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SINGAPORE - All residents of a Housing Board block in Yishun, and two blocks in Hougang have been asked to go for swab tests after surveillance measures and wastewater testing have detected likely cases of Covid-19 transmission there. The mandatory tests will be conducted for all residents living in Block 745 Yishun Street 72, as well as Block 501 and...
Residents of Yishun HDB block to undergo swab tests after COVID-19 cases detected Toggle share menu Advertisement Block 745 Yishun Street 72. (Photo: Google Map Street View) 31 May 2021 06:20PM) Share this content Bookmark SINGAPORE: Residents of Block 745 Yishun Street 72 are required to undergo mandatory swab tests after COVID-19 cases were detected there. The free tests will be conducted from Jun 1 to Jun 2 as a precautionary measure, according to a message to residents shared by Minister of State for Home Affairs and National Development Faishal Ibrahim. D...
Prof Mak noted that as at Sunday, the Vietnamese had not registered their information with the global registry.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
There is not enough information on the new "Vietnam variant" of the coronavirus to tell if it is circulating here, Singapore's director of medical services said yesterday.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The New Paper 0 Engagements The authorities are investigating the possibility that Covid-19 could be spread through airborne transmission in some settings, the Ministry of Health's director of medical services Kenneth Mak said yesterday. Responding to a question about recent reports of airborne transmission and whether this had occurred at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Associate Professor Mak said the authorities and TTSH are completing epidemiological investigations and hope to have further information to assess this possibility. The authorities are also looking at how the virus could have spread ...