising in person with others, even with extended family members who do not live with you. Keep in touch with them but by other means, for example online, on the phone, writing emails or even letters.“But do not make physical contact, because that is how the virus is spread.”
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Singapore adopts month-long NZ-style lockdown
Singapore will close schools and most workplaces except for essential services like supermarkets and banks for one month, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says, as part of stricter measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
While the city has won international praise for its efforts to stem the spread of the virus, its infections have been rising sharply in recent weeks, to 1189 on Saturday, and six people have died. "We have decided that instead of tightening incrementally over the next few weeks, we should make a decisive move now, to pre-empt escalating infections," Lee said in a speech, and promised more support for households and businesses. Food establishments, markets and supermarkets, clinics, hospitals, utilities, transport and key banking services will remain open.
The new measures will be in place from April 7 until May 4, while schools will move to full home-based learning from April 8. The measures could be extended beyond a month if the situation did not improve, authorities said.
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Worrying trend of unlinked cases was why Singapore’s leaders activated ‘circuit breakers’
The worrying rise in the number of unlinked Covid-19 cases here had made it necessary to impose strict stay-at-home measures and other restrictions, Singapore’s leaders said on Friday (April 3).
These cases, which are spread locally and have no known connection to past cases, now make up around half of the new cases announced daily, Mr Lawrence Wong said. The Minister for National Development is the co-chair of the multi-ministry task force for Covid-19. The numbers of these cases where the links are not known yet have climbed from single digits two weeks ago — or about a tenth of all cases then — to much more now, and this suggests the possible presence of Covid-19 cases lurking undetected in the population.
Health officials are saying that the situation can still be controlled and introduced stringent “circuit-breaker” measures that would empty non-essential workplaces, restrict people movement, and drastically scale down the operation of schools for at least a month — or two incubation cycles for the coronavirus — from April 7 to May 4.
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Singapore, Praised For Its Initial Coronavirus Response, Closes Schools And Offices To Prevent Second Wave Of Infections
Singapore had won praise from the World Health Organization for its early response to coronavirus without the need for enforced lockdowns. Today, the city-state has announced it is closing all schools and non-essential workplaces to curb the rise of a second wave of the pandemic.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Friday:
- “We have decided that instead of tightening incrementally over the next few weeks, we should make a decisive move now, to pre-empt escalating infections.” The restrictions are from April 7 to May 4.
- The “circuit breaker” measures are not as strict as lockdowns activated in Italy, Spain, the U.K. and China. While schools, gyms, museums, casinos and workplaces are closed, grocery stores and clinics will stay open, as well as transport and banking services.
- Schooling will move to online learning, while Lee encouraged people to only go out for essential trips, Reuters reports.
- The measures are the strictest yet to be imposed in the financial hub, which has until now managed to avoid activating sweeping lockdowns. But it comes as new confirmed infections jumped to 1,189.
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Singapore, praised for its COVID-19 response, goes into lockdown as cases rise
During the COVID-19 pandemic, some countries have gained recognition for their excellent handling of the difficult situation. Among them has been Singapore, a small nation that famously did not announce a lockdown - until today.
Today, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that all schools, universities and workplaces will be closed for a month-long period until May 4. Only essential businesses, like grocery stores and banks, will be permitted to function. This move comes after an uptick in the number of confirmed cases.
It’s also common knowledge that Singapore imports all goods, including essentials. To preemptively address this concern, PM Lee added that the nation has enough to survive this period and even longer.
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Did Singapore drop the ball in its eagerness to show the world that it could achieve the impossible?
Singapore was praised by the World Health Organisation for its early response to coronovirus without the need for enforced lockdowns. Our politicians have stressed that a lockdown is an unlikely option. This is despite many other countries imposing broad lockdowns and closing borders weeks ago, including our neighbours Malaysia and Thailand.
But now with the closure of schools and most workplaces and the suspension of non-essential services, we are as good as in partial or three-quarter lockdown. However, the Prime Minister and cabinet ministers kept using the term “circuit breaker” to describe the strictest measures yet to stem the spread of COVID-19.
How on earth a circuit breaker got into the picture we will never know.
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Covid-19: Govt announces closures of non-essential workplaces, schools from April 7 and 8
From next Tuesday (April 7), most workplaces except for essential services and key economic sectors will be shut down temporarily as part of the Government’s stricter measures to “minimise physical contact” and keep the Covid-19 pandemic in check, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Friday.
Food establishments, markets and supermarkets, clinics, hospitals, utilities, transport and key banking services will remain open.
