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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported two new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Wednesday (December 2), the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said.
This is the lowest number of daily COVID-19 cases in more than two weeks. Both new cases were imported and placed on a stay-at-home notice upon arrival in Singapore.
One of the imported cases was a permanent resident of Singapore who returned from India. The 52-year-old woman was asymptomatic.
The remaining case, who was also asymptomatic, is a 32-year-old Indonesian woman who has a work permit and is currently working in Singapore.
Five more cases of COVID-19 have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities, bringing Singapore’s total recoveries to 58,144.
There are 28 cases still in the hospital. Most of them are stable or improving and none are in the intensive care unit. Another 29 are being isolated and cared for in community facilities.
As of Wednesday, Singapore has reported a total of 58,830 COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths from the disease.
The Health Ministry said the total number of new cases in the community has remained low, with a total of five cases in the past week that are currently not linked. More details can be found in the daily situation report of the Ministry of Health.
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Three mosques were temporarily closed for cleaning and disinfection on Wednesday after they were visited by people who tested positive for COVID-19, the Singapore Islamic Religious Council (MUIS) said.
The Ministry of Health had notified MUIS that the people had visited Masjid Ahmad, located in the Pasir Panjang area, Masjid En-Naeem at 120 Tampines Road, as well as Masjid Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim in Telok Blangah.
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Reservations for congregational prayers in the three mosques were also automatically canceled.
MUIS said congregational prayers at the three mosques will resume on Thursday after extensive cleaning and disinfection, “pending inspection and confirmation from relevant agencies.”
He added that the Ministry of Health is actively conducting contact tracing and will contact those who were identified as possible close contacts with the people.
As of Wednesday, this is the list of public places visited for more than 30 minutes by cases of COVID-19 in the community during its infectious period. The Ministry of Health updates the list every 14 days.
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