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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 40 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Tuesday (September 1), including one in the community and seven imported infections.
This brings the national total to 56,852.
The only community infection is a work pass holder, said the Ministry of Health (MINSA) in its daily preliminary update.
All seven imported cases were placed on a stay-at-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, the Health Ministry said.
More details will be announced Tuesday evening, the ministry added.
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The Health Ministry reported Monday that a former member of the care staff at the Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home at 148A Silat Avenue had tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday in the Philippines.
The former staff member had not shown any symptoms of acute respiratory infection while at work and her last day at Lee Ah Mooi Nursing Home on Silat Avenue was Aug. 26, the Health Ministry said.
As a precautionary measure, 90 staff members and residents who were identified as possible contacts in the case were evaluated by the Ministry of Health and the Integrated Care Agency.
The results of the 90 people were negative, the Health Ministry said.
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