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Increase in imported covid-19 cases - only a matter of time before it spreads into the community
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WTF. 34 cases and 2 community cases!
Govt still don't close legs and stop inbound travellers....
34 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including 2 in community for first time since March 3
There were 34 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at noon on April 16, 2021.
ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
Ang Qing
Apr 16, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 34 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Friday noon (April 16), taking Singapore's total to 60,769.
They include two community cases, making Friday the first time since March 3 that two new cases were reported in a single day.
There were no new cases from migrant workers' dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
The remaining 32 were imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.
More details will be announced on Friday night.
Of the 16 new imported coronavirus cases reported on Thursday, 10 are work permit holders from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Five of the 10 are foreign domestic workers, said MOH.
All the cases had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore, said MOH.
There were no community cases and no cases from migrant workers' dormitories.
The other six patients comprise three permanent residents returning from India and the Philippines, one dependant's pass holder arriving from India, one work pass holder coming from Malaysia and one short-term visit pass holder arriving from India to visit a family member.
All of them were asymptomatic when tested during their stay-home notice periods, said MOH.
MOH also said on Friday that the number of new cases in the community had remained stable at two cases per week in the past two weeks. The number of unlinked cases in the community in a week had fallen from two cases to one case over the same period.
With 25 cases discharged on Friday, 60,402 patients have recovered from the disease.
There are 57 patients in hospital, including two in the intensive care unit, while 231 are recuperating in community facilities.
Singapore has had 30 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 138 million people. Over 2.98 million people have died.
Govt still don't close legs and stop inbound travellers....
34 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including 2 in community for first time since March 3
There were 34 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at noon on April 16, 2021.
ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
Ang Qing
Apr 16, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 34 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Friday noon (April 16), taking Singapore's total to 60,769.
They include two community cases, making Friday the first time since March 3 that two new cases were reported in a single day.
There were no new cases from migrant workers' dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
The remaining 32 were imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.
More details will be announced on Friday night.
Of the 16 new imported coronavirus cases reported on Thursday, 10 are work permit holders from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Five of the 10 are foreign domestic workers, said MOH.
All the cases had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore, said MOH.
There were no community cases and no cases from migrant workers' dormitories.
The other six patients comprise three permanent residents returning from India and the Philippines, one dependant's pass holder arriving from India, one work pass holder coming from Malaysia and one short-term visit pass holder arriving from India to visit a family member.
All of them were asymptomatic when tested during their stay-home notice periods, said MOH.
MOH also said on Friday that the number of new cases in the community had remained stable at two cases per week in the past two weeks. The number of unlinked cases in the community in a week had fallen from two cases to one case over the same period.
With 25 cases discharged on Friday, 60,402 patients have recovered from the disease.
There are 57 patients in hospital, including two in the intensive care unit, while 231 are recuperating in community facilities.
Singapore has had 30 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 138 million people. Over 2.98 million people have died.
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"The recent locally transmitted cases are a stark reminder that the virus has not been eradicated and new cases and clusters can easily emerge in the community if people let their guard down, MOH said."
It is the Sinkies' fault for letting down their guard.
It is not the government's fault for keeping Changi airport open and continuing to let in inbound travellers from high-Covid-19 infested countries like India.
4 community infections among 39 new Covid-19 cases in S’pore
The new cases take Singapore's total to 60,808.ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Clara Chong
Apr 17, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 39 new coronavirus cases - including four in the community - confirmed as at Saturday noon (April 17), taking Singapore’s total to 60,808.
There were 35 imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). They include 10 Singaporeans or permanent residents, and eight foreign domestic workers.
There were no new cases from migrant workers’ dormitories, said MOH.
The recent locally transmitted cases are a stark reminder that the virus has not been eradicated and new cases and clusters can easily emerge in the community if people let their guard down, MOH said.
More details will be announced on Saturday night.
A senior research fellow at the National University of Singapore (NUS) was one of two Covid-19 cases in the community reported on Friday.
This is the first time since March 3 that two new cases in the community were reported on the same day.
The 34-year-old Indian national went to work on Monday (April 12) before he experienced an onset of Covid-19 symptoms that evening, said MOH.
Monday was his first day back at work after serving SHN and quarantine following a trip to India from Dec 28 to March 21.
During his SHN, he was identified as a close contact of a previously reported case as they had been on the same flight to Singapore.
He was then quarantined at a dedicated facility from March 24 to April 11.
His three tests done during quarantine on March 25, April 3 and April 10 were all negative.
The work pass holder also tested negative for the virus on March 19 before flying from India, and when he arrived in Singapore on March 21.
After feeling fatigued on Monday evening, he had a sore throat and body aches the next day. He stayed home.
On Wednesday, he developed a fever and went to a polyclinic. He took a Covid-19 test there, which came back positive the next day, and he was taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases in an ambulance.
His serology test has come back negative, indicating that this is a current infection, said MOH.
The second community case is a 44-year-old Indonesian man on a short-term visit pass to care for his father, who is receiving medical treatment for a condition unrelated to Covid-19. He arrived from Indonesia on Feb 28, and served SHN at a dedicated facility until March 14.
Singapore has had 30 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 140 million people. Over 3.01 million people have died.
