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This brings the total number of cases to 59,391. There were no locally-transmitted cases announced today. This is the fifth day in a row that Singapore has reported zero cases in the community. 25 imported cases All 25 cases had been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) upon arrival in Singapore and were tested while serving SHN. 22 of them were asymptomatic when they were detected. Among the 25 imported cases, four are Singapore Permanent Residents who returned from India and the UAE. One is a Dependant’s Pass holder who arrived from India. Two are Work Pass holders who arrived from India and...

This brings the total number of cases to 59,366. B117 strain Whole genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis conducted by the National Public Health Laboratory have revealed that three previously reported cases (Cases 59028, 59340 and 59351) have tested positive for the B117 variant. These cases could also be linked, MOH added. Epidemiological investigations revealed that Cases 59340 and 59351 visited Jewel Changi Airport on Dec. 31, 2020 between 2:35pm and 9:50pm, while Case 59028 was at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on the same day between 7:48pm and 8:49pm. As a precautionary measure, MOH wi...

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 10 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday (Jan. 23). All of the cases are imported, and they had been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. This brings the total number of cases reported in Singapore to 59,260. 10 imported cases Two (Cases 59540 and 59541) are Singaporeans who returned from India. One (Case 59537) is a Work Pass holder who arrived from India. Five (Cases 59542, 59543, 59545, 59547 and 59548) are Work Permit holders who arrived from Indonesia and Myanmar, all of whom are foreign domestic workers. Two (Case...

This brings the total number of cases reported in Singapore to 59,250. One new community case The new community case, Case 59522, is linked to the cluster at BS Industrial & Construction Supply Pte Ltd, at 34 Kallang Place. Case 59522 is a 26 year-old female Malaysian national who works as a sales personnel at the company. She is a co-worker of Case 59429, the first case to be confirmed out of the eight currently in the cluster. She was placed on quarantine on Jan. 18 when Case 59429 was confirmed to have Covid-19 infection. On January 20, she was tested for Covid-19 even though she is asympt...