S’pore PR Returning from India Among 2 New Imported Covid-19 Cases, Singapore News & Top Stories



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SINGAPORE – There were no new cases of coronavirus in the community, but there were two more imported, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a press release on Wednesday night (December 2).

This brings Singapore’s total to 58,230.

The first case was a 52-year-old permanent resident who returned from India.

The other case was that of a 32-year-old work permit holder who arrived from Indonesia.

Both were placed on stay-at-home notices at specialized facilities upon arrival in Singapore. They were asymptomatic and tested positive while their notices were delivered.

No cases of workers’ dormitories were reported Wednesday.

Two mosques were added to the list of places visited by Covid-19 patients when they were still infectious.

The visits occurred at Masjid Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim on Telok Blangah Road on November 19 and at Masjid Ahmad in the west coast area on November 20, the Health Ministry said.

The Ministry provides the list of places that infectious Covid-19 patients visited for at least 30 minutes, and the times they visited, so that people who were in those places at the same time closely monitor their health for two weeks at from the date. of your visit.

The full list of locations and hours can be found on the gov.sg website.

It has been said that close contacts of patients would have already been notified and that it is not necessary to avoid these places as they would have been cleaned up if necessary.

The Health Ministry added that the number of new cases in the community has remained low, with a total of five unrelated cases in the last week.

With five cases discharged on Wednesday, 58,129 patients have recovered from the disease.

There are 28 patients still in the hospital, none in intensive care, while 29 are recovering in community facilities.

Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died from other causes.



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