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SINGAPORE: Three community cases were among 58 new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore as of noon on Saturday (January 30), the Health Ministry said in its preliminary daily update.
This is the highest number of infections in Singapore since September 11 last year, when 86 cases were reported.
The remaining 55 infections were imported cases and were placed on the admission notice or isolated upon arrival.
Among the imported cases were four Singaporeans or permanent residents and 32 foreign domestic workers.
No new infections were reported in the dormitories of foreign workers.
Details of the new cases will be released Saturday night, the Health Ministry said.
SUSPENDED GREEN LANES ARRANGEMENTS
Starting Monday, Singapore will suspend reciprocal Green Lane Agreements (RGL) with Malaysia, Germany and South Korea for three months, the Foreign Ministry (MFA) said.
In a statement on Saturday, MFA said: “Given the resurgence of COVID-19 cases worldwide, the Singapore government will suspend the reciprocal Green Lane agreements with Germany, Malaysia and the Republic of Korea, for a period of three months from Monday, February 1, 2021, 0001 hours. ”
“The Singapore Government will review the reciprocal Green Lane agreements at the end of the suspension period. Travelers who have already been approved to enter Singapore under these reciprocal Green Lane agreements may continue to do so,” the statement added.
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MFA added that the Singapore government will continue to monitor the global situation and adjust border measures to manage the risk of importation and transmission to the community.
As of Saturday, Singapore has reported a total of 59,507 COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths.
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