Singapore confirms 18 new cases, all imported



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SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 8: People wearing protective masks are seen on a jetty to board a ferry to an offshore island at the Marina Bay Cruise Center on November 8, 2020 in Singapore.  Singapore authorities are encouraging residents to visit local tourist attractions to give a much-needed boost to the local tourism industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah / Getty Images)
Passengers boarding a ferry to an offshore island at the Marina Bay Cruise Center on November 8, 2020 in Singapore. (PHOTO: Suhaimi Abdullah / Getty Images)

SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed 18 new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore as of noon on Wednesday (November 11), bringing the country’s total to 58,091.

There are no new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection.

“There are 18 imported cases, which had already been placed on the Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore,” the ministry said.

“Among them, two are permanent residents of Singapore and 14 are work pass holders who are currently employed in Singapore, including 10 foreign domestic workers.”

More details will be provided later in the evening, the Health Ministry said.

This story will be updated later.

99% of all cases have recovered.

With four more patients discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities on Tuesday, 57,985 cases, or 99.6 percent of the total, have fully recovered from the infection.

Most of the 40 hospitalized cases are stable or improving, while none are critically ill in the intensive care unit.

A total of 20 patients with mild symptoms or who are clinically well but still test positive are isolated and cared for in community facilities.

In addition to 28 patients who died from complications of COVID-19, another 15 who tested positive for the virus were found to have died from unrelated causes, including three whose deaths were attributed to a heart attack and another four whose deaths were attributed to coronary heart disease. . heart disease.

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