And from April 8, schools and institutes of higher learning will move to full home-based learning. All preschool and student care centres will also be closed, but will provide limited services for children of parents who have to continue working and are unable to make alternative care arrangements. These measures will be in place for at least one month.
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How F&B outlets, markets and food suppliers will operate amid COVID-19 'circuit breaker' measures
The Government strengthened its measures against COVID-19 on Friday (Apr 3) amid concerns of escalating infections, including closing all workplaces for a month except for those offering essential services, including the sale of health and food items.
The following are operating guidelines for F&B outlets, food retailers and food suppliers in Singapore from Apr 7 to May 4:
- FOOD AND BEVERAGE OUTLETS
- FOOD SUPPLIERS
- FOOD RETAIL
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CIRCUIT BREAKER TO MINIMISE FURTHER SPREAD OF COVID-19
The Multi-Ministry Taskforce will be implementing an elevated set of safe distancing measures, as a circuit breaker to pre-empt the trend of increasing local transmission of COVID-19. The aim is to reduce much more significantly movements and interactions in public and private places. To do this, we will move towards full home-based learning for our schools and close most physical workplace premises, save for those providing essential services and in selected economic sectors which are critical for our local and the global supply chains. Work and business activities that can be carried out via telecommuting from home should continue.
The Taskforce has reviewed the latest evidence and pattern of transmission of COVID-19 in Singapore. Most of the cases have arisen from persons coming into close contact with an infected individual in social, workplace and family settings. The Taskforce is very concerned by the increasing number of locally transmitted cases in the past week. It has concluded that we must make a decisive move at this point, to curb the spread of the infection. We require the cooperation of all Singaporeans to minimise movements and interactions in public and private places, and stay home unless necessary for essential purposes.
These heightened safe distancing measures will be in place for four weeks (i.e. two incubation cycles) from 7 April 2020 until 4 May 2020 (inclusive). Entities that are able to comply immediately are strongly encouraged to do so. Current safe distancing measures on capacity limits and physical separation remain in force and must be strictly complied with, especially over the weekend.
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COVID-19 circuit breaker: Heightened safe-distancing measures to reduce movement
From 7 April until 4 May 2020 (inclusive), heightened safe-distancing measures will be implemented to pre-empt escalating infections of COVID-19.
Significantly reducing movements and interactions in public and private places can function as a circuit breaker, and allow us to bring the infection numbers down. If so, this will in turn allow for some of these measures to be relaxed later on.
Only essential services that support daily needs will remain open, with safe-distancing measures in place. Other non-essential services and retail outlets, such as recreation venues, sports and recreation facilities, will be closed.
related: COVID-19 circuit breaker: Closure of workplace premises
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Why Singapore needs a coronavirus 'circuit breaker'
Yesterday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made a televised address on the latest developments in Singapore's fight against the coronavirus. Here is the text of his remarks in English:
- I last spoke to you on Covid-19 three weeks ago. Since then, the number of new cases daily has begun to rise.
- We used to see fewer than 10 new cases a day. But in the last two weeks, despite our best efforts, we have routinely had more than 50 new cases daily.
- Initially, many of the new cases were imported from overseas, mostly returning Singaporeans. Then last week, we began to have more local cases. Furthermore, despite our good contact tracing, for nearly half of these cases, we do not know where or from whom the person caught the virus.
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Government has imposed Code Red measures without calling the situation Code Red
And so it has come to past, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (PM Lee) has announced new unprecedented measures to shut the country down as of the middle next week. While I can understand that this is a confusing time for all involved and news is evolving quickly, I do think we need clarity from authorities in relation to how COVID-19 is being managed.
Despite the new measures,” authorities have still held back from raising the national virus risk assessment to red, the top level, saying the spread could still be controlled through other preventative measures such as contact tracing and quarantine”.
According to the “Disease Outbreak Response System Condition”(DORSCON) which is essentially a colour-coded framework that shows the current disease situation put together by the government to provide Singaporeans with general guidelines on what needs to be done to prevent and reduce the impact of infections, it would appear that we are at Code Red no matter what the government may (or may not in this instance) have said. DORSCON states that at the Code Red stage, there would be major disruptions to daily life such as school closures, work from home orders and significant number of deaths. Isn’t that where we are right now? So, if this isn’t Code Red, what is?
What’s behind Singapore’s U-turn on wearing masks?