It is the Sinkies' fault for letting down their guard.
It is not the government's fault for keeping Changi airport open and continuing to let in inbound travellers from high-Covid-19 infested countries like India.
4 community infections among 39 new Covid-19 cases in S’pore
The new cases take Singapore's total to 60,808.ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Clara Chong
Apr 17, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 39 new coronavirus cases - including four in the community - confirmed as at Saturday noon (April 17), taking Singapore’s total to 60,808.
There were 35 imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). They include 10 Singaporeans or permanent residents, and eight foreign domestic workers.
There were no new cases from migrant workers’ dormitories, said MOH.
The recent locally transmitted cases are a stark reminder that the virus has not been eradicated and new cases and clusters can easily emerge in the community if people let their guard down, MOH said.
More details will be announced on Saturday night.
A senior research fellow at the National University of Singapore (NUS) was one of two Covid-19 cases in the community reported on Friday.
This is the first time since March 3 that two new cases in the community were reported on the same day.
The 34-year-old Indian national went to work on Monday (April 12) before he experienced an onset of Covid-19 symptoms that evening, said MOH.
Monday was his first day back at work after serving SHN and quarantine following a trip to India from Dec 28 to March 21.
During his SHN, he was identified as a close contact of a previously reported case as they had been on the same flight to Singapore.
He was then quarantined at a dedicated facility from March 24 to April 11.
His three tests done during quarantine on March 25, April 3 and April 10 were all negative.
The work pass holder also tested negative for the virus on March 19 before flying from India, and when he arrived in Singapore on March 21.
After feeling fatigued on Monday evening, he had a sore throat and body aches the next day. He stayed home.
On Wednesday, he developed a fever and went to a polyclinic. He took a Covid-19 test there, which came back positive the next day, and he was taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases in an ambulance.
His serology test has come back negative, indicating that this is a current infection, said MOH.
The second community case is a 44-year-old Indonesian man on a short-term visit pass to care for his father, who is receiving medical treatment for a condition unrelated to Covid-19. He arrived from Indonesia on Feb 28, and served SHN at a dedicated facility until March 14.
Singapore has had 30 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 140 million people. Over 3.01 million people have died.
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"The recent locally transmitted cases are a stark reminder that the virus has not been eradicated and new cases and clusters can easily emerge in the community if people let their guard down, MOH said."
It is the Sinkies' fault for letting down their guard.
It is not the government's fault for keeping Changi airport open and continuing to let in inbound travellers from high-Covid-19 infested countries like India.
4 community infections among 39 new Covid-19 cases in S’pore
The new cases take Singapore's total to 60,808.ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Clara Chong
Apr 17, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 39 new coronavirus cases - including four in the community - confirmed as at Saturday noon (April 17), taking Singapore’s total to 60,808.
There were 35 imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). They include 10 Singaporeans or permanent residents, and eight foreign domestic workers.
There were no new cases from migrant workers’ dormitories, said MOH.
The recent locally transmitted cases are a stark reminder that the virus has not been eradicated and new cases and clusters can easily emerge in the community if people let their guard down, MOH said.
More details will be announced on Saturday night.
A senior research fellow at the National University of Singapore (NUS) was one of two Covid-19 cases in the community reported on Friday.
This is the first time since March 3 that two new cases in the community were reported on the same day.
The 34-year-old Indian national went to work on Monday (April 12) before he experienced an onset of Covid-19 symptoms that evening, said MOH.
Monday was his first day back at work after serving SHN and quarantine following a trip to India from Dec 28 to March 21.
During his SHN, he was identified as a close contact of a previously reported case as they had been on the same flight to Singapore.
He was then quarantined at a dedicated facility from March 24 to April 11.
His three tests done during quarantine on March 25, April 3 and April 10 were all negative.
The work pass holder also tested negative for the virus on March 19 before flying from India, and when he arrived in Singapore on March 21.
After feeling fatigued on Monday evening, he had a sore throat and body aches the next day. He stayed home.
On Wednesday, he developed a fever and went to a polyclinic. He took a Covid-19 test there, which came back positive the next day, and he was taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases in an ambulance.
His serology test has come back negative, indicating that this is a current infection, said MOH.
The second community case is a 44-year-old Indonesian man on a short-term visit pass to care for his father, who is receiving medical treatment for a condition unrelated to Covid-19. He arrived from Indonesia on Feb 28, and served SHN at a dedicated facility until March 14.
Singapore has had 30 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 140 million people. Over 3.01 million people have died.
How many are actually sick?
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24 Apr (Sat) - 23 cases, 5 community cases, 18 imported.
5 community cases among 23 new Covid-19 infections in S'pore
MOH said all five cases had already been placed under quarantine earlier. PHOTO: ST FILE
Jean Iau
APR 24, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were five new cases of locally transmitted Covid-19 infection confirmed on Saturday afternoon (April 24).
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said that based on its investigations, all are in the community and none are from the dormitories.
MOH said all five cases had already been placed under quarantine earlier.
Of these, four are close contacts of a previously confirmed case, an Indonesian man, 39, who was a seaman on board a bunker tanker.
He was confirmed with Covid-19 on April 16.
