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SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday (April 3) reported 65 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total numbers of infections here to 1,114.
Of the new cases, Associate Professor Kenneth Mak, director of medical services at MOH, said that nine are imported, while 39 are linked to previous cases. The remaining 17 are, as yet, unlinked cases.
“Epidemiological investigations and contact tracing continue to see whether we can establish further links in these 17 cases,” said Assoc Prof Mak during a multi-ministry task force briefing that was held immediately after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong addressed the nation.
In his address, PM Lee announced that most workplaces, except for essential services and key economic sectors, will be shut down temporarily as part of the Government’s stricter measures to “minimise physical contact” and keep the Covid-19 outbreak in check.
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During the briefing, Assoc Prof Mak said that 235 patients have been discharged from acute hospital care, while 401 patients have been transferred to either a community isolation facility or into a private hospital.
“These patients remain well, but are still awaiting for their test results to turn negative before they can in fact be released back into the community,” he said.
Read also: Covid-19: 49 more cases in Singapore, Mustafa Centre among 3 new clusters
Assoc Prof Mak added that 47 patients have been released from isolation, and “they remain well where they are at home”.
Of the confirmed cases, 473 are still in hospital, and 25 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
Five people have died from complications due to Covid-19 infection, including an 86-year-old Singaporean woman that was reported earlier on Friday.
Read also: Covid-19: Govt announces closures of non-essential workplaces, schools from April 7 and 8
“We expect cases to continue to increase with each day,” said Assoc Prof Mak. “This is more related to infection exposure from either imported cases, or from others, who had been in the community before we imposed our first set of safe distancing measures.”
Assoc Prof Mak said that it will take time for the safe distancing measures to take full effect, and the expansion of these measures is a precautionary step.
“It is designed to further reduce public circulation, to reduce the opportunities for people to interact closely, and therefore to reduce the risk of person-to-person spread,” he said.
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/covid-19-65-more-cases-spore-including-17-unlinked-cases
Of the new cases, Associate Professor Kenneth Mak, director of medical services at MOH, said that nine are imported, while 39 are linked to previous cases. The remaining 17 are, as yet, unlinked cases.
“Epidemiological investigations and contact tracing continue to see whether we can establish further links in these 17 cases,” said Assoc Prof Mak during a multi-ministry task force briefing that was held immediately after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong addressed the nation.
In his address, PM Lee announced that most workplaces, except for essential services and key economic sectors, will be shut down temporarily as part of the Government’s stricter measures to “minimise physical contact” and keep the Covid-19 outbreak in check.
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During the briefing, Assoc Prof Mak said that 235 patients have been discharged from acute hospital care, while 401 patients have been transferred to either a community isolation facility or into a private hospital.
“These patients remain well, but are still awaiting for their test results to turn negative before they can in fact be released back into the community,” he said.
Read also: Covid-19: 49 more cases in Singapore, Mustafa Centre among 3 new clusters
Assoc Prof Mak added that 47 patients have been released from isolation, and “they remain well where they are at home”.
Of the confirmed cases, 473 are still in hospital, and 25 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
Five people have died from complications due to Covid-19 infection, including an 86-year-old Singaporean woman that was reported earlier on Friday.
Read also: Covid-19: Govt announces closures of non-essential workplaces, schools from April 7 and 8
“We expect cases to continue to increase with each day,” said Assoc Prof Mak. “This is more related to infection exposure from either imported cases, or from others, who had been in the community before we imposed our first set of safe distancing measures.”
Assoc Prof Mak said that it will take time for the safe distancing measures to take full effect, and the expansion of these measures is a precautionary step.
“It is designed to further reduce public circulation, to reduce the opportunities for people to interact closely, and therefore to reduce the risk of person-to-person spread,” he said.
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/covid-19-65-more-cases-spore-including-17-unlinked-cases
