Increase in imported covid-19 cases - only a matter of time before it spreads into the community

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1 Feb - 29 cases. All imported.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
8 Feb - 22 cases. 20 imported, 2 community cases.
9 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
10 Feb - 15 cases. 14 imported, 1 community case.
11 Feb - 12 cases. 9 imported, 3 community cases.
12 Feb - 18 cases. 16 imported, 2 community cases.
13 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.

9 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore, all imported; no locally transmitted cases

All had already been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN)when they arrived in Singapore.
ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

13 FEB 2021

SINGAPORE - There are no new cases of locally transmitted Covid-19 infections as of noon on Feb 13 (Saturday).

In its daily update, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said there are nine imported cases. All had already been placed on stay-home notice (SHN) when they arrived in Singapore.

Overall, the number of new cases in the community has increased from one case in the week before to eight cases in the past week.

The number of unlinked cases in the community has also increased from one case in the week before to five cases in the past week.

MOH said it will continue to closely monitor the numbers, as well as the cases detected through its surveillance programme.

Among the 111 confirmed cases reported from Feb 7 to Feb 13, 52 cases have tested positive for their serology tests, 30 have tested negative, and 29 serology test results are pending.

The tests are done to ascertain whether infections are recent or in the past.

Of the nine imported cases reported, eight are work permit holders who arrived from India, Indonesia and Myanmar. All are foreign domestic workers.

The last is a work pass holder who arrived from Russia.

The MOH said that 35 more Covid-19 patients have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.

In all, 59,604 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities.

There are currently 34 confirmed cases who are still in hospital.

Of these, most are stable or improving, and one is in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

Another 119 are isolated and cared for at community facilities. These are those who have mild symptoms, or are clinically well but still test positive for the virus.

In all, 29 people have died from complications due to Covid-19.

 

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1 Feb - 29 cases. All imported.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
8 Feb - 22 cases. 20 imported, 2 community cases.
9 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
10 Feb - 15 cases. 14 imported, 1 community case.
11 Feb - 12 cases. 9 imported, 3 community cases.
12 Feb - 18 cases. 16 imported, 2 community cases.
13 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
14 Feb - 14 cases. All imported.

14 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported

All the 14 cases were imported and 13 of them had been placed on stay-home notices on arrival in Singapore.
PHOTO: ST FILE

Jessie Lim

14 FEB 2021

SINGAPORE - There were 14 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at noon on Sunday (Feb 14), taking Singapore's total to 59,800.

All the 14 cases were imported and 13 of them had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).

The remaining case had tested negative for Covid-19 on arrival in Singapore last Wednesday for a work project and was on a controlled itinerary during his stay.

He tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, as part of the ministry's regular testing of such travellers.

More details will be announced on Sunday night.

Singapore had recorded eight new cases of Covid-19 in the community over the past week, up from only one in the previous seven days. Five of the eight cases were unlinked, MOH had said on Saturday.

But there were no more cases in the community, though nine new cases were announced on Saturday. All of them were imported.

Eight of Saturday's nine imported cases were foreign domestic workers who had arrived from India, Indonesia and Myanmar. The ninth was a work pass holder who had arrived from Russia.

They had tested positive while under stay-home notices after arriving in Singapore.

MOH said that of the 111 confirmed cases reported between Feb 7 and Saturday, 52 have had a positive serology test - which indicates a past infection. Thirty had tested negative, and 29 serology test results were pending.

The ministry said it would continue to closely monitor the number of cases and infections detected through its surveillance programme.

Meanwhile, 35 patients were discharged on Saturday, bringing the number of those who have recovered from the disease to 59,589.

Thirty-four were in hospital, with one in intensive care, and 119 were recovering in community facilities.

Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.

 

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1 Feb - 29 cases. All imported.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
8 Feb - 22 cases. 20 imported, 2 community cases.
9 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
10 Feb - 15 cases. 14 imported, 1 community case.
11 Feb - 12 cases. 9 imported, 3 community cases.
12 Feb - 18 cases. 16 imported, 2 community cases.
13 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
14 Feb - 14 cases. All imported.
15 Feb - 9 cases. All imported.