A woman wears a face mask in Singapore on Thursday, as the spread of Covid-19 continues. Photo: Reuters
Singapore reversed its position on masks on Friday, saying it would no longer discourage residents from wearing them in public and would distribute reusable face masks from Sunday.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made the statement alongside his announcement that schools and most workplaces would be closed from early next week, as part of increased measures to stem the coronavirus outbreak as infections surged in the past month to more than 1,100 as of Friday.
Lee acknowledged that health authorities had previously urged residents not to wear surgical masks unless they were unwell – with their exhortations appearing on the front pages of local newspapers – and attributed to the change to new research and the spike in cases. “We now think that there are some cases out there in the community going undetected, though probably still not that many,” he said in a national address, his third since the Covid-19 outbreak. “We also now have evidence that an infected person can show no symptoms and yet still pass on the virus to others … Therefore we will no longer discourage people from wearing masks.”
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Singapore to shut Changi’s Terminal 2 for 18 months due to COVID-19
The departure hall of Changi Airport’s Terminal 2. Photo: Muhammad Hasbi
All operations at the terminal, including retail, will be suspended for 18 months starting May, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan reportedly announced in Parliament today. He also hinted at more closures, noting that only one terminal has so far been enough to handle the traffic at the airport.
Airlines operating at the terminal will be transferred to Changi’s remaining three terminals next month. Singapore Airlines will operate from Terminal 3. “We will save on running costs – for the airport operator, retail tenants, airlines and ground handlers,” The Straits Times quoted him as saying.
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106 more infections in Singapore, S11 Dormitory cluster grows to 98 cases
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday (April 7) announced that there were 106 new cases of Covid-19.
Of these, 39 cases were linked to clusters of infections at foreign worker dormitories and 23 were linked to non-dormitory clusters. Three of the new cases were imported, while 41 other cases have no known links yet.
The latest cases bring the total number of confirmed Covid-19 infections here to 1,481.
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Why Coronavirus Cases Have Spiked in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan
Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan — once heralded for early successes in battling the pandemic — are now confronting a new wave of coronavirus cases, largely fueled by infections coming from elsewhere. Singapore is also seeing a rise in local transmissions, with more than 400 new cases in the past week that have been linked to migrant worker dormitories.
The first confirmed cases in all three places were connected to people who had traveled to Wuhan, China, where the pandemic began, followed by small clusters of cases among residents with no travel history. Despite their proximity to mainland China, however, they had all managed to keep their case counts low for weeks, through vigilant monitoring and early intervention. None of these places had a single day with more than 10 new cases until March, even as the coronavirus spread around the world.
That changed in the past two weeks, as both Hong Kong and Singapore saw new cases in the double digits for consecutive days, with the bulk attributed to those who have traveled from abroad. Singapore’s numbers are now triple-digits, with large clusters of cases linked to dorms for migrant workers. Taiwan was hit with a surge of new cases, the vast majority of which were imported from other countries, while the number of locally transmitted infections remained low.
13 Haunting Pictures of Singapore
Popular destinations in Singapore are often packed with tourists and locals, but the Covid-19 outbreak has prompted many to stay indoors.
Photos of local hotspots don’t seem impressive to locals that see them every day, but this viral album might change your mind. Local photographer Lemjay Lucas used this opportunity to take haunting pics of the busiest places in our little red dot last Saturday (4 Apr) to Sunday (5 Apr). He feels that the outside world looked different as spaces seemed bigger and wider with the absence of visitors.
Here’s a look at the deserted destinations due to the global pandemic.
Wuhan: A City in China
Wuhan city, we all know that it's the 1st Chinese city famous for the Coronavirus. But do u know the city itself ? Here it is - real amazing you will surely like this
Above link is for marking Wuhan city's opening after COVID-19. The photos are darkened but when you touch it, it will brighten as a sign of light returning to Wuhan! Open the link and try it!
There's Bird Flu (chicken), SARS (civet cats), Swine Fever (pigs), Mad Cow Disease (cattle), Ebola (monkeys & chimpanzee) & MERS (camels) & now COVID-19 (bats & pangolin). Hope Mr Mare is not galloping out to spread "Beh" (horse) virus. Haha.
Conservationists set the record straight on COVID-19’s wildlife links
- The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been characterized by the World Health Organization as a pandemic. As the virus spreads, so too does misinformation about its origins.
- Rumors that COVID-19 was manufactured in a lab or that we know with full certainty which animal host passed the disease to humans are unfounded.
- Given the clear risks to animals as well as to human health, the Wildlife Conservation Society and Global Wildlife Conservation are calling for a permanent ban on wildlife trafficking and live animal markets.
