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SINGAPORE: Eleven new COVID-19 infections were reported in Singapore as of noon on Tuesday (March 16).
All new cases were imported and placed on a stay-at-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said in its preliminary daily update.
No new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported for the fourth day in a row.
Details of the new cases will be released Tuesday night, the Health Ministry said.
MODERN VACCINE
The Moderna vaccine will be offered in four new vaccination centers, the Health Ministry said.
The four community clubs Hong Kah North, Marsiling, Punggol 21 and Radis Mas are among the seven that will begin operating progressively from Wednesday.
Each center will only store and administer one type of COVID-19 vaccine, and people must select the same center for the first and second doses.
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Announcing the measure on Tuesday, the Health Ministry also said it would allow those who urgently need to travel abroad to apply for early vaccination.
This includes people who have to travel for study, work or medical treatment under certain circumstances and people who need to visit or care for critically ill immediate family members.
VACCINATION GUIDELINES PROVIDED
The Health Ministry has also relaxed its COVID-19 vaccination recommendations for certain groups of people, including those with multiple allergies that are not anaphylactic in nature.
Previously, people with a history of multiple allergies were advised to defer receiving mRNA-based vaccines.
New evidence has shown that these people can be vaccinated as long as they do not exhibit life-threatening signs or symptoms suggesting anaphylaxis, the Ministry of Health said in its updated vaccination guidelines.
READ: The Ministry of Health updates the vaccination guidelines against COVID-19; those with multiple allergies without anaphylaxis can now receive injections
Both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, the only two approved in Singapore to date, are mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines.
People who have active cancer were also included in the updated guidelines, provided they have not received chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or immunotherapy in the past three months and do not plan to undergo these treatments in the next two months.
Also, people in remission can get vaccinated, as can those on active hormone therapy for cancer.
As of Tuesday, Singapore has reported a total of 60,128 COVID-19 cases.
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