There were also 18 imported cases, who had already been placed on stay-home notice (SHN) upon arrival in Singapore.
This brings Singapore's total number of Covid-19 cases to 60,966.
MOH said it will provide more updates on Saturday night.
Singapore has had 30 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
5 community cases among 23 new Covid-19 infections in S'pore
MOH said all five cases had already been placed under quarantine earlier. PHOTO: ST FILE
Jean Iau
APR 24, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were five new cases of locally transmitted Covid-19 infection confirmed on Saturday afternoon (April 24).
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said that based on its investigations, all are in the community and none are from the dormitories.
MOH said all five cases had already been placed under quarantine earlier.
Of these, four are close contacts of a previously confirmed case, an Indonesian man, 39, who was a seaman on board a bunker tanker.
He was confirmed with Covid-19 on April 16.
There were also 18 imported cases, who had already been placed on stay-home notice (SHN) upon arrival in Singapore.
This brings Singapore's total number of Covid-19 cases to 60,966.
MOH said it will provide more updates on Saturday night.
Singapore has had 30 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
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25 Apr (Sun) - 40 cases. All imported.
40 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported
Singapore reports 40 new Covid-19 cases, which are all imported.ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Ang Qing
Apr 25, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 40 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Sunday noon (April 25), taking Singapore's total to 61,036.
All of the cases were imported and had been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Among them were 12 Singaporeans or permanent residents as well as six foreign domestic workers.
There were no community cases and no cases from migrant workers' dormitories.
More details will be announced on Sunday night.
On Saturday, one of the five locally transmitted Covid-19 cases reported was a male Singapore permanent resident, 45, who was looking after his mother at a government quarantine facility.
The MOH said he received his first dose of the vaccine on Feb 26 and the second dose on March 19.
His parents arrived from India on April 15, and his father tested positive on arrival in Singapore and was admitted to hospital. His mother was placed in quarantine from April 16 to April 30 as she was identified as a close contact who was on the same flight as two dependant's pass holders who had arrived from India.
MOH said her son, the Singapore PR who is a senior executive at Wirana Shipping Corp, had asked to care for his mother at the quarantine facility.
She tested negative on April 15 and 17. He moved into the same room as her on April 16, and developed a blocked nose on Friday. He was then taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases on Saturday.
MOH said that while the Covid-19 vaccine is effective in preventing symptomatic disease for the vast majority, it is still possible for vaccinated individuals to get infected.
"Further research is required to determine if the vaccination will also prevent onward transmission of the infection," it said.
The other four locally transmitted cases reported on Saturday were close contacts of a previously confirmed case, a 39-year-old Indonesian man who was a sea crew member on board a bunker tanker.
This means a new cluster has been formed.
He had preliminarily tested positive on April 16 for the B117 variant that was originally reported in Britain and said to be more contagious.
MOH said the four new infected cases were sea crew working on bunker tanker MT ALLI who had not disembarked from the vessel except to go for Covid-19 testing or vaccination.
Two of the four received the first dose of their vaccines on April 7 and April 15.
MOH said: "As it typically takes a few weeks for an individual to build immunity after completing vaccination, they were likely to have been infected before they were conferred protection after vaccination."
All five cases had already been placed under quarantine earlier, said MOH.
There were also 18 imported cases, who had already been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, bringing Saturday's total to 23.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 146 million people. Over 3.09 million people have died.
25 Apr (Sun) - 40 cases. All imported.
40 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported
Singapore reports 40 new Covid-19 cases, which are all imported.ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Ang Qing
Apr 25, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 40 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Sunday noon (April 25), taking Singapore's total to 61,036.
All of the cases were imported and had been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Among them were 12 Singaporeans or permanent residents as well as six foreign domestic workers.
There were no community cases and no cases from migrant workers' dormitories.
More details will be announced on Sunday night.
On Saturday, one of the five locally transmitted Covid-19 cases reported was a male Singapore permanent resident, 45, who was looking after his mother at a government quarantine facility.
The MOH said he received his first dose of the vaccine on Feb 26 and the second dose on March 19.
His parents arrived from India on April 15, and his father tested positive on arrival in Singapore and was admitted to hospital. His mother was placed in quarantine from April 16 to April 30 as she was identified as a close contact who was on the same flight as two dependant's pass holders who had arrived from India.
MOH said her son, the Singapore PR who is a senior executive at Wirana Shipping Corp, had asked to care for his mother at the quarantine facility.
She tested negative on April 15 and 17. He moved into the same room as her on April 16, and developed a blocked nose on Friday. He was then taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases on Saturday.
MOH said that while the Covid-19 vaccine is effective in preventing symptomatic disease for the vast majority, it is still possible for vaccinated individuals to get infected.
"Further research is required to determine if the vaccination will also prevent onward transmission of the infection," it said.
The other four locally transmitted cases reported on Saturday were close contacts of a previously confirmed case, a 39-year-old Indonesian man who was a sea crew member on board a bunker tanker.
This means a new cluster has been formed.
He had preliminarily tested positive on April 16 for the B117 variant that was originally reported in Britain and said to be more contagious.
MOH said the four new infected cases were sea crew working on bunker tanker MT ALLI who had not disembarked from the vessel except to go for Covid-19 testing or vaccination.