To give a better understanding of the origin of the coronavirus and what can be done to stop the future spread of disease from animals to humans, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Global Wildlife Conservation have partnered on a series of new infographics.
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Went out without Mum's permission during Lockdown, now she got lockout
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Here’s every Wuhan virus infection in Singapore on a map
At least 10 Singaporeans have now been infected with the Chinese coronavirus inside the city-state and on Friday afternoon the authorities formally raised the alarm that the disease threat is severe and spreading in Singapore.
Raising the Disease Outbreak Response System Condition, or DORSCON, level from yellow to orange on Friday means schools will suspend off-campus activities, according to the Health Ministry. The change was announced after Singapore announced three new infections in people who had not been to China, bringing the total tally to 33.
Two of the new cases involved people who had recently traveled to Malaysia, while the third was a teacher at the Victoria Junior College. All three are Singaporeans.
Every Wuhan virus infection in Singapore:
- 1: Chinese man, 66, from Wuhan traveled to Singapore 7 with his family on Jan 20.
- 2: Chinese woman, 53, from Wuhan traveled to Singapore with her family on Jan 21.
- 3: Chinese man, 37, from Wuhan, and son of first confirmed patient.
- 4: Chinese man, 36, from Wuhan traveled to Singapore on Jan 22 with his family.
- 5: Chinese woman, 56, from Wuhan traveled to Singapore with her family on Jan 18.
- 6: Chinese man, 56, from Wuhan traveled to Singapore with his family on Jan 19.
- 7: Chinese man, 35, from Wuhan arrived in Singapore on Jan 23 with family and friends.
- 8 & 9: Chinese married couple from Wuhan who arrived in Singapore on Jan 19.
- 10: Chinese man, 56, from Wuhan arrived in Singapore on Jan 20.
- 11: Chinese woman, 31, arrived in S'pore Jan 22 and traveled with 4th confirmed patient.
- 12: Chinese woman, 37, from Wuhan arrived in Singapore with her family on Jan 22.
- 13: Chinese woman, 73, from Wuhan arrive Spore with family Jan 21, contact of 2nd patient.
- 14: Chinese man, 31, who works in Singapore where he stays at Jurong East Street 13.
- 15 (Singaporean): woman, 47, was 1 of the 92 Sporeans evacuated from Wuhan on Jan 30.
- 16: Chinese man, 38, from Wuhan arrived Spore Jan 22 & stayed at his home at Nathan Rd.
- 17 (Singaporean): Singaporean woman, 47, among those evacuated from Wuhan on Jan 30.
- 18: Chinese woman, 31, from Wuhan travel to Spore with 12th confirmed patient on Jan 22.
- 19 (Singaporean): woman, 28, contact group of 20 Chinese tourists from Guangxi province.
- 20 (Singaporean): woman, 48, colleague of 19th patient, developed symptoms on Jan 25.
- 21 (Indonesian): woman, 44, worked for 19th patient as domestic worker, symptoms on Feb 2.
- 22 (Singaporean): man, 41, tested positive after being evacuated from Wuhan on Jan 30.
- 23 (Singaporean): A 17-yr-old man tested positive after evacuated from Wuhan on Jan 30.
- 24 (Singaporean): woman, 32, a tour guide who brought Guangxi tourists to Yong Thai Hang.
- 25 (Singaporean): Singaporean man, 40, is the husband of the tour guide.
- 26: Chinese woman, 42, from Wuhan arrived Spore Jan 21 with mother, who is 13th patient.
- 27 (Singaporean): Singaporean private-hire driver, 45, tested positive on Feb. 5.
- 28 (Singaporean): Six-month-old baby boy is son of the private-hire driver and 19th patient.
- 29 (Singaporean): man, 41, tested positive Feb 5 admitted to Mt Elizabeth Novena Hospital.
- 30 (Singaporean): man, 27, tested positive Feb 6 attended business meeting at Grand Hyatt.
- 31 (Singaporean): man, 53, tested positive Feb 6, after he visited Malaysia on Jan 6, 11 & 17.
- 32 (Singaporean): woman, 42, teacher Victoria Jr College admitted Parkway E Hospital Feb 5.
- 33 (Singaporean): Woman, 39, tested positive Feb. 6 after visiting Malaysia from Jan. 22-29.
- 34 (Singaporean): 40-yr-old female Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to China.
- 35 (Singaporean): 64-yr-old male Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to China.
- 36 (Singapore PR): 38 yr-old female Sg PR no recent travel to China but in JB 25-28 Jan.
- 37 (Singaporean): 53 yr-old male Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to China.
