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SINGAPORE: Seven new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Singapore as of noon on Saturday (Nov. 7), the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said.
All the new infections were imported cases, which had received a hospitalization notice upon arrival in Singapore.
The new infections bring Singapore’s COVID-19 case count to 58,054.
Details of the new cases will be released late Friday, the ministry said.
On Friday, the ministries of health and human resources announced that all workers who have recovered from COVID-19 will be exempt from the routine tests listed.
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The move comes after a review of the most recent scientific evidence suggested these workers are “at low risk” of reinfection.
The exemption applies to all workers who reside in dormitories, as well as workers in the Construction, Marine and Process (CMP) sectors, regardless of their place of residence.
Additionally, workers recovered within 180 days of infection do not need to be quarantined if they are identified as close contacts of COVID-19 cases, rather than the threshold of 150 days prior.
A “limited number” of nightlife establishments will also be allowed to reopen with COVID-19 security measures in place under a pilot program, authorities said Friday.
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“The Government has been in close consultation with the nightlife industry to understand their concerns and has agreed to allow a limited number of nightlife establishments to reopen as pilots with strict safe management measures,” said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. (MTI) and the Interior Ministry (MHA) said in a joint press release.
The ministries said they are working with various nightlife business associations to identify “a small number” of nightlife establishments to participate in the pilots.
Participants must adopt safe management measures, including ensuring that all customers wear masks at all times, except while eating and drinking. This includes customers who are on the dance floor or singing. Alcohol cannot be sold, served or consumed after 10:30 PM.
All customers entering karaoke lounges and nightclubs must have tested negative for COVID-19 24 hours prior to the end of activity at the nightlife establishment. They must have had a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or rapid antigen test (ART).
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