9 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported

The imported cases had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health.ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN

Ang Qing

15 FEB 2021

SINGAPORE - There were nine new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Monday noon (Feb 15), taking Singapore's total to 59,809.

They were all imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).

There were no community cases or cases from migrant workers' dormitories.

More details will be announced on Monday night.

In a separate statement on Sunday, the ministry added the Beast & Butterflies restaurant at M Social Singapore and Bar Bar Black Sheep to the list of places visited by Covid-19 patients while they were still infectious.

Both venues are in Robertson Quay.

MOH provides a list of locations that infectious Covid-19 patients visited for at least 30 minutes, along with the times when they visited, to get people who were at those places at the same time to monitor their health closely for two weeks from the date of their visit.

The ministry said close contacts would already have been notified, adding that there is no need to avoid those places, as they would have been cleaned if necessary.

On Sunday, MOH announced 14 new coronavirus cases, all imported.

Thirteen of the cases had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore.

The remaining case is a 28-year-old Dutch man who tested negative for Covid-19 on arrival in Singapore last Wednesday, added the ministry.

The short-term visit pass holder was on a controlled itinerary during his stay, which was largely limited to his place of work on a vessel docked in Singapore, and his accommodation.

As part of the ministry's testing of such travellers, the Dutch man was tested again last Friday and confirmed positive the same day.

He was asymptomatic when he was tested but developed a fever last Saturday, said MOH.

The ministry added that all identified close contacts of the 14 cases have been isolated and placed under quarantine.

They will be tested at the start and end of their quarantine so that the ministry can detect asymptomatic cases.
The number of new cases in the community increased to seven in the past week from two cases in the week before.

The number of unlinked cases in the community in a week also increased from two cases to four over the same period.

With 17 cases discharged on Sunday, 59,606 patients have recovered from the disease.

There are 32 patients in hospital, including one who is in critical condition in the intensive care unit. Another 118 are recuperating in community facilities.

Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 108 million people. Over 2.3 million people have died.

 

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1 Feb - 29 cases. All imported.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
8 Feb - 22 cases. 20 imported, 2 community cases.
9 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
10 Feb - 15 cases. 14 imported, 1 community case.
11 Feb - 12 cases. 9 imported, 3 community cases.
12 Feb - 18 cases. 16 imported, 2 community cases.
13 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
14 Feb - 14 cases. All imported.
15 Feb - 9 cases. All imported.
16 Feb - 1 case. Imported.

Sole Covid-19 case reported in Singapore is imported

The imported case had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore.
ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

Ang Qing

16 FEB 2021

SINGAPORE - One new coronavirus case was confirmed as at Tuesday noon (Feb 16), taking Singapore's total to 59,810.

The imported case had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).

MOH added that since Feb 5, newly arrived Work Permit and S Pass holders in the construction, marine and process sectors, as well as foreign domestic workers and confinement nannies, who have recent travel history to higher-risk countries or regions, are progressively required to undergo mandatory on-arrival polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serology tests.

"These have enabled us to quickly identify persons who have recovered from an old Covid-19 infection, and are no longer infective to others by the time they arrived in Singapore, and to exclude them from our daily case count," MOH said.

There were no community cases or cases from migrant workers' dormitories.

More details will be announced on Tuesday night.

On Monday, nine new coronavirus cases were confirmed.

All were imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notices on arrival in Singapore, said MOH.

Of these nine, one was a Singapore permanent resident who had returned from India. Another was a dependant's pass holder who had arrived from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The cases also included a work pass holder who had arrived from the UAE.

Two other cases were work permit holders who arrived from Bangladesh and Indonesia, of whom one, a 26-year-old Indonesian woman, was a foreign domestic worker.
The last four imported patients were short-term visit pass holders.

Three had arrived from India and Nigeria to visit family members who are Singaporeans or Singapore permanent residents, while one arrived from Indonesia for a job placement.

All nine were tested while serving their stay-home notices, said MOH.

The number of new cases in the community has increased from four cases two weeks ago to five in the past week.

But the number of unlinked cases in the community in a week has decreased from four cases to two over the same period.

With 20 cases discharged on Monday, 59,626 patients have fully recovered from the disease.