- 38 (Singaporean): 52 yr-old female Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to China.
- 39 (Singaporean): 51 yr-old male no recent travel to China, traveled to Malaysia 23 Jan-2 Feb.
- 40 (Singaporean): 36-yr-old male Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to China.
- 41 (Singaporean): 71-yr-old man no recent travel to China, had no links to previous cases.
- 42 (Bangladeshi): 39-yr-old Bangladesh who is Spore WP holder no recent travel to China.
- 43 (Singaporean): 54-yr-old with no recent travel to China, but visited Malaysia on Jan 26.
- 44 (Singaporean): 37-yr-old man who works at Certis and had been on duty at Chingay.
- 45 (Singaporean): 2-yr-old girl who was evacuated from Wuhan Jan 30 on a Scoot flight.
- 46 (Singaporean): 35-yr-old male Spore PR live in JB work at Resorts World Sentosa Casino.
- 47 (Bangladeshi): 39-year-old male Bangladesh worker, worked at Seletar Aerospace Heights.
- 48 (Singaporean): 34-yr-old man, employee Grace Assembly God church, symptoms Feb 1.
- 49 (Singaporean): 46-yr-old man, employee Grace Assembly God church, symptoms Feb 3.
- 50 (Singaporean): 62-yr-old man, employee of DBS confirmed infection on Wed morning.
- 51 (Singaporean): 48 yr-old male with no recent travel to China and stays at Bishan St 13.
- 52 (Bangladehi): 37 yr-old male Bangladeshi, a Spore WP holder, no recent travel to China.
- 53 (Singaporean): 54 yr-old male, works at NUS linked to cluster at Grace Assembly of God.
- 54 (Singaporean): 54 yr-old female Singapore Citizen).
- 55 (Singaporean): 30 yr-old male Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to China.
- 56 (Bangladeshi): 30 yr-old male Bangladesh national with no recent travel history to China.
- 57 (Singaporean): 26 yr-old male Singapore Citizen.
- 58 (Singaporean): 55 yr-old male are linked to the cluster at Grace Assembly of God.
- 59-67: 9 new cases confirmed in Singapore with 6 linked to Grace Assembly church.
- 68-72: 5 new cases, 3 linked to Grace Assembly church. (69 is a 26-yr-old Bangladeshi).
- 73-75: 3 new cases confirmed in Singapore, including a SAF regular.
- 76-77: 2 new cases reported, 5 COVID-19 patients in Singapore discharged from hospital.
- 78-81: 4 new cases diagnosed, 3 linked to Grace Assembly of God church.
- 82-84: 3 new cases, 5 discharged, include Chinese national who was 1st confirmed patient.
- 85: 1 new case diagnosed, 3 discharged, 4 remain in ICU.
- 86: 1 new case, 10 more COVID-19 patients discharged.
- 87-89: 3 new cases, mother & 6-mth-old baby discharged.
- 90: 1 new case confirmed in Singapore, 2 more discharged.
- 91: 1 new case, 5 more COVID-19 patients discharged in Singapore.
- 92-93: 2 new cases in Singapore, bringing total to 93.
- 94-96: 3 new cases in Singapore, including RI student.
- 97-98: 2 new cases, as new cluster emerges at Wizlearn Technologies in Science Park II.
- 99-102: 4 new cases linked to Science Park cluster, including Filipino maid.
- 103-106: 4 new cases, 3 of which linked to Wizlearn Technologies cluster.
- 107-108: 2 new cases, 1 of which linked to Wizlearn Technologies cluster.
- 109-110: 2 new cases, as Wizlearn Technologies cluster continues to grow.
- 111-112: 2 new cases, including non-teaching staff at Jurong preschool.
- 113-117: 5 new cases, new cluster involving a private dinner function SAFRA Jurong.
- 118-130: 13 new cases, 9 of these from Safra Jurong cluster.
- 130-138: 8 new cases confirmed, 8 more patients discharged from hospital.
- 139-150: 12 new cases, 9 linked to SAFRA Jurong cluster.
- 151-160: 10 new cases, 6 linked to SAFRA Jurong cluster, including a 5-yr-old.
- 161-166: 6 new cases, 3 linked to SAFRA Jurong cluster.
- 167-178: 12 new cases, including RSAF servicemen who were on duty in France.
- 179-187: 9 new cases, including 2 who attended mass religious gathering in Malaysia.
- 188-200: 13 new cases, 1 more discharged from hospital.
- 201-212: 12 new cases in Singapore, 8 discharged.
- 213-226: 14 new cases, including 9 imported cases.
