Singapore - 2019-nCov: 57,357 cases; 27 deaths

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Singapore confirms 106 more cases of coronavirus infections


Tuesday, 07 Apr 2020 11:51 PM MYT
Of the new cases at least 39 were linked to clusters at migrant workers' dorms . — TODAY pic
SINGAPORE, April 7 — Singapore’s Health Ministry today confirmed 106 new cases of coronavirus infections, most of them locally transmitted, taking the city-state’s total to 1,481.https://www.malaymail.com/news/world...ctions/1854516

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Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...firmed-to-have

Record 142 new coronavirus cases in S'pore; Indian national later confirmed to have Covid-19 died while awaiting test result
Of the new cases, 140 are local cases and two are imported.
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SINGAPORE - Singapore reported 142 cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday (April 8), a record high, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.

Of these, 140 are local cases and two are imported. They bring the total number of cases here to 1,623.

Among the local cases, links to existing clusters have been established for 55 cases, of which 40 are linked to clusters at foreign worker dormitories.

There are 13 cases that have been linked to other cases. Contact tracing is being done for the remaining 72 cases.

MOH also said that a man who later tested positive died while awaiting test results. A 32-year-old Indian national who had been swabbed on April 7 and advised to stay home pending test results died on April 8 at his residence. He was confirmed to have Covid-19 after his death. His chest X-ray indicated he did not have pneumonia and investigations are ongoing to establish the cause of death.

MOH also said that 29 patients were discharged on Wednesday. To date, a total of 406 cases have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.

Of the 669 confirmed cases still in hospital, most are stable or improving, with 29 in critical condition in the intensive care unit. Six have died from complications due to Covid-19 infection...

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Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...virus-12630852

Singapore reports 198 new COVID-19 cases; second death from Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home cluster

There are also three new COVID-19 clusters - a dormitory at 31 Sungei Kadut Avenue, a renovation site at the National University Hospital and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority building at 10 Kallang Road.
Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home 5
10 Apr 2020 09:47PM
(Updated: 11 Apr 2020 12:58AM)

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported another death linked to COVID-19 and 198 new cases on Friday (Apr 10), taking the total number of cases to 2,108.

An 86-year-old Singapore woman died from complications due to COVID-19 infection on Thursday night, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said...

...In total, seven people have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.

This does not include a 32-year-old Indian national who died at his residence on Wednesday after being tested at NCID on Tuesday for COVID-19. He was confirmed to have the disease on Wednesday after his death...

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2289 cases; 8 deaths total: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/covid-19-s...140248193.html

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https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south...s-eighth-death

Singapore’s health ministry confirmed 191 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking its total number of infections to 2,299.

The city state also reported its eighth death from the disease, a 90-year-old man who tested positive for the coronavirus on April 3 and was admitted to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases that day. He died on Saturday morning.

The country’s Ministry of Health said 51 of the new cases were linked to foreign worker dormitories and 21 were linked to other cases or clusters.

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2532 cases: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...nalds-12635076

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2918 cases; 9th death: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...s-moh-12636840

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Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...ation-12639766

Singapore's COVID-19 cases exceed 3,000 with 334 new infections; situation remains 'critical'
By Jalelah Abu Baker
14 Apr 2020 07:16PM
(Updated: 14 Apr 2020 10:58PM)


SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 334 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday (Apr 14), bringing the national total to 3,252.

One more fatality was confirmed - a 70-year-old Singaporean man linked to the SAFRA Jurong cluster - bringing the death toll from the novel coronavirus to 10...

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https://uk.news.yahoo.com/singapore-...071133878.html

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is preparing to house hundreds of foreign workers in accommodation vessels typically used for offshore and marine industry staff as it races to find alternatives to dormitories where the novel coronavirus has been spreading rapidly.

Tens of thousands of migrant workers, many from South Asia, live in cramped dormitories across Singapore, which have become the biggest source of coronavirus infections in recent days.

Authorities are moving some of the healthy residents of those facilities to other sites including military camps, an exhibition centre, vacant public housing blocks and the accommodation vessels, which they have called "floating hotels".

"Each facility can hold a few hundred occupants and can be suitably organised to achieve safe distancing," Minister of Transport Khaw Boon Wan said in a Facebook post on Sunday after he visited one of the vessels.

They are docked in a restricted area in a port terminal, Khaw said.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said it was working with terminal operator PSA Singapore, Keppel Corp's rig-building unit, floating accommodation barge provider Bibby Maritime Ltd and serviced apartment operator The Ascott Ltd to bring in and manage two floating accommodations.

Khaw released photographs of a basic, clean cabin with three beds covered in blue linen, and said the residents would be able to use a deck for an hour of exercise every day.

Meals will be prepared off-site and delivered to the cabins to minimise intermingling. A medical facility is also being set up nearby on land.

Singapore reported 233 new coronavirus cases on Sunday taking its total to 2,532, eight of whom have died.

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https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-he...-idUKKCN21X28K

Singapore reports 447 new cases in biggest daily jump, total 3,699

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404 of the new cases were linked to migrant workers’ dormitories.

While Singapore won global plaudits for its handling of the coronavirus, the disease has spread rapidly within its large migrant worker community, highlighting what rights groups say is a weak link in the city state’s containment efforts.

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https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-he...-idUKKCN21Y2GD

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s health ministry confirmed 728 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, a new daily record, taking the total in the city-state to 4,427.

It said 654 of the new cases were linked to migrant workers’ dormitories. The latest count of new infections was much higher than the previous record of 447 reported on Wednesday.

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5992 cases; 11 deaths: https://www.gulf-times.com/story/661...-near-6-000-in

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6588 cases: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regi...y-exceeds-6000

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8014 cases: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regi...-in-single-day

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https://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...past-9000-mark

SINGAPORE - The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 1,111 new Covid-19 cases as of noon on Tuesday (April 21), as cases crossed the 9,000 mark.

Among the new cases, 20 are Singaporeans and permanent residents, while foreign workers living in dormitories continue to drive the increase.

The ministry said it is still working out the details of the cases and will provide further updates on Tuesday night
This brings the total number of coronavirus cases in Singapore to 9,125.

On Monday, the ministry announced the sharpest single-day spike in cases yet, reporting 1,426 cases, including 1,369 foreign workers living in dormitories.

The continued emergence of clusters linked to dormitories, together with the authorities' aggressive testing of the workers, have sent the total number of cases in Singapore surging since circuit breaker measures were introduced.

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