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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported three new COVID-19 infections as of noon Monday (October 26), including two imported cases.
Both imported cases were placed on stay-at-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary daily update.
A one-bedroom resident was also among the new cases Monday.
The new infections bring the national count to 57,973.
More details will be released Monday evening, the Health Ministry said.
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Authorities have begun testing the use of rapid antigen tests to more quickly detect COVID-19 among migrant workers who undergo routine roster testing.
Currently, migrant workers are tested every two weeks using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. Antigen tests can give results in half an hour despite being less accurate, compared to PCR tests, which take at least a day.
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The pilot will use the rapid antigen test on day 7 to supplement the PCR test on day 14.
“Migrant workers who test positive can be immediately isolated and transferred to a medical facility for a confirmatory PCR test,” the Labor Ministry said.
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