Two of the four received the first dose of their vaccines on April 7 and April 15.
MOH said: "As it typically takes a few weeks for an individual to build immunity after completing vaccination, they were likely to have been infected before they were conferred protection after vaccination."
All five cases had already been placed under quarantine earlier, said MOH.
There were also 18 imported cases, who had already been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, bringing Saturday's total to 23.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 146 million people. Over 3.09 million people have died.
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26 Apr (Mon) - 45 cases. 1 community case, 1 dormitory case. The 45 cases is the highest number since Jan 30, when there were 58 reported cases.
1 community infection, 1 dorm resident among 45 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore
Singapore reported 45 new Covid-19 cases, including one in the community and one in a foreign workers' dormitory, on April 26, 2021.ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
Wong Shiying
Apr 26, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 45 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Monday noon (April 26), taking Singapore's total to 61,051.
They included one new case in the community and one from the migrant workers' dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
The remaining 43 were imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore. Among them, 13 are Singaporeans or permanent residents.
More details will be announced on Monday night.
On Sunday, MOH announced that there were 40 new coronavirus cases. All of the cases were imported.
Among them were two Singaporeans, 10 permanent residents and six foreign domestic workers.
They also included five children aged between four and nine.
Of the 40 cases, three were symptomatic.
There were no community cases and no cases from migrant workers' dormitories.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has increased to 10 cases in the past week, from eight cases in the week before.
The number of unlinked cases in the community has decreased to three cases in the past week, from four cases in the week before.
With 33 more cases discharged on Sunday, 60,647 patients have recovered from the disease.
There were 94 patients in hospitals, including one in critical condition in the intensive care unit, while 220 were recuperating in community facilities.
Singapore has had 30 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 146 million people. Over 3.1 million people have died.
25 Apr (Sun) - 40 cases. All imported.
26 Apr (Mon) - 45 cases. 1 community case, 1 dormitory case. The 45 cases is the highest number since Jan 30, when there were 58 reported cases.
1 community infection, 1 dorm resident among 45 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore
Singapore reported 45 new Covid-19 cases, including one in the community and one in a foreign workers' dormitory, on April 26, 2021.ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
Wong Shiying
Apr 26, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 45 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Monday noon (April 26), taking Singapore's total to 61,051.
They included one new case in the community and one from the migrant workers' dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
The remaining 43 were imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore. Among them, 13 are Singaporeans or permanent residents.
More details will be announced on Monday night.
On Sunday, MOH announced that there were 40 new coronavirus cases. All of the cases were imported.
Among them were two Singaporeans, 10 permanent residents and six foreign domestic workers.
They also included five children aged between four and nine.
Of the 40 cases, three were symptomatic.
There were no community cases and no cases from migrant workers' dormitories.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has increased to 10 cases in the past week, from eight cases in the week before.
The number of unlinked cases in the community has decreased to three cases in the past week, from four cases in the week before.
With 33 more cases discharged on Sunday, 60,647 patients have recovered from the disease.
There were 94 patients in hospitals, including one in critical condition in the intensive care unit, while 220 were recuperating in community facilities.
Singapore has had 30 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 146 million people. Over 3.1 million people have died.
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Wrong. Again. call it 0 for 104 tries.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56663217
Covid-19: Why have deaths soared in Brazil?
By Jake Horton
BBC Reality Check
Published9 April
Brazil has the second highest death toll in the world from Covid, and experts are warning that a current surge in cases may not peak for several weeks.
The rapid spread of a coronavirus variant first discovered in Brazil has been a major cause for concern around the world.
President Jair Bolsonaro has consistently played down the severity of the virus, but he is now turning his focus to the nationwide vaccination drive which his critics say has come far too late.
What has Bolsonaro said about Covid?
The president has been highly sceptical about the need to take decisive action to tackle the pandemic:
- he has called Covid "just a little flu"
- rejected a nationwide lockdown, saying such measures only made the poor poorer
- called state governors and mayors who imposed lockdown "tyrants"
- cast doubts on the efficacy and safety of jabs and said he wouldn't get vaccinated
- joked the Pfizer jab may "turn people into crocodiles"
- dismissed opportunities to purchase millions of vaccine doses
- told people to "stop whining" about the situation
So how does Brazil's record compare with the rest of Latin America and the world?
One in four global deaths
Brazil has by far the highest overall death toll in Latin America.
In recent weeks, it has accounted for around one in four of reported Covid deaths worldwide.
It remains behind Peru and Mexico as a proportion of overall population, but daily deaths are rising rapidly in Brazil.
Twice the number of people died in March than in any other month of the pandemic, and the upward trend has continued, as a more transmissible variant drives infections.
A recent estimate from the University of Washington predicted that Brazil could see a total of more than 500,000 deaths by July.
Regional leaders say mixed messaging and a resistance to lockdowns at the national level have made local restrictions harder to enforce.
Hospital intensive care beds in many states across the country are full or close to capacity.
Dr Miguel Nicolelis, a Brazilian professor of neuroscience at Duke University, told the BBC: "The country is in a nationwide hospital collapse right now - it's the first time in history the public health system has collapsed.
