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SINGAPORE: Four community cases were among 38 new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore as of noon on Thursday (January 21), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary daily update.
The remaining 34 cases were imported. Of these, 33 had already received a stay-at-home notice or had been isolated upon arrival in Singapore.
The remaining case tested negative for COVID-19 upon arrival in Singapore on January 17 and was on a controlled itinerary during its stay here. He subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 infection on January 20.
No cases were reported in the dormitories of migrant workers.
Details on the new cases will be released Thursday night, the ministry said.
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AUTHORITIES MULTITUTE MORE COVID-19 MEASURES BEFORE CHINESE NEW YEAR
Authorities are considering introducing new restrictions and safeguards against COVID-19 ahead of the Chinese New Year period, when more mixes are expected.
This is because the number of community cases has been “increasing,” while the clusters have been reported for the first time “in quite some time,” said Co-Chair of the COVID-19 multi-ministry task force, Education Minister. , Lawrence. Wong.
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This could be due to the increased number of interactions in the middle of the year-end festivities, he added.
Wong spoke to the media on Tuesday with his task force co-chair, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong, to mark a year since Singapore saw its first case of the virus on January 23 last year.
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Responding to a question about the possible rules for New Year’s visits, Mr. Wong said, “Potentially there will be a lot more intermixing, a lot more interaction, as has happened at the end of the year during the festive period as well.
“Therefore, we are now considering whether there might be additional restrictions and safeguards that might be necessary to keep infections under control. Exactly what they are, if they refer to home visits, what kind of measures, we are still studying, and when we are ready, we will highlight them, ”said Mr. Wong, without providing further details.
As of Thursday, Singapore has reported a total of 59,235 COVID-19 cases.
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