A total of 36 patients remained in hospital on Tuesday, including one in the intensive care unit, while 103 were recuperating in community facilities.

Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.

Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 108 million people. Over 2.3 million people have died.

 

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India is the biggest source of imported infections.

Dr. Koh Poh Koon: "Of those arriving from India and Indonesia, the proportion of positive cases was 3.7 per cent and 1.6 per cent respectively."


Parliament: Shutting borders to countries such as India and Indonesia would impact lives and livelihoods in S'pore

Rather than close the borders to these countries entirely, Singapore needs to adopt a risk management approach to the inflow of such travellers.
ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

Kok Yufeng

16 FEB 2021

SINGAPORE - Banning travellers from countries such as India and Indonesia would impact the lives and livelihoods of many in Singapore and lead to an economic slowdown, Senior Minister of State for Health, Dr Koh Poh Koon, told Parliament on Tuesday (Feb 16).

Rather than close the borders to them entirely, Singapore needs to adopt a risk management approach to the inflow of such travellers, he said in response to Progress Singapore Party Non-Constituency MP Leong Mun Wai.

Mr Leong had asked about the Government's decision to keep the borders open to these travellers.

He said a disproportionately large number of imported cases had originated from the two countries.

As at Monday, there have been close to 11 million confirmed Covid-19 cases in India with 155,732 deaths, according to the World Health Organisation's dashboard.
Indonesia has over 1.2 million confirmed cases with 33,367 deaths.

Dr Koh said Singapore needs a continued inflow of migrant workers to support key economic sectors.

They include construction workers who build homes and critical infrastructure, as well as domestic workers who support caregiving needs.


"Many of such workers are from India and Indonesia," he added.

"If we close our borders to them, many Singaporeans will not be getting the keys to their homes, many households will... need to find alternative care arrangements for their loved ones... Some of the travellers are our citizens, permanent residents or their close relatives here," he noted.

"International connectivity is critical to our economy and survival. Singapore can ill afford to close ourselves off fully from the rest of the world."

Dr Koh said migrant workers and visitors are subject to stringent precautionary measures, including pre-departure tests, on-arrival tests and a 14-day stay-home notice (SHN) at dedicated facilities.

They are also tested again before they complete their SHN. If they are negative for Covid-19, they will be allowed to leave the facility.

As an added precaution, newly arrived work permit and S Pass workers in the construction, marine and process (CMP) sectors are subject to an additional 7-day isolation and testing regime at designated facilities after their 14-day SHN.

Workers in the aviation, maritime and CMP sectors also need to undergo rostered routine testing at least once every 14 days.

This is yet another line of defence to detect infections in the dormitories and high-risk workplaces early, Dr Koh added.

"As the global situation evolves, the multi-ministry task force will continue to review our border measures to strike a balance between public health considerations and the needs of our society and our economy."

In a separate response to Mr Gan Thiam Poh (Ang Mo Kio GRC), Dr Koh said less than one per cent of total arrivals since April last year, which mostly comprised travellers from Malaysia, mainland China, Indonesia and India, have tested positive for Covid-19.

Of those arriving from India and Indonesia, the proportion of positive cases was 3.7 per cent and 1.6 per cent respectively.

The proportion of imported cases out of total arrivals from Malaysia and mainland China were 0.04 per cent and 0.01 per cent respectively.

Mr Gan had also asked if the Health Ministry would require all foreigners arriving into Singapore to buy travel insurance which covers Covid-19 hospitalisation costs.

Dr Koh pointed out that since the start of the year, all work permit and S Pass holders have been required to have medical insurance that pays for medical costs should they develop symptoms or test positive for Covid-19 within two weeks of their arrival here.

From this month, all short-term visitors applying to enter Singapore via the air travel pass scheme or reciprocal green lanes also have to buy travel insurance that can cover any Covid-19-related medical expenses here.

These visitors can purchase the travel insurance from Singapore-based or overseas insurers.

 

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India is the biggest source of imported infections.

Dr. Koh Poh Koon: "Of those arriving from India and Indonesia, the proportion of positive cases was 3.7 per cent and 1.6 per cent respectively."


