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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported a locally transmitted COVID-19 case as of noon on Friday (March 26), the first of these infections in two weeks.
The community’s case was one of 12 new infections reported on Friday, the Health Ministry (MINSA) said in its preliminary daily update.
The remaining cases were imported and placed on a stay-at-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, the ministry said.
No new cases were reported in the dormitories of migrant workers.
Details of the new cases will be released late Friday, the Health Ministry said.
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Nearly 50,000 invitations for COVID-19 vaccination were sent to the first group of education sector workers on March 10, and more than 80 percent of the guests made appointments.
More than 600 Madrasah employees have also been invited to get vaccinated.
Authorities announced on March 9 that the vaccine will be offered to more than 150,000 teachers and other workers in the education sector.
“It complements existing efforts to keep our educational institutions safe, as children and the majority of our students are not yet medically eligible for vaccination,” authorities said at the time.
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Currently, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is approved for use only in people 16 years of age and older. The Moderna vaccine is only approved for use in people 18 years of age and older.
More than 770,000 people in Singapore have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Monday, according to the Ministry of Health. Of these, more than 300,000 have completed both doses and completed the full vaccination regimen.
As of Friday, Singapore has reported a total of 60,265 COVID-19 cases.
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