SINGAPORE (CNA) – Changi Airport will segregate flights and passengers from high-risk countries and regions from those arriving from low-risk places, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said yesterday. Flights arriving from high-risk regions will be assigned different piers. Passengers on these flights will use different arrival immigration halls, baggage belts and toilets from […]
Most of us in Singapore would have grown quite accustomed to receiving helpful twice-daily updates from the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Besides the daily numbers, another detail that is closely watched is the list of locations visited by confirmed Covid-19 cases, in the 14-day window before they tested positive for the infection.
Some may have noticed that MOH appends a note about the locations each day: There is no need to avoid places where confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been.
Certain places visited by Covid-19 cases have been singled out
It might, therefore, seem like a contradiction that there are some public places that were closed to the public after being visited by Covid-19 cases.
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People in protective face masks walk at Changi Airport Terminal 3. (Photo: Calvin Oh)
15 May 2021 04:49PM (Updated:
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SINGAPORE: Nineteen community cases were among 31 new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore as of noon on Saturday (May 15), said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
This comes after two consecutive days of 24 new community cases each of Thursday and Friday.
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Seventeen of Saturday s new community cases were linked to previous clusters, of which 11 had already been placed on quarantine earlier. Two cases are unlinked.
The remaining 12 cases were imported and were placed on stay-home notice upon their arrival in Singapore, said the ministry in its preliminary daily update. Of these, seven are returning Singaporeans or permanent residents.
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Community transmission occurred as COVID-19 virus breached safety measures; no country can seal itself off totally: MOH
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Community transmission occurred as COVID-19 virus breached safety measures; no country can seal itself off totally: MOH
A view of an empty departure hall at Changi Airport in Singapore on Jan 18, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Edgar Su)
15 May 2021 11:20PM (Updated:
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SINGAPORE: Community transmission of COVID-19 occurred because the virus breached safety measures, including at Changi Airport, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Saturday (May 15).