"If we can acquire the vaccine in large quantities, we could at least mitigate the situation."
Vaccine shortages
Brazil has had a strong record in conducting vaccination campaigns and compared with many other countries in Latin America, it has a well-established healthcare infrastructure.
But its coronavirus vaccination efforts have lagged behind those of Chile and Uruguay who top the table in the region.
Public confidence in the vaccines in Brazil is among the highest in the world, but supply has been slow.
Brazilian microbiologist Natalia Pasternak says: "We have a great immunisation programme, one of the best in the world. If we have enough doses, we know what to do, we have the expertise and the structure. We just need vaccines."
Only around half the target of 46 million vaccine doses were delivered by the end of March.
Brazil has now ordered enough doses to vaccinate its entire population - but critics say these agreements have come far too late, as other large countries with similar purchasing power are now ahead in the queue.
In August, Brazil's government turned down an offer from Pfizer to purchase up to 70 million doses of its vaccine.
It has recently ordered 100 million doses of Pfizer's vaccine, but the bulk of these will not arrive until the second half of the year.
media captionSao Paulo: Latin America's biggest graveyard from the sky
The government has also ordered 100 million doses of the vaccine produced by Chinese firm Sinovac, despite President Bolsonaro criticising it in the past.
In November, he said the halting of trials of the vaccine in Brazil was a "another victory for Jair Bolsonaro".
Brazil has in-country production of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, which the government says will eventually provide millions of jabs - but a lack of the active ingredients needed to make the vaccine means that initial production in Brazilian labs has been limited.
The dangers posed by Brazilian variants
Brazilian public health institute Fiocruz says it has detected 92 variants of coronavirus in the country.
In particular, the P.1 variant has become a cause for concern because it is thought to be much more contagious than the original strain and has been spreading across Latin America and the world.
Scientists believe the current vaccines should still work against the Brazilian variant, although perhaps not quite as well, and new variants could emerge in the future that are different again.
Dr Nicolelis says: "Brazil is not only the epicentre of the pandemic worldwide, it's a threat to the entire effort of the international community to control the pandemic. We are brewing new variants every week."
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16 community infections among 35 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore; 8 linked to possible Tan Tock Seng Hospital cluster
Singapore reported 35 new Covid-19 cases, including 16 in the community, on April 29, 2021. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
Ang Qing
Apr 29, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 35 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Thursday noon (April 29), taking Singapore's total to 61,121.
They included 16 community cases and no new cases from migrant workers' dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Among them, eight are linked to the Filipino nurse who works at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and were detected by the Health Ministry's proactive testing of patients and staff in the affected ward.
As a precautionary measure, all staff working in TTSH wards will also be tested for Covid-19 infection, said MOH.
Another seven are family members of the 38-year-old Immigration & Checkpoints Authority officer deployed at Changi Airport Terminal 1, and had already been placed on quarantine.
There were 19 imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore.
More details will be announced on Thursday night.
On Wednesday, a possible Covid-19 cluster surfaced at TTSH, with a nurse infected and likely infections in a doctor and three patients in a general ward.
The hospital said on Thursday that no visitors will be allowed into its wards until further notice.
25 Apr (Sun) - 40 cases. All imported.
26 Apr (Mon) - 45 cases. 1 community case, 1 dormitory case. 43 imported. The 45 cases are the highest number since Jan 30, when there were 58 reported cases.
27 Apr (Tue) - 12 cases. 1 community case. 11 imported.
28 Apr (Wed) - 23 cases. 3 community cases. 20 imported.
29 Apr (Thu) - 35 cases. 16 community cases. 19 imported.
16 community infections among 35 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore; 8 linked to possible Tan Tock Seng Hospital cluster
Singapore reported 35 new Covid-19 cases, including 16 in the community, on April 29, 2021. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
Ang Qing
Apr 29, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 35 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Thursday noon (April 29), taking Singapore's total to 61,121.
They included 16 community cases and no new cases from migrant workers' dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Among them, eight are linked to the Filipino nurse who works at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and were detected by the Health Ministry's proactive testing of patients and staff in the affected ward.
As a precautionary measure, all staff working in TTSH wards will also be tested for Covid-19 infection, said MOH.
Another seven are family members of the 38-year-old Immigration & Checkpoints Authority officer deployed at Changi Airport Terminal 1, and had already been placed on quarantine.
There were 19 imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore.
More details will be announced on Thursday night.
On Wednesday, a possible Covid-19 cluster surfaced at TTSH, with a nurse infected and likely infections in a doctor and three patients in a general ward.
The hospital said on Thursday that no visitors will be allowed into its wards until further notice.
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LOL! "Its Just a flu" and "only fat people die" LOL!
Sam Leong's current tally is 0 for 126 tries about lies and misinformation about the Pandemic.
No wonder this forum has no traffic and is frequented by villagers in India.
Quite fitting and Ironic, maybe the Indians lack toilets there so they this this is virtual SHIT TIMES
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24 Apr (Sat) - 23 cases, 5 community cases, 18 imported.
25 Apr (Sun) - 40 cases. All imported.
26 Apr (Mon) - 45 cases. 1 community case, 1 dormitory case. 43 imported. The 45 cases are the highest number since Jan 30, when there were 58 reported cases.
