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Residents living at Block 506 Hougang Avenue 8 queuing for a Covid-19 swab test at the block’s void deck on May 21, 2021. TODAY pic
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SINGAPORE, May 23 It was the finding of nine confirmed Covid-19 cases from four different households all from the same column of units on different floors at Block 506 on Hougang Avenue 8 which spurred the authorities to test all residents living there.
From the mass testing exercise carried out on May 21 and 22, one more case, a household contact, was detected.
The 10 mostly tested positive while under quarantine, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of National Development said in a joint press release today.
Singapore reports 21 new COVID-19 cases in the community, 1 dormitory infection
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10 COVID-19 cases identified at Hougang HDB block, including 1 new infection picked up from mandatory testing
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Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of National Development, Sim Ann represented Singapore virtually at the 12th Arctic Council (AC) Ministerial Meeting.
Special Envoy for Arctic Affairs, Sam Tan and MFA officials also attended the virtual meeting which happened on May 20, 2021.
This is the fourth time Singapore participated in this meeting as an observer.
Continue to work towards sustainable development in the Arctic region
The meeting reviewed the progress that the council had made in the last two years with Iceland chairing the council.
Sim commended Iceland for its excellent chairmanship of the council with a focus on sustainable development.