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9 April 2020 Thursday: Record 287 new Coviders Inducted Into Singapore Hall of Shame
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Singapore reports a record 287 new COVID-19 cases with more than half linked to dormitory cluster
Link established between Mustafa Centre cluster and dormitories.
Foreign workers stand along the corridor of their rooms in the S11 Dormitory @ Punggol, in Singapore on Apr 6, 2020. (Photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman)
09 Apr 2020 08:19PM (Updated: 09 Apr 2020 08:22PM)
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 287 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday (Apr 9), the largest daily increase so far and more than double yesterday's highest record, the multi-ministry task force dealing with the coronavirus said during a press conference on Thursday (Apr 9).
This brings the national tally to 1,910.
Of the new cases, 219 are linked to existing clusters, with at least 160 cases linked to the S11 Dormitory @ Punggol.
A total of 19 cases are linked to previous cases, with 46 unlinked cases, the task force said. Three of the latest cases announced are imported. 314 cases have been discharged from acute care, and 705 cases have been moved to a community isolation facility, the task force said.
Singapore has also seen six fatalities from COVID-19, the task force said. It was reported on Wednesday a 32-year-old Indian national died after taking a swab test, and was confirmed to have COVID-19 after his demise.
READ: Day 2 of COVID-19 'circuit breaker' sees more than 3,000 breaches of safe distancing measures
The task force said that with the help of the police and Ministry of Defence, it established a link between the cluster at Mustafa Centre shopping mall and the Project Glory construction site as well as a number of foreign worker dormitories: S11 Dormitory@Punggol, Sungei Tengah Lodge, Tampines Dormitory Cochrane Lodge II and Toh Guan Dormitory.
Director of medical services at the Ministry of Health Assoc Prof Kenneth Mak described how some of the dormitory cases were linked to the Mustafa Centre cluster.
"We believe that the workers had visited Mustafa and they subsequently transmitted the infection to their co-workers," he said.
"Transmission most likely occurred through close contact,for example at meal times, during breaks, and also between co-workers at work due to physical proximity at work sites," he said.
Subsequently, they could have spread the infection to colleagues and friends within the dormitories, he added.
Singapore has seen a rise of COVID-19 cases at foreign worker domitories recently.
Sungei Tengah Lodge became the fourth foreign worker dormitory to become an isolation area from midnight on Thursday, in a move aimed at preventing the spread of the disease.
The other three dormitores that have been gazetted as isolation areas are: S11 Dormitory @ Punggol, Westlite Toh Guan dormitory and Toh Guan Dormitory.
READ: COVID-19: Sungei Tengah Lodge declared an isolation area under Infectious Diseases Act
On Thursday, the Land Transport Authority announced additional measures to ensure social distancing on public transport networks to help curb the spread of COVID-19 in Singapore.
This includes thermal scanners at select MRT stations and safe distancing stickers on buses, trains, train stations, bus interchanges and bus stops.
READ: COVID-19: Additional safe distancing measures implemented on public transport
This came after heightened safe distancing measures kicked in on Tuesday as part of a "circuit breaker" period until May 4 to stem the spread of COVID-19.
About 10,000 written advisories were issued on the first two days of the circuit breaker for breaches, including individuals who gathered in public and those who failed to adhere to safe distancing rules.
People who repeatedly flout the stricter safe-distancing measures will face a fine or be charged in court, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli wrote on Facebook on Thursday.
First-time offenders will get a stern written warning. Anyone who commits a second offence will be fined S$300, while a third offence will lead to the person being charged in court.
Link established between Mustafa Centre cluster and dormitories.
Foreign workers stand along the corridor of their rooms in the S11 Dormitory @ Punggol, in Singapore on Apr 6, 2020. (Photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman)
09 Apr 2020 08:19PM (Updated: 09 Apr 2020 08:22PM)
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 287 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday (Apr 9), the largest daily increase so far and more than double yesterday's highest record, the multi-ministry task force dealing with the coronavirus said during a press conference on Thursday (Apr 9).
This brings the national tally to 1,910.
Of the new cases, 219 are linked to existing clusters, with at least 160 cases linked to the S11 Dormitory @ Punggol.
A total of 19 cases are linked to previous cases, with 46 unlinked cases, the task force said. Three of the latest cases announced are imported. 314 cases have been discharged from acute care, and 705 cases have been moved to a community isolation facility, the task force said.
Singapore has also seen six fatalities from COVID-19, the task force said. It was reported on Wednesday a 32-year-old Indian national died after taking a swab test, and was confirmed to have COVID-19 after his demise.
READ: Day 2 of COVID-19 'circuit breaker' sees more than 3,000 breaches of safe distancing measures
The task force said that with the help of the police and Ministry of Defence, it established a link between the cluster at Mustafa Centre shopping mall and the Project Glory construction site as well as a number of foreign worker dormitories: S11 Dormitory@Punggol, Sungei Tengah Lodge, Tampines Dormitory Cochrane Lodge II and Toh Guan Dormitory.
