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SINGAPORE: Three new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Singapore as of noon on Thursday (Oct 15), with one infection in the bedroom and two imported cases.
Both imported cases were placed on stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary update.
The new infections bring Singapore’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 57,892.
More details will be released Thursday night, the ministry said.
READ: COVID-19: Singapore and Hong Kong reach agreement in principle to establish bilateral air transport bubble
HONG KONG AIR TRAVEL BUBBLE, SINGAPORE
Earlier on Thursday, the Transport Ministry announced that Singapore and Hong Kong had reached an agreement in principle to establish a bilateral air travel bubble.
This means that those traveling under the bubble will have no restrictions on the purpose of their trip and will not need to have a controlled itinerary. Travelers will also not be subject to quarantine requirements or stay-at-home notice.
However, travelers will need to test negative on mutually recognized COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. They will also be required to fly dedicated flights to those traveling under the bubble.
BEDROOM HOUSES IN SINGAPORE
Before Thursday’s figures were released,Singapore did not report any new COVID-19 cases in bedrooms on Tuesday for the first time in more than six months.
Infections in bedrooms, which house foreign workers, make up the majority of Singapore’s cases with more than 54,000 cases. At its peak, more than 1,000 new cases were discovered a day in bedrooms.
Timeline: No new COVID-19 cases in Singapore bedrooms for the first time in more than 6 months
READ: Singapore’s third-quarter GDP contracts at a slower pace of 7% after the economy gradually reopens after the circuit breaker
THE SINGAPORE ECONOMY AFTER THE CIRCUIT BREAKER
On Wednesday, early estimates from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed Singapore’s economy contracting 7 percent year-on-year in the third quarter compared with a 13.3 percent contraction in the previous quarter.
The improvement came after Singapore reopened its economy in phases after a “circuit breaker” period between April 7 and June 1.
Singapore entered a technical recession in the second quarter after recording two consecutive quarter-on-quarter contractions. Official forecasts estimate that the economy may contract 5 to 7 percent throughout 2020.
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