Parliament: Shutting borders to countries such as India and Indonesia would impact lives and livelihoods in S'pore

Rather than close the borders to these countries entirely, Singapore needs to adopt a risk management approach to the inflow of such travellers.
ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

Kok Yufeng

16 FEB 2021

SINGAPORE - Banning travellers from countries such as India and Indonesia would impact the lives and livelihoods of many in Singapore and lead to an economic slowdown, Senior Minister of State for Health, Dr Koh Poh Koon, told Parliament on Tuesday (Feb 16).

Rather than close the borders to them entirely, Singapore needs to adopt a risk management approach to the inflow of such travellers, he said in response to Progress Singapore Party Non-Constituency MP Leong Mun Wai.

Mr Leong had asked about the Government's decision to keep the borders open to these travellers.

He said a disproportionately large number of imported cases had originated from the two countries.

As at Monday, there have been close to 11 million confirmed Covid-19 cases in India with 155,732 deaths, according to the World Health Organisation's dashboard.
Indonesia has over 1.2 million confirmed cases with 33,367 deaths.

Dr Koh said Singapore needs a continued inflow of migrant workers to support key economic sectors.

They include construction workers who build homes and critical infrastructure, as well as domestic workers who support caregiving needs.


"Many of such workers are from India and Indonesia," he added.
"If we close our borders to them, many Singaporeans will not be getting the keys to their homes, many households will... need to find alternative care arrangements for their loved ones... Some of the travellers are our citizens, permanent residents or their close relatives here," he noted.

"International connectivity is critical to our economy and survival. Singapore can ill afford to close ourselves off fully from the rest of the world."

Dr Koh said migrant workers and visitors are subject to stringent precautionary measures, including pre-departure tests, on-arrival tests and a 14-day stay-home notice (SHN) at dedicated facilities.

They are also tested again before they complete their SHN. If they are negative for Covid-19, they will be allowed to leave the facility.

As an added precaution, newly arrived work permit and S Pass workers in the construction, marine and process (CMP) sectors are subject to an additional 7-day isolation and testing regime at designated facilities after their 14-day SHN.

Workers in the aviation, maritime and CMP sectors also need to undergo rostered routine testing at least once every 14 days.

This is yet another line of defence to detect infections in the dormitories and high-risk workplaces early, Dr Koh added.

"As the global situation evolves, the multi-ministry task force will continue to review our border measures to strike a balance between public health considerations and the needs of our society and our economy."

In a separate response to Mr Gan Thiam Poh (Ang Mo Kio GRC), Dr Koh said less than one per cent of total arrivals since April last year, which mostly comprised travellers from Malaysia, mainland China, Indonesia and India, have tested positive for Covid-19.

Of those arriving from India and Indonesia, the proportion of positive cases was 3.7 per cent and 1.6 per cent respectively.

The proportion of imported cases out of total arrivals from Malaysia and mainland China were 0.04 per cent and 0.01 per cent respectively.

Mr Gan had also asked if the Health Ministry would require all foreigners arriving into Singapore to buy travel insurance which covers Covid-19 hospitalisation costs.

Dr Koh pointed out that since the start of the year, all work permit and S Pass holders have been required to have medical insurance that pays for medical costs should they develop symptoms or test positive for Covid-19 within two weeks of their arrival here.

From this month, all short-term visitors applying to enter Singapore via the air travel pass scheme or reciprocal green lanes also have to buy travel insurance that can cover any Covid-19-related medical expenses here.

These visitors can purchase the travel insurance from Singapore-based or overseas insurers.

just ban all these diseased bastards from entering

 

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Quote: "Of those arriving from India and Indonesia, the proportion of positive cases was 3.7 per cent and 1.6 per cent respectively. The proportion of imported cases out of total arrivals from Malaysia and mainland China were 0.04 per cent and 0.01 per cent respectively."

Why can't the government direct the employers to source replacement workers from countries with lower infection rates like Malaysia and China?

 

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1 Feb - 29 cases. All imported.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
8 Feb - 22 cases. 20 imported, 2 community cases.
9 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
10 Feb - 15 cases. 14 imported, 1 community case.
11 Feb - 12 cases. 9 imported, 3 community cases.
12 Feb - 18 cases. 16 imported, 2 community cases.
13 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
14 Feb - 14 cases. All imported.
15 Feb - 9 cases. All imported.
16 Feb - 1 case. Imported.
17 Feb - 11 cases. 10 imported, 1 community case.