Director of medical services at the Ministry of Health Assoc Prof Kenneth Mak described how some of the dormitory cases were linked to the Mustafa Centre cluster.
"We believe that the workers had visited Mustafa and they subsequently transmitted the infection to their co-workers," he said.
"Transmission most likely occurred through close contact,for example at meal times, during breaks, and also between co-workers at work due to physical proximity at work sites," he said.
Subsequently, they could have spread the infection to colleagues and friends within the dormitories, he added.
Singapore has seen a rise of COVID-19 cases at foreign worker domitories recently.
Sungei Tengah Lodge became the fourth foreign worker dormitory to become an isolation area from midnight on Thursday, in a move aimed at preventing the spread of the disease.
The other three dormitores that have been gazetted as isolation areas are: S11 Dormitory @ Punggol, Westlite Toh Guan dormitory and Toh Guan Dormitory.
READ: COVID-19: Sungei Tengah Lodge declared an isolation area under Infectious Diseases Act
On Thursday, the Land Transport Authority announced additional measures to ensure social distancing on public transport networks to help curb the spread of COVID-19 in Singapore.
This includes thermal scanners at select MRT stations and safe distancing stickers on buses, trains, train stations, bus interchanges and bus stops.
READ: COVID-19: Additional safe distancing measures implemented on public transport
This came after heightened safe distancing measures kicked in on Tuesday as part of a "circuit breaker" period until May 4 to stem the spread of COVID-19.
About 10,000 written advisories were issued on the first two days of the circuit breaker for breaches, including individuals who gathered in public and those who failed to adhere to safe distancing rules.
People who repeatedly flout the stricter safe-distancing measures will face a fine or be charged in court, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli wrote on Facebook on Thursday.
First-time offenders will get a stern written warning. Anyone who commits a second offence will be fined S$300, while a third offence will lead to the person being charged in court.
Record 287 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore, links found between Mustafa Centre and clusters in foreign worker dormitories
Workers at the S11 Dormitory @ Punggol on April 6, 2020.ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
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Linette Lai
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SINGAPORE - Singapore saw a sharp spike of 287 coronavirus cases on Thursday (April 9), with the majority linked to foreign worker dormitories.
This is the highest daily number reported to date and brings the total number of cases here to 1,910, as the global number of cases crossed the 1.5 million mark.
Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean is now advising the multi-ministry task force on handling the Covid-19 situation in foreign worker dormitories, said National Development Minister Lawrence Wong, noting that the police and Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) are involved in operations there.
To cut the chain of transmission in dormitories, thousands of foreign workers who are healthy - especially those working in essential services - will be moved to army camps, floating hotels, and vacant Housing Board blocks.
Singapore has also started active case finding and is swab-testing workers in various dormitories, said the Health Ministry's (MOH) director of medical services Kenneth Mak at a press conference on Thursday.
Preliminary investigations have linked the cluster at Mustafa Centre with clusters at the construction site at Project Glory and five dormitories.
Associate Professor Mak said the ministry believes that foreign workers had visited Mustafa Centre, where some employees had fallen ill, and got infected there.
They then transmitted the infection to their co-workers, who subsequently infected others at their dormitories.
"Many had very mild symptoms and so they continued to work, that's why there was a delay in picking them up," said Mr Wong, who chairs the ministerial task force along with Health Minister Gan Kim Yong. It is likely that the virus had been spreading in dormitories for some time, he said.
Preliminary investigations have linked the cluster at Mustafa Centre with clusters at the construction site at Project Glory and five dormitories. ST PHOTOS: TIMOTHY DAVID, ONG WEE JIN
Mr Wong said Singapore is dealing with two separate infection spreads.
In foreign worker dormitories, numbers are rising sharply, he noted. But in the wider community, numbers are more stable.
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"This is a major and urgent issue that requires active intervention," he said. "That is why we decided to put in more resources and set up a dedicated task force focusing on dorms."
On Tuesday, the Manpower Ministry (MOM) had announced the formation of an inter-agency task force to provide support to foreign workers and dormitory operators.
The task force will ensure the well-being of workers and improve their living conditions by supporting dormitory operators as they implement circuit breaker measures.
MOM is supported by the Ministry of Health, National Environment Agency, the SAF, the Singapore Police Force, Migrant Workers' Centre and other agencies.
Explaining the Government's decision to set up a task force, Mr Wong said: "We cannot rely solely on dorm operators anymore, given the current situation."
Manpower Minister Josephine Teo noted that there has been no cluster in dormitories until recently, even though a number of foreign workers have tested positive for the virus.
"Bear in mind that dorms are home to foreign workers," she added. "Within dorms workers interact with each other very regularly, very closely, they're like family, so the risk of transmission was always there."