27 Apr (Tue) - 12 cases. 1 community case. 11 imported.
28 Apr (Wed) - 23 cases. 3 community cases. 20 imported.
29 Apr (Thu) - 35 cases. 16 community cases. 19 imported.
30 Apr (Fri) - 24 cases. 9 community cases. 15 imported.
9 new Covid-19 community infections in S'pore, 4 linked to TTSH cluster
Singapore reported 24 new Covid-19 cases on April 30, 2021, with four of the cases linked to the cluster at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID
Ng Keng Gene
APR 30, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 24 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Friday noon (April 30), taking Singapore's total to 61,145.
Among them are nine from the community.
Of the nine, eight are linked to previous cases, including four who are linked to the cluster at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, which now has 13 cases.
Friday's new cases also include 15 imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notices on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
No new cases from within migrant workers' dormitories were announced.
More details will be announced on Friday night.
On Thursday, a fully vaccinated woman who was working as a cleaner at a community care facility in Tuas South was the sole unlinked case out of the 16 community cases announced by MOH.
The 39-year-old Vietnamese national dons full personal protective equipment while at work - including an N95 mask, face shield, gown and gloves.
She also periodically helps out at a food stall at The Summit located at the National University of Singapore's Bukit Timah campus.
She received her first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Jan 27, and the second dose on Feb 19, MOH said on Thursday.
It added that while the Covid-19 vaccine is effective in preventing symptomatic disease for the vast majority of those vaccinated, it is possible for vaccinated individuals to get infected.
The woman had been asymptomatic, but her case was picked up when she was tested on Monday as part of rostered routine testing, MOH said.
Her pooled test result came back positive for Covid-19 the next day, and she was taken by ambulance to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.
An individual test was done on Tuesday and her test result came back positive for Covid-19 infection.
Her earlier tests from the routine screening - the last being on April 14 - were all negative for Covid-19 infection, the ministry added.
The other 15 community cases announced by MOH on Thursday are linked to existing clusters.
Eight of them - two staff and six patients - are linked to the nurse at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) who was working at Ward 9D, a general ward.
These cases had mainly been detected by MOH's proactive testing of patients and staff in the affected ward.
Measures have been put in place at the hospital to prevent further transmission, including barring visitors from entering the hospital except for critically ill patients.
4 more Covid-19 cases linked to TTSH cluster, bringing total to 13 so far | THE BIG STORY
The other seven community cases are family members of a prior Covid-19 case - a 38-year-old Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officer - that MOH had announced on Wednesday.
The ministry said that the man and his family had gathered for a meal on Sunday, when the transmission was likely to have taken place.
MOH also reported 19 imported cases on Thursday, including two Singaporeans and nine permanent residents.
There were also three dependant's pass holders and five work permit holders, including a foreign domestic worker.
All had been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore and were tested while serving it.
There were 110 confirmed cases who were still in hospital on Thursday. Of these, most were stable or improving, and none was in intensive care.
Singapore has had 30 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
25 Apr (Sun) - 40 cases. All imported.
26 Apr (Mon) - 45 cases. 1 community case, 1 dormitory case. 43 imported. The 45 cases are the highest number since Jan 30, when there were 58 reported cases.
27 Apr (Tue) - 12 cases. 1 community case. 11 imported.
28 Apr (Wed) - 23 cases. 3 community cases. 20 imported.
29 Apr (Thu) - 35 cases. 16 community cases. 19 imported.
30 Apr (Fri) - 24 cases. 9 community cases. 15 imported.
9 new Covid-19 community infections in S'pore, 4 linked to TTSH cluster
Ng Keng Gene
APR 30, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 24 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Friday noon (April 30), taking Singapore's total to 61,145.
Among them are nine from the community.
Of the nine, eight are linked to previous cases, including four who are linked to the cluster at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, which now has 13 cases.
Friday's new cases also include 15 imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notices on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
No new cases from within migrant workers' dormitories were announced.
More details will be announced on Friday night.
On Thursday, a fully vaccinated woman who was working as a cleaner at a community care facility in Tuas South was the sole unlinked case out of the 16 community cases announced by MOH.
The 39-year-old Vietnamese national dons full personal protective equipment while at work - including an N95 mask, face shield, gown and gloves.
She also periodically helps out at a food stall at The Summit located at the National University of Singapore's Bukit Timah campus.
She received her first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Jan 27, and the second dose on Feb 19, MOH said on Thursday.
It added that while the Covid-19 vaccine is effective in preventing symptomatic disease for the vast majority of those vaccinated, it is possible for vaccinated individuals to get infected.
The woman had been asymptomatic, but her case was picked up when she was tested on Monday as part of rostered routine testing, MOH said.
Her pooled test result came back positive for Covid-19 the next day, and she was taken by ambulance to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.
An individual test was done on Tuesday and her test result came back positive for Covid-19 infection.
Her earlier tests from the routine screening - the last being on April 14 - were all negative for Covid-19 infection, the ministry added.
The other 15 community cases announced by MOH on Thursday are linked to existing clusters.
Eight of them - two staff and six patients - are linked to the nurse at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) who was working at Ward 9D, a general ward.