11 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including 1 in community

MOH reported 11 new Covid-19 cases, including 1 in the community, on Feb 17, 2021.
ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

Ang Qing

17 FEB 2021

SINGAPORE - There were 11 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Wednesday noon (Feb 17), taking Singapore's total to 59,821.

They included one community case, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). There were none from migrant workers' dormitories.

There were 10 imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice (SHN) on arrival in Singapore.

"Most of them arrived in Singapore before the requirement for on-arrival serology testing commenced," added the Health Ministry.

More details will be announced on Wednesday night.

On Tuesday, the sole new coronavirus case announced was a work permit holder who arrived from Indonesia.

The foreign domestic worker had been placed on SHN on arrival in Singapore and was tested while serving the notice.

Her serology test came back positive on Monday, which indicates a likely past infection.

However, she had not taken a serology test when she arrived in Singapore on Feb 2.

MOH said it was unable to definitively conclude that she was no longer infectious when she arrived.

"As a precautionary measure, we will take all necessary public health actions," it said.

The ministry added on Tuesday that one of the active clusters from last month has now been closed. Seven people had fallen ill in the police K-9 unit cluster, which developed after a para-veterinarian contracted Covid-19.

As the cluster has not had new cases linked to it for 28 days, or two incubation periods, it is now closed.

MOH added that since Feb 5, newly arrived work permit and S Pass holders in the construction, marine and process sectors, and foreign domestic workers and confinement nannies who have recent travel history to higher-risk countries or regions have been progressively required to undergo mandatory on-arrival polymerase chain reaction and serology tests.

"These have enabled us to quickly identify persons who have recovered from an old Covid-19 infection and are no longer infective to others by the time they arrived in Singapore, and to exclude them from our daily case count," it said.

There were no community cases or cases from migrant workers' dormitories. With 20 cases discharged yesterday, 59,646 patients have fully recovered from the disease.

A total of 30 patients remain in hospital, including one in critical condition in the intensive care unit. Another 90 are recuperating in community facilities.

Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.

 

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1 Feb - 29 cases. All imported.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
8 Feb - 22 cases. 20 imported, 2 community cases.
9 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
10 Feb - 15 cases. 14 imported, 1 community case.
11 Feb - 12 cases. 9 imported, 3 community cases.
12 Feb - 18 cases. 16 imported, 2 community cases.
13 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
14 Feb - 14 cases. All imported.
15 Feb - 9 cases. All imported.
16 Feb - 1 case. Imported.
17 Feb - 11 cases. 10 imported, 1 ommunity case.

11 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including 1 in community

MOH reported 11 new Covid-19 cases, including 1 in the community, on Feb 17, 2021.
ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

nice boobs on the left.

 

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1 Feb - 29 cases. All imported.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
8 Feb - 22 cases. 20 imported, 2 community cases.
9 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
10 Feb - 15 cases. 14 imported, 1 community case.
11 Feb - 12 cases. 9 imported, 3 community cases.
12 Feb - 18 cases. 16 imported, 2 community cases.
13 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
14 Feb - 14 cases. All imported.
15 Feb - 9 cases. All imported.
16 Feb - 1 case. Imported.
17 Feb - 11 cases. 10 imported, 1 community case.
18 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.

11 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported

MOH reported 11 new Covid-19 cases, all imported, on Feb 18, 2021.
ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

Ang Qing

18 FEB 2021

SINGAPORE - There were 11 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Thursday noon (Feb 18), taking Singapore's total to 59,832.

All 11 were imported and had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).

"Of these, four arrived in Singapore before the requirement for mandatory on-arrival serology tests commenced, and six are not required to undergo these tests upon arrival," added MOH.

There were no community cases or cases from migrant workers' dormitories.

More details will be announced on Thursday night.

The sole new coronavirus case announced on Wednesday is a work permit holder who arrived from Indonesia.

The foreign domestic worker had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore and was tested while serving the notice.

Her serology test came back positive on Monday, which indicates a likely past infection.

However, she had not taken a serology test when she arrived in Singapore on Feb 2.