- 227-243: 17 new cases in Singapore in largest single-day increase to date.
- 244-266: 23 new cases in Singapore reach another high.
- 267-313: 47 new cases in Singapore reach another high.
- 314-345: 32 new cases, 75% of which are imported.
- 346-385: 40 new cases, including 30 imported infections.
- 386-432: 47 new cases, more than 80% imported.
- 433-455: 23 new cases, including 18 imported infections.
- 456-509: 54 new cases in highest daily spike.
- 510-558: 49 new cases with 32 imported cases; most travelled to UK.
- 559-631: 73 new cases, new cluster PCF Sparkletots centre linked to 18 cases.
- 632-683: 52 new cases, new infections linked to PCF Sparkletots in Fengshan.
- 684-732: 49 new cases, new cluster at SingPost Centre.
- 733-802: 70 new cases exceed 800 with 70 new infections.
- 803-844: 42 new cases, new cluster at The Wedding Brocade bridal studio.
- 845-879: 35 new cases, 3 new clusters identified.
- 880-926: 47 new cases, including 31 local cases.
- 927-1000: 74 new cases, number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore reaches 1,000.
- 1001-1049: 49 new cases, Mustafa Centre among 3 new clusters identified.
- 1050-1114: 65 new cases, including 17 unlinked cases.
- 1115-1189: 75 new cases, wedding events in Tanjong Katong among 4 new clusters.
- 1190-1309: 120 new cases, record daily spike of 120 cases.
- 1310-1375: 66 new cases, 2 new clusters at Little Gems Preschool & Kranji Lodge.
- 1376-1481: 106 new cases, with 52 linked to existing clusters.
- 1482-1623: 142 new cases, record spike, 20 linked to largest cluster at S11 dormitory.
- 1624-1910: 287 new cases, a record with more than half linked to dormitory cluster.
- 1911-2108: 198 new cases, second death from Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home cluster, the 7th.
- 2109-2299: 191 new cases, 8 deaths linked to COVID-19, the 8th.
- 2200-2532: 233 new cases, 7 new clusters including MBS restaurant and McDonald's.
- 2533-2918: 386 new cases, record 386 new COVID-19 cases and another death, the 9th.
- 2919-3252: 334 new cases, situation remains 'critical' total exceed 3,000, 10 deaths.
- 3253-3699: 447 new cases, record 447 new cases, 68% linked to known clusters.
- 3700-4427: 728 new cases, record 728 new cases, mostly from foreign worker dormitories.
- 4428-5050: 623 new cases, one more person dies of the disease, the 11th.
- 5051-5992: 942 new cases, daily high of 942 new cases.
- 5993-6588: 596 new cases, vast majority from dormitories.
- 6589-8014: 1426 new cases, mostly foreign workers in dormitories.
- 8015-9125: 1111 new cases, cases top 9,000 cases.
- 9126-10141: 1016 new cases, top 10,000; 12th person dies.
- 10143-11178: 1037 new cases, top 11,000.
- 11179-12075: 897 new cases, bringing tally to 12,075.
- 12076-12693: 618 new cases, 7 new cluster at Northpoint City.
- 12694-13624: 931 new cases, bringing tally to 13,624.
- 13625-14423: 799 new cases, total tally stand 14,423, 13th & 14th deaths.
- 14424-14951: 528 new cases, total tally stand 14,951, 15 deaths.
- 14952-15641: 690 new cases, bringing tally to 15,641.
- 15642-16169: 528 new cases, bringing tally to 16,169.
- 16170-17101: 932 new cases, bringing tally to 17,101 & 16 deaths.
- 17102-17548: 447 new cases, bringing tally to 17,548 & 17 deaths.
- 17549-18205: 657 new cases, bringing tally to 18,205 & 18 deaths.
- 18206-18778: 573 new cases, bringing total to 18,778.
- 18779-19410: 632 new cases, bringing total to 19,410.
- 19411-20198: 788 new cases, bringing total to 20,198 & 20 deaths.
- 20199-20939: 741 new cases, bringing total to 20,939.
- 20940-21707: 768 new cases, bringing total to 21,707.
- 21708-22460: 753 new cases, bringing total to 22,460.
- 22461-23336: 876 new cases, bringing total to 23,336.
- 23337-23787: 486 new cases, bringing total to 23,787 & 21 deaths.
- 23788-24671: 884 new cases, bringing total to 24,671.
- 24672-25346: 675 new cases, bringing total to 25,346.
- 25347-26098: 752 new cases, bringing total to 26,098.