These cases had mainly been detected by MOH's proactive testing of patients and staff in the affected ward.
Measures have been put in place at the hospital to prevent further transmission, including barring visitors from entering the hospital except for critically ill patients.
4 more Covid-19 cases linked to TTSH cluster, bringing total to 13 so far | THE BIG STORY
The other seven community cases are family members of a prior Covid-19 case - a 38-year-old Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officer - that MOH had announced on Wednesday.
The ministry said that the man and his family had gathered for a meal on Sunday, when the transmission was likely to have taken place.
MOH also reported 19 imported cases on Thursday, including two Singaporeans and nine permanent residents.
There were also three dependant's pass holders and five work permit holders, including a foreign domestic worker.
All had been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore and were tested while serving it.
There were 110 confirmed cases who were still in hospital on Thursday. Of these, most were stable or improving, and none was in intensive care.
Singapore has had 30 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
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24 Apr (Sat) - 23 cases, 5 community cases, 18 imported.
25 Apr (Sun) - 40 cases. All imported.
26 Apr (Mon) - 45 cases. 1 community case, 1 dormitory case. 43 imported. The 45 cases are the highest number since Jan 30, when there were 58 reported cases.
27 Apr (Tue) - 12 cases. 1 community case. 11 imported.
28 Apr (Wed) - 23 cases. 3 community cases. 20 imported.
29 Apr (Thu) - 35 cases. 16 community cases. 19 imported.
30 Apr (Fri) - 24 cases. 9 community cases. 15 imported.
1 May (Sat) - 34 cases. 7 community cases, 2 dormitory cases, 25 imported.
Seven new Covid-19 cases in the community, three linked to Tan Tock Seng Hospital cluster
Three of the patients from the community have been linked to the nurse at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID
Ng Wei Kai
May 1, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 34 new coronavirus cases confirmed on Saturday (May 1), taking Singapore's total to 61,179.
Of these, seven are from the community, while two are from the workers' dorms.
Three of the patients from the community have been linked to the nurse at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and were detected from testing of patients and staff at the hospital.
There were also 25 imported cases who had been placed on stay-home-notices (SHN) on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Of these, nine are Singaporeans or permanent residents and four are foreign domestic workers.
25 Apr (Sun) - 40 cases. All imported.
26 Apr (Mon) - 45 cases. 1 community case, 1 dormitory case. 43 imported. The 45 cases are the highest number since Jan 30, when there were 58 reported cases.
27 Apr (Tue) - 12 cases. 1 community case. 11 imported.
28 Apr (Wed) - 23 cases. 3 community cases. 20 imported.
29 Apr (Thu) - 35 cases. 16 community cases. 19 imported.
30 Apr (Fri) - 24 cases. 9 community cases. 15 imported.
1 May (Sat) - 34 cases. 7 community cases, 2 dormitory cases, 25 imported.
Seven new Covid-19 cases in the community, three linked to Tan Tock Seng Hospital cluster
Three of the patients from the community have been linked to the nurse at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID
Ng Wei Kai
May 1, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 34 new coronavirus cases confirmed on Saturday (May 1), taking Singapore's total to 61,179.
Of these, seven are from the community, while two are from the workers' dorms.
Three of the patients from the community have been linked to the nurse at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and were detected from testing of patients and staff at the hospital.
There were also 25 imported cases who had been placed on stay-home-notices (SHN) on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Of these, nine are Singaporeans or permanent residents and four are foreign domestic workers.
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24 Apr (Sat) - 23 cases, 5 community cases, 18 imported.
25 Apr (Sun) - 40 cases. All imported.
26 Apr (Mon) - 45 cases. 1 community case, 1 dormitory case. 43 imported. The 45 cases are the highest number since Jan 30, when there were 58 reported cases.
27 Apr (Tue) - 12 cases. 1 community case. 11 imported.
28 Apr (Wed) - 23 cases. 3 community cases. 20 imported.
29 Apr (Thu) - 35 cases. 16 community cases. 19 imported.
30 Apr (Fri) - 24 cases. 9 community cases. 15 imported.
1 May (Sat) - 34 cases. 7 community cases, 2 dormitory cases, 25 imported.
2 May (Sun) - 39 cases. 14 community cases, 25 imported.
14 new Covid-19 community cases in S'pore, 11 are linked to TTSH cluster
Singapore reports 14 new Covid-19 cases in the community, with 11 linked to the TTSH cluster.PHOTO: TTSH
Wong Shiying
May 2, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 39 new coronavirus cases confirmed on Sunday (May 2), taking Singapore's total to 61,252.
Of these, 14 are from the community and there are none from the workers' dorms.
Eleven of the patients from the community have been linked to the nurse at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and were detected from the testing of patients and staff at the hospital.
In total, there are 27 cases linked to the TTSH cluster so far. It is the largest of nine active clusters in Singapore.
There were also 25 imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notices (SHN) on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Of these, 10 are Singaporeans or permanent residents (PR) and three are foreign domestic workers.
More details will be announced on Sunday night.
25 Apr (Sun) - 40 cases. All imported.
26 Apr (Mon) - 45 cases. 1 community case, 1 dormitory case. 43 imported. The 45 cases are the highest number since Jan 30, when there were 58 reported cases.