The Health Ministry said it was unable to definitively conclude she was no longer infectious when she arrived.

"As a precautionary measure, we will take all the necessary public health actions," it said.

The ministry added on Wednesday that one of the active clusters last month has now been closed. Seven people had fallen ill in the police K-9 unit cluster, which developed after a para-veterinarian contracted Covid-19.

As the cluster has not had new cases linked to it for 28 days, or two incubation periods, it is now closed.

MOH added that since Feb 5, newly arrived work permit and S Pass holders in the construction, marine and process sectors, and foreign domestic workers and confinement nannies who have recent travel history to higher-risk countries or regions have been progressively required to undergo mandatory on-arrival polymerase chain reaction and serology tests.

"These have enabled us to quickly identify persons who have recovered from an old Covid-19 infection, and are no longer infective to others by the time they arrived in Singapore, and to exclude them from our daily case count," it said.

There were no community cases or cases from migrant workers' dormitories. With 20 cases discharged on Wednesday, 59,646 patients have fully recovered from the disease.

A total of 30 patients remain in hospital, including one in the intensive care unit who is in critical condition. Another 90 are recuperating in community facilities.

Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.

Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 109 million people. More than 2.4 million people have died.

 

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1 Feb - 29 cases. All imported.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
8 Feb - 22 cases. 20 imported, 2 community cases.
9 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
10 Feb - 15 cases. 14 imported, 1 community case.
11 Feb - 12 cases. 9 imported, 3 community cases.
12 Feb - 18 cases. 16 imported, 2 community cases.
13 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
14 Feb - 14 cases. All imported.
15 Feb - 9 cases. All imported.
16 Feb - 1 case. Imported.
17 Feb - 11 cases. 10 imported, 1 community case.
18 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
19 Feb - 14 cases. All imported.

14 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported

MOH reported 14 new Covid-19 cases, all imported, on Feb 19, 2021.
ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN

Ang Qing

19 FEB 2021

SINGAPORE - Fourteen new coronavirus cases were confirmed as at noon on Friday (Feb 19), taking Singapore's total to 59,846.

All of them had been placed on stay-home notice or isolated after arriving in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health. Only one had been required to have a mandatory on-arrival serology test.

There were no cases from the community or migrant workers' dormitories.

More details will be announced on Friday night.

On Thursday, 11 Covid-19 new cases were reported. All were imported, and the travellers had been placed on stay-home notice and tested on arrival.

None had symptoms, except a 31-year-old woman who had arrived from Italy on a student's pass and became ill on Feb 9.

The 10 others comprised a 63-year-old Singaporean woman, a permanent resident who had arrived from Bangladesh, a work pass holder who had come from the United Arab Emirates and seven work permit holders from India, Indonesia and the Philippines.

There were three new cases in the community in the past week, down from seven in the week before.

The weekly number of unlinked cases in the community fell from six to one over the same period.

With three more patients discharged on Thursday, 59,664 have fully recovered. Twenty remain in hospital, including one in intensive care, and 104 are in community facilities.

Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes. Globally, the virus has infected more than 109 million people and left 2.4 million dead.

 

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1 Feb - 29 cases. All imported.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
8 Feb - 22 cases. 20 imported, 2 community cases.
9 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
10 Feb - 15 cases. 14 imported, 1 community case.
11 Feb - 12 cases. 9 imported, 3 community cases.
12 Feb - 18 cases. 16 imported, 2 community cases.
13 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
14 Feb - 14 cases. All imported.
15 Feb - 9 cases. All imported.
16 Feb - 1 case. Imported.
17 Feb - 11 cases. 10 imported, 1 community case.
18 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
19 Feb - 14 cases. All imported.
20 Feb - 12 cases. All imported.

12 new imported Covid-19 cases in Singapore

The imported cases had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore.
PHOTO: ST FILE

Calvin Yang
Correspondent

20 FEB 2021

SINGAPORE - Singapore has confirmed 12 new Covid-19 cases, all of which were imported.

They have already been placed on stay-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Saturday (Feb 20).

There are no new cases of locally transmitted coronavirus infection, said the ministry.

The new cases bring the country's total to 59,858.

More details of the cases will be shared by the ministry in a press release later.

