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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 21 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Thursday (October 1), including three infections in the community, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily preliminary update.
Singapore’s COVID-19 case count now stands at 57,786.
All three infections in the community are either Singaporean or permanent residents, the Health Ministry said.
There are also 15 imported cases, all of which were placed on a stay-at-home notice upon arrival in Singapore.
This is the highest number of daily imported cases since August 15, during which 16 imported infections were reported.
More details on the cases will be released Thursday night, the ministry said.
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The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced Thursday that 342 workers living in the Space @ Tuas dormitory were transferred to a government quarantine facility after a new case of COVID-19 was detected on Monday.
Safe living measures were “not strictly enforced” in the affected block where the case lived, MOM said, as it urged all dormitory operators, employers and workers to abide by the rules in dormitories.
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In a video address to a high-level event at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat spoke about Singapore’s support for “vaccine multilateralism.”
“All countries are doing everything possible to contain the spread of the virus and cushion the impact of the pandemic on companies, workers and homes. But no place can be truly safe, until all places are safe, ”Heng said.
“Therefore, countries must work together to fight this pandemic. This is our only way to overcome the crisis, “he added.
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RELIEVE BORDER RESTRICTIONS FOR SOME VISITORS
Also on Wednesday, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said Singapore will lift border restrictions for some visitors from Australia, excluding the state of Victoria and Vietnam from October 8, after doing so for Brunei and New Zealand to early this month.
The two countries have successfully controlled the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the import risk is low, the authority said.
Starting Thursday, foreign short-term visitors traveling from Vietnam and Australia, except the state of Victoria, can apply for an Air Travel Pass to enter Singapore. Travel will be allowed from October 8.
At the same time, Singapore will also update its travel advisory to allow travel to Australia (excluding the state of Victoria) and Vietnam, CAAS said.
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