- 26099-26891: 793 new cases, bringing total to 26,891.
- 26892-27356: 465 new cases, bringing total to 27,356 & 22 deaths.
- 27357-28038: 682 new cases, bringing total to 28,038.
- 28039-28343: 305 new cases, bringing total to 28,343.
- 28344-28794: 451 new cases, bringing total to 28,794.
- 28795-29364: 570 new cases, bringing total to 29,364.
- 29365-29812: 448 new cases, bringing total to 29,812 & 23 deaths.
- 29813-30426: 614 new cases, bringing total to 30,426.
- 30427-31068: 642 new cases, bringing total to 31,068.
- 31069-31616: 548 new cases, bringing total to 31,616.
- 31617-31960: 334 new cases, bringing total to 31,960.
- 31961-32343: 383 new cases, bringing total to 32,343.
- 32344-32876: 533 new cases, bringing total to 32,876.
- 32877-33249: 373 new cases, bringing total to 33,249.
- 33250-33860: 611 new cases, bringing total to 33,860.
- 33861-34366: 506 new cases, bringing total to 34,366.
- 34367-34884: 518 new cases, bringing total to 34,884.
- 34885-35292: 408 new cases, bringing total to 35,292 & 24 deaths.
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Ministry of Health News Highlights: Press Releases
1 Jun 2020 767 More Cases Discharged, 408 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
31 May 2020 972 More Cases Discharged, 518 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
30 May 2020 1096 More Cases Discharged, 506 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
29 May 2020 1337 More Cases Discharged, 611 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
28 May 2020 1018 More Cases Discharged, 373 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
27 May 2020 832 More Cases Discharged, 533 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
26 May 2020 706 More Cases Discharged, 383 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
25 May 2020 862 More Cases Discharged, 334 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
24 May 2020 994 More Cases Discharged, 548 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
23 May 2020 927 More Cases Discharged, 642 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
22 May 2020 838 More Cases Discharged, 614 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
21 May 2020 910 More Cases Discharged, 448 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
20 May 2020 842 More Cases Discharged, 570 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
19 May 2020 530 More Cases Discharged, 451 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
18 May 2020 495 More Cases Discharged, 305 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
17 May 2020 998 More Cases Discharged, 682 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
16 May 2020 1094 More Cases Discharged, 465 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
15 May 2020 1275 More Cases Discharged, 793 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
14 May 2020 1164 More Cases Discharged, 752 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
13 May 2020 958 More Cases Discharged, 675 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
12 May 2020 626 More Cases Discharged, 884 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
11 May 2020 504 More Cases Discharged, 486 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
10 May 2020 425 More Cases Discharged, 876 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
9 May 2020 256 More Cases Discharged, 753 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
8 May 2020 328 More Cases Discharged, 768 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
7 May 2020 78 More Cases Discharged, 741 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
6 May 2020 115 More Cases Discharged, 788 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
5 May 2020 62 More Cases Discharged, 632 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
4 May 2020 49 More Cases Discharged, 573 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
3 May 2020 61 More Cases Discharged, 657 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
2 May 2020 79 More Cases Discharged, 447 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
1 May 2020 24 More Cases Discharged, 932 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
30 Apr 2020 56 More Cases Discharged, 528 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
29 Apr 2020 62 More Cases Discharged, 690 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
28 Apr 2020 33 More Cases Discharged, 528 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
27 Apr 2020 35 More Cases Discharged, 799 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
26 Apr 2020 58 More Cases Discharged, 931 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
25 Apr 2020 46 More Cases Discharged, 618 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
24 Apr 2020 38 More Cases Discharged, 897 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
23 Apr 2020 36 More Cases Discharged, 1037 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
22 Apr 2020 57 More Cases Discharged, 1016 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
21 Apr 2020 39 More Cases Discharged, 1111 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
20 Apr 2020 33 More Cases Discharged, 1426 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
19 Apr 2020 26 More Cases Discharged, 596 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
18 Apr 2020 38 More Cases Discharged, 942 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
17 Apr 2020 25 More Cases Discharged, 623 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
16 Apr 2020 31 more Cases Discharged; 728 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
15 Apr 2020 41 more Cases Discharged; 447 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
14 Apr 2020 25 more Cases Discharged; 334 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
13 Apr 2020 26 more Cases Discharged; 386 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
12 Apr 2020 32 more Cases Discharged; 233 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
11 Apr 2020 35 more Cases Discharged; 191 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
10 Apr 2020 32 more Cases Discharged; 198 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