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

1 Feb - 29 cases. All imported.
2 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
3 Feb - 19 cases. 17 imported, 1 community case.
4 Feb - 22 cases. All imported.
5 Feb - 25 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case, 1 dormitory case.
6 Feb - 26 cases. All imported.
7 Feb - 24 cases. 23 imported, 1 community case.
8 Feb - 22 cases. 20 imported, 2 community cases.
9 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
10 Feb - 15 cases. 14 imported, 1 community case.
11 Feb - 12 cases. 9 imported, 3 community cases.
12 Feb - 18 cases. 16 imported, 2 community cases.
13 Feb - 19 cases. All imported.
14 Feb - 14 cases. All imported.
15 Feb - 9 cases. All imported.
16 Feb - 1 case. Imported.
17 Feb - 11 cases. 10 imported, 1 community case.
18 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.
19 Feb - 14 cases. All imported.
20 Feb - 12 cases. All imported.
21 Feb - 11 cases. All imported.

11 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported

Singapore reported 11 new Covid-19 cases, all imported, on Feb 21, 2021.
ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG

Jean Iau

21 FEB 2021

SINGAPORE - There were 11 Covid-19 cases reported on Sunday (Feb 21) - all imported and placed on stay-home notice upon arrival here.

They bring Singapore's total to 59,869.

There are no new cases of locally transmitted Covid-19 infection, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).

More details on the new cases will be shared on Sunday night, added MOH.

Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive died of other causes.

Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 110 million people. More than 2.4 million people have died.

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

Nabeh, number of cases start increasing again.
From India, Bangladesh, Philippines, Indonesia.

23 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including 2 in the community

MOH reported two new Covid-19 cases in the community on March 3, 2021.
ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

Ng Wei Kai

3 MAR 2021


SINGAPORE - There were 23 new coronavirus cases confirmed at noon on Wednesday (March 3), taking Singapore's total to 59,979.

Two of these were in the community, while 21 were imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
There were no cases from migrant workers' dormitories.

More details will be announced on Wednesday night.

There were eight new coronavirus cases announced on Tuesday.

All eight were imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, said MOH.

They included a student's pass holder who travelled from Bangladesh and a work pass holder who arrived from India.

Another five are work permit holders who travelled from Indonesia and the Philippines, of whom four are foreign domestic workers.

The remaining case is a short-term visit pass holder who arrived from Indonesia to visit her Singaporean relatives.

Overall, the number of new cases in the community has increased from two cases in the week before to three cases in the past week.

The number of unlinked cases in the community has also increased from one case in the week before to two cases in the past week.

With 12 Covid-19 cases discharged on Tuesday, 59,827 patients have fully recovered from the disease.

A total of 19 patients remain in hospital, including one in critical condition in the intensive care unit, while 66 are still recuperating in community facilities.

Singapore has had 29 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive died of other causes.

There were no community cases and none from migrant workers' dormitories, said MOH.

Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 114 million people. More than 2.5 million people have died.

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

Forum: Stricter Covid-19 measures needed for inbound passengers at airport

Apr 15, 2021

Singapore has been able to keep the number of Covid-19 community cases to near-zero lately. This is owing to our front-line warriors who have been working tirelessly since the onset of the pandemic.

However, this progress should never lull us into believing that we are doing better than our neighbours.

The population size and demographics of our city-state are different from those of our neighbours.

With the introduction of mass immunisation, my fear is that we may let our guard down out of a sense of misguided confidence that we have the virus situation well under control.

My recent experience on arriving at Changi Airport confirmed this fear.

Upon arrival at the airport three weeks ago, I was disappointed with the lack of segregation between passengers from different incoming flights, and worried about potential contact with outbound passengers.

Much to my dismay, inbound passengers were allowed to roam freely upon landing.

One was free to hang around in the terminal between departure gates for as long as one wanted, rather than being sent straight for swab testing.

Considering the dozens of daily imported cases, I am perplexed to see that incoming passengers are allowed to join the shortest queue for immigration clearance, whenever they like.

I observed similar unregulated processes at the baggage claim area, long before passengers were funnelled to swab stations.

Imagine the many opportunities for infection, from the moment at-risk passengers touch down at the airport.

