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SINGAPORE – Five new coronavirus cases were confirmed at noon on Wednesday (November 18), all imported, for the eighth consecutive day.
They were posted on stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said.
There were no new community cases and none of the workers’ bedrooms.
Wednesday’s new cases bring Singapore’s total to 58,135.
More details will be announced Wednesday night.
On Tuesday, six new cases of coronavirus were confirmed, all of them imported.
All six patients were placed on stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore, the Health Ministry said.
Tuesday was the seventh day without local broadcast, the longest period since a 12-day streak from January 23 to February 3.
One of the six announced on Tuesday is a 55-year-old Singaporean who returned from India. He showed symptoms on Monday.
Another three are holders of work permits. Two of them traveled from the Philippines and the third came from Myanmar. All three are employed in Singapore and were asymptomatic when tested.
Of the two remaining cases reported on Tuesday, one is a dependent pass holder who came from the UK and the other is a long-term visit pass holder who came from the Philippines. They were also asymptomatic.
The Health Ministry said that all close contacts of imported cases have been isolated and will be evaluated at the beginning and end of their quarantine period to detect asymptomatic cases.
The ministry added that the number of new cases in the community has remained low, with no new cases in the last week.
With six patients discharged on Tuesday, 58,024 patients have recovered from the disease.
There were 37 patients still in the hospital on Tuesday and 26 in community facilities. None are in intensive care.
Singapore has had 28 deaths from Covid-19 complications, and 15 that tested positive have died from other causes.
Globally, the virus outbreak that began last December has infected more than 55.4 million people. More than 1.33 million people have died.
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