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SINGAPORE – Orchard Central and Bugis Junction were among the places visited by Covid-19 patients when they were still infectious, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Tuesday (September 1).
At least one patient had visited Da Long Yi Hot Pot restaurant in Orchard Central. The Xiao Long Kan Hotpot restaurant and Starbucks in Bugis Junction were also visited by at least one patient, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, Don Dae Bak restaurant at 35 Kreta Ayer Road, a McDonald’s at Pasir Ris Sports Complex, and Mei Heong Yuen Dessert on Temple Street were also added to the list.
On Tuesday 40 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed. This comprises seven imported cases, including one a year old from India.
The girl, holder of a short-term visitation pass, was asymptomatic and tested positive on Sunday (August 30).
The other six imported cases included patients who had arrived from Bangladesh, India, Brazil and the United States.
There was only one case in the community; a holder of a work pass that was detected through routine tests listed on workers in the construction, marine and process industries living outside of dormitories.
Migrant workers living in dormitories made up the remaining 32 of 40 new coronavirus patients announced on Tuesday, bringing Singapore’s total to 56,852.
The average number of new daily cases in the community in a week has increased from two cases two weeks ago to three in the last week.
The number of unrelated cases in the community has been stable at an average of one case per day for the past two weeks.
With 91 cases discharged on Tuesday, 55,734 patients have fully recovered from the disease.
A total of 86 patients remain in the hospital, while 990 recover in community facilities. None are in intensive care.
Singapore has had 27 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died from other causes.
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