The possible intermingling of passengers from different flights, and having swab stations as the last port of call, are another cause for concern.

As a result of this system, or rather the lack of it, I am not sure if the transport that ferried me to the dedicated facility for me to serve my stay-home notice catered only to fellow passengers on my flight, or if it included others.

I shudder to think of how effective contact tracing would be if any one of us were found infected after arrival.

To defeat Covid-19, we must reassess the systems in place and rectify all potential loopholes before a new wave of cases appears.

Ong Cheng Hin

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

Former PAP MP and mouthpiece.

Forum: Closing borders is not the answer

Apr 15, 2021

In his Forum letter, Mr Peter Khaw suggested closing our borders to avoid Covid-19 imported cases (Daily number of imported Covid-19 cases worrying, April 14).

Singapore has a good procedure in place, implemented by our competent authorities, to isolate new arrivals.

The country has consistently been lauded internationally by media agencies as a front runner in setting up a very workable solution in controlling the spread of Covid-19 here.

We can see this in our almost non-existent local transmission these days.

The country is also in the midst of rolling out its vaccination programme, and we can expect the entire population to be vaccinated, like I am already, by the year end.

This will ensure that we are able to travel, given reciprocal safety measures established with countries that are also faring well in controlling the spread of the disease.

If we shut our borders, we will be closing off the inflow of individuals from different parts of the world who add value to our economy, labour force and, I dare say, nation.

Chandra Das

 

[laksaboy]

Former PAP MP and mouthpiece.

Forum: Closing borders is not the answer

Apr 15, 2021

In his Forum letter, Mr Peter Khaw suggested closing our borders to avoid Covid-19 imported cases (Daily number of imported Covid-19 cases worrying, April 14).

Singapore has a good procedure in place, implemented by our competent authorities, to isolate new arrivals.

The country has consistently been lauded internationally by media agencies as a front runner in setting up a very workable solution in controlling the spread of Covid-19 here.

We can see this in our almost non-existent local transmission these days.

The country is also in the midst of rolling out its vaccination programme, and we can expect the entire population to be vaccinated, like I am already, by the year end.

This will ensure that we are able to travel, given reciprocal safety measures established with countries that are also faring well in controlling the spread of the disease.

If we shut our borders, we will be closing off the inflow of individuals from different parts of the world who add value to our economy, labour force and, I dare say, nation.

Chandra Das

People who write to the Shitty Times Forum are all this kind of pattern... quite predictable.

It's actually more telling of the kind of people who work at SPH i.e. those who vet the letters and decide which ones to publish.

 

[laksaboy]

Latest trend... those PAP technocrats are trying to force people to use the new SafeEntry Gateway gantries to enter premises. Some malls have opened at least one previously sealed entrance to facilitate this.

Some NTUC Fairprice outlets need you to use SafeEntry Gateway, it is not optional.
Some crony is laughing all the way to the bank, I'm sure these devices aren't cheap.

Soulless technocrats who put their faith in technology to keep them 'safe'... they will be disappointed.

 

[birdie69]

Former PAP MP and mouthpiece.

Forum: Closing borders is not the answer

Apr 15, 2021

In his Forum letter, Mr Peter Khaw suggested closing our borders to avoid Covid-19 imported cases (Daily number of imported Covid-19 cases worrying, April 14).

Singapore has a good procedure in place, implemented by our competent authorities, to isolate new arrivals.

The country has consistently been lauded internationally by media agencies as a front runner in setting up a very workable solution in controlling the spread of Covid-19 here.

We can see this in our almost non-existent local transmission these days.

The country is also in the midst of rolling out its vaccination programme, and we can expect the entire population to be vaccinated, like I am already, by the year end.

This will ensure that we are able to travel, given reciprocal safety measures established with countries that are also faring well in controlling the spread of the disease.

If we shut our borders, we will be closing off the inflow of individuals from different parts of the world who add value to our economy, labour force and, I dare say, nation.

Chandra Das

India now is most serious Covid-19 infected country, so first and foremost, we should immediately bar any Indians from entering Singapore.
The daily data showing that most of the imported cases are from India.

Be warned!

 

[gingerlyn]

Lock down is good for Singapore