Workers will now not be able to prepare their own meals, to reduce human contact, and cleanliness and hygiene have been stepped up. Existing sick bays will also be scaled up to take care of workers that need to be isolated.
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Mr Gan said that despite circuit breaker measures kicking in on Tuesday, social gatherings are still taking place. More than 10,000 written advisories have been issued over the past two days to those who did not observe safe distancing.
"This cannot continue," he said.
Mr Wong added that enforcement efforts will be stepped up against those who continue to flout safe-distancing measures.
"We hope Singaporeans will comply not just because of enforcement efforts but really out of a necessity for all of us to do our part," he said.
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Linette Lai
Political Correspondent
SINGAPORE - Singapore saw a sharp spike of 287 coronavirus cases on Thursday (April 9), with the majority linked to foreign worker dormitories.
This is the highest daily number reported to date and brings the total number of cases here to 1,910, as the global number of cases crossed the 1.5 million mark.
Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean is now advising the multi-ministry task force on handling the Covid-19 situation in foreign worker dormitories, said National Development Minister Lawrence Wong, noting that the police and Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) are involved in operations there.
To cut the chain of transmission in dormitories, thousands of foreign workers who are healthy - especially those working in essential services - will be moved to army camps, floating hotels, and vacant Housing Board blocks.
Singapore has also started active case finding and is swab-testing workers in various dormitories, said the Health Ministry's (MOH) director of medical services Kenneth Mak at a press conference on Thursday.
Preliminary investigations have linked the cluster at Mustafa Centre with clusters at the construction site at Project Glory and five dormitories.
Associate Professor Mak said the ministry believes that foreign workers had visited Mustafa Centre, where some employees had fallen ill, and got infected there.
They then transmitted the infection to their co-workers, who subsequently infected others at their dormitories.
"Many had very mild symptoms and so they continued to work, that's why there was a delay in picking them up," said Mr Wong, who chairs the ministerial task force along with Health Minister Gan Kim Yong. It is likely that the virus had been spreading in dormitories for some time, he said.
Mr Wong said Singapore is dealing with two separate infection spreads.
In foreign worker dormitories, numbers are rising sharply, he noted. But in the wider community, numbers are more stable.
Related Story
Coronavirus: Sungei Tengah Lodge is 4th foreign worker dorm gazetted as isolation area
Related Story
Coronavirus: Workers describe crowded, cramped living conditions at dormitory gazetted as isolation area
Related Story
Coronavirus microsite: Get latest updates, videos and graphics
"This is a major and urgent issue that requires active intervention," he said. "That is why we decided to put in more resources and set up a dedicated task force focusing on dorms."
On Tuesday, the Manpower Ministry (MOM) had announced the formation of an inter-agency task force to provide support to foreign workers and dormitory operators.
The task force will ensure the well-being of workers and improve their living conditions by supporting dormitory operators as they implement circuit breaker measures.
MOM is supported by the Ministry of Health, National Environment Agency, the SAF, the Singapore Police Force, Migrant Workers' Centre and other agencies.
Explaining the Government's decision to set up a task force, Mr Wong said: "We cannot rely solely on dorm operators anymore, given the current situation."
Manpower Minister Josephine Teo noted that there has been no cluster in dormitories until recently, even though a number of foreign workers have tested positive for the virus.
"Bear in mind that dorms are home to foreign workers," she added. "Within dorms workers interact with each other very regularly, very closely, they're like family, so the risk of transmission was always there."
Workers will now not be able to prepare their own meals, to reduce human contact, and cleanliness and hygiene have been stepped up. Existing sick bays will also be scaled up to take care of workers that need to be isolated.
Related Story
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Related Story
Coronavirus visual guide: Interactive graphics on the pandemic
Mr Gan said that despite circuit breaker measures kicking in on Tuesday, social gatherings are still taking place. More than 10,000 written advisories have been issued over the past two days to those who did not observe safe distancing.
"This cannot continue," he said.
Mr Wong added that enforcement efforts will be stepped up against those who continue to flout safe-distancing measures.
"We hope Singaporeans will comply not just because of enforcement efforts but really out of a necessity for all of us to do our part," he said.
Now we should very very worried about the domestic maids, how many hundreds of maids had slept with these foreign workers in the past few Sundays
Heng ah, I no maid.
Sleeping is optional, can just have a quickie fuck in the park or inside a Uniqlo changing room.
WHO announced gross mistake in calling Singapore gold standard and will be giving an apology to Taiwan, HK and New Zealand.
Josephine must resign.
WHO praise Singapore because we are bro to emperor xi. Definately not Taiwan and Hong Kong
Too early to Dreaming
If you lock up the Bangalas for one month, and throw Joe Teo into a bunk with them at the end of the one month, they will look at her as a juicy piece of fresh meat
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