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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 17 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Tuesday (January 12), the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said in its preliminary daily update.
No cases of local transmission were reported in the community or in the dormitories of foreign workers.
All 17 cases were imported and placed on admission notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.
Details of the new cases will be released Tuesday night, the Health Ministry said.
LOCAL TEAM FIRST LINE HEALTH CARE OFFICERS TO VACCINATE
About 1,050 front-line health care officers from the National Team will be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the coming weeks, the Interior Ministry (MHA) said on Monday.
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A total of 1,123 local team officials were identified for this vaccination operation, and 94 percent had agreed to receive the vaccine, MHA said.
Eighty officers have already been vaccinated on Monday.
The vaccination exercise, including the second dose, for the 1,050 local team officials is expected to be completed in six weeks.
This comes after the government accepted a vaccination strategy that consists of first inoculating health workers as of December 30 last year and extending it to more health institutions in the coming weeks.
The goal is also to vaccinate the elderly, starting with those aged 70 and over, starting in February, before vaccinating other Singaporeans and long-term residents who are medically eligible for vaccination.
As of Tuesday, Singapore has reported a total of 58,946 COVID-19 cases.
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