09 Apr 2020 54 more Cases Discharged; 287 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
08 Apr 2020 29 more Cases Discharged; 142 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
07 Apr 2020 33 more Cases Discharged; 106 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
06 Apr 2020 24 more Cases Discharged; 66 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
05 Apr 2020 23 more Cases Discharged; 120 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
04 Apr 2020 15 more Cases Discharged; 75 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
03 Apr 2020 16 more Cases Discharged; 65 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
02 Apr 2020 21 more Cases Discharged; 49 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
01 Apr 2020 5 more Cases Discharged; 74 New Cases of Covid-19 Infection Confirmed
31 Mar 2020 12 more cases discharged; 47 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
30 Mar 2020 16 more cases discharged; 35 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
29 Mar 2020 14 more cases discharged; 42 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
28 Mar 2020 15 more cases discharged; 70 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
27 Mar 2020 11 more cases discharged; 49 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
26 Mar 2020 12 More Cases Discharged, 52 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
25 Mar 2020 Five more cases discharged; 73 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
24 Mar 2020 Three more cases discharged; 49 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
23 Mar 2020 Eight more cases discharged; 54 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
22 Mar 2020 Four more cases discharged; 23 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
21 Mar 2020 Nine more cases discharged; 47 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
20 Mar 2020 Seven More Cases Discharged, 40 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
19 Mar 2020 Seven More Cases Discharged, 32 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
18 Mar 2020 Three More Cases Discharged, 47 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
17 Mar 2020 Five more cases discharged; 23 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
16 Mar 2020 Four more cases discharged; 17 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
15 Mar 2020 14 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
14 Mar 2020 Eight more cases discharged; 12 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
13 Mar 2020 One more case discharged; 13 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
12 Mar 2020 9 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
11 Mar 2020 Three more cases discharged; 12 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
10 Mar 2020 6 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
09 Mar 2020 Three more cases discharged, 10 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
08 Mar 2020 12 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
07 Mar 2020 Eight more cases discharged, 8 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
06 Mar 2020 One more case discharged; 13 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
05 Mar 2020 Two more cases discharged; 5 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
04 Mar 2020 One more case discharged; 2 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
03 Mar 2020 2 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
02 Mar 2020 Four More Cases Discharged, 2 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
01 Mar 2020 Two more cases discharged; 4 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
29 Feb 2020 Three more cases discharged, 4 new cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
28 Feb 2020 Three More Cases Discharged; 2 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
27 Feb 2020 Four more cases discharged, 3 new cases of COVID-19 Infection confirmed
26 Feb 2020 Four more cases discharged; 2 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
25 Feb 2020 Five More Cases Discharged: 1 New Case of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
24 Feb 2020 Two More Cases Discharged: 1 New Case of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
23 Feb 2020 Two More Cases Discharged; No New Confirmed Case of COVID-19 Infection
22 Feb 2020 Two more cases discharged; 3 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
21 Feb 2020 Ten more cases discharged; 1 new case of COVID-19 infection confirmed
20 Feb 2020 Three More Cases Discharged; 1 New Case of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
19 Feb 2020 Five more cases Discharged, 3 new cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
18 Feb 2020 Five More Cases Discharged; 4 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
17 Feb 2020 Five More Cases Discharged; 2 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
16 Feb 2020 One more case discharged; 3 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
15 Feb 2020 One more case discharged; 5 new cases of COVID-19 infection confirmed
14 Feb 2020 Two More Cases Discharged; 9 New Cases of COVID-19 Infection Confirmed
13 Feb 2020 8 More Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 Infection
12 Feb 2020 Six more cases discharged; 3 new cases of COVID-19 Infection confirmed
11 Feb 2020 Two more cases discharged; 2 new cases of novel coronavirus infection confirmed
10 Feb 2020 One more case discharged; 2 new cases of novel coronavirus infection confirmed
09 Feb 2020 Four more cases discharged; 3 new cases of Novel Coronavirus Infection
08 Feb 2020 7 more confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection in Singapore
06 Feb 2020 2 more confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection in Singapore
05 Feb 2020 4 More Confirmed Cases of Novel Coronavirus Infection in Singapore
01 Feb 2020 2 More Confirmed Imported Cases of Novel Coronavirus Infection in Singapore
31 Jan 2020 3 More Confirmed Imported Cases of Wuhan Coronavirus Infection in Singapore
30 Jan 2020 3 more confirmed imported cases of Wuhan coronavirus infection in Singapore
29 Jan 2020 3 more Confirmed Imported Cases of Wuhan Coronavirus Infection in Singapore
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