27 Apr (Tue) - 12 cases. 1 community case. 11 imported.
28 Apr (Wed) - 23 cases. 3 community cases. 20 imported.
29 Apr (Thu) - 35 cases. 16 community cases. 19 imported.
30 Apr (Fri) - 24 cases. 9 community cases. 15 imported.
1 May (Sat) - 34 cases. 7 community cases, 2 dormitory cases, 25 imported.
2 May (Sun) - 39 cases. 14 community cases, 25 imported.
14 new Covid-19 community cases in S'pore, 11 are linked to TTSH cluster
Singapore reports 14 new Covid-19 cases in the community, with 11 linked to the TTSH cluster.PHOTO: TTSH
Wong Shiying
May 2, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 39 new coronavirus cases confirmed on Sunday (May 2), taking Singapore's total to 61,252.
Of these, 14 are from the community and there are none from the workers' dorms.
Eleven of the patients from the community have been linked to the nurse at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and were detected from the testing of patients and staff at the hospital.
In total, there are 27 cases linked to the TTSH cluster so far. It is the largest of nine active clusters in Singapore.
There were also 25 imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notices (SHN) on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Of these, 10 are Singaporeans or permanent residents (PR) and three are foreign domestic workers.
More details will be announced on Sunday night.
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24 Apr (Sat) - 23 cases, 5 community cases, 18 imported.
25 Apr (Sun) - 40 cases. All imported.
26 Apr (Mon) - 45 cases. 1 community case, 1 dormitory case. 43 imported. The 45 cases are the highest number since Jan 30, when there were 58 reported cases.
27 Apr (Tue) - 12 cases. 1 community case. 11 imported.
28 Apr (Wed) - 23 cases. 3 community cases. 20 imported.
29 Apr (Thu) - 35 cases. 16 community cases. 19 imported.
30 Apr (Fri) - 24 cases. 9 community cases. 15 imported.
1 May (Sat) - 34 cases. 7 community cases, 2 dormitory cases, 25 imported.
2 May (Sun) - 39 cases. 14 community cases, 25 imported.
3 May (Mon) - 17 cases. 10 community cases, 7 imported.
17 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore, eight are linked to TTSH cluster
An employee is seen disinfecting seats in the Endoscopy Centre of Tan Tock Seng Hospital on Apr 29, 2021. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
Shabana Begum
May 3, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 17 new coronavirus cases confirmed by the Ministry of Health (MOH) as at Monday noon (May 3), taking Singapore's total to 61,235.
Of these, 10 are from the community and none from foreign workers' dormitories.
Eight of the patients from the community have been linked to the nurse at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and were detected from the testing of patients and staff at the hospital.
In total, there are 35 cases linked to the TTSH cluster so far. It is the largest of nine active clusters in Singapore.
The remaining two community cases are close contacts of previous cases who had already been placed under quarantine, MOH said.
There were also seven imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notices on arrival in Singapore.
More details will be announced on Monday night.
On Sunday (May 2), additions to the TTSH cluster included five patients who had already been discharged and sent home, but were later found to have the virus.
They had been placed under quarantine and tested as part of aggressive efforts to ringfence the hospital outbreak.
To this end, TTSH has completed the swabbing of all inpatients in its main wards last Friday (April 30) and the results are all negative, the Health Ministry said on Sunday night.
The hospital will also be testing all 12,000 staff on campus. To date, it has already swabbed 7,000 staff and priority will be to swab staff working in clinical areas over the next few days.
All patients will continue to be monitored closely for their health and well being.
Of the 14 community cases reported on Sunday, 11 of the patients have been linked to TTSH.
One is linked to the cluster at a community care facility in Tuas, and another to the cluster that started with an Immigrations and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer who was deployed at Changi Airport Terminal 1. The last case - a 37-year-old maid from India - is unlinked.
Of the 11 cases added to the TTSH cluster on Sunday, seven are patients aged between 60 and 98. One is a physiotherapist and three are people who visited Ward 9D, where many of the infections happened.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 151 million people. More than 3.1 million people have died.
25 Apr (Sun) - 40 cases. All imported.
26 Apr (Mon) - 45 cases. 1 community case, 1 dormitory case. 43 imported. The 45 cases are the highest number since Jan 30, when there were 58 reported cases.
27 Apr (Tue) - 12 cases. 1 community case. 11 imported.
28 Apr (Wed) - 23 cases. 3 community cases. 20 imported.
29 Apr (Thu) - 35 cases. 16 community cases. 19 imported.
30 Apr (Fri) - 24 cases. 9 community cases. 15 imported.
1 May (Sat) - 34 cases. 7 community cases, 2 dormitory cases, 25 imported.
2 May (Sun) - 39 cases. 14 community cases, 25 imported.
3 May (Mon) - 17 cases. 10 community cases, 7 imported.
17 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore, eight are linked to TTSH cluster
An employee is seen disinfecting seats in the Endoscopy Centre of Tan Tock Seng Hospital on Apr 29, 2021. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
Shabana Begum
May 3, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 17 new coronavirus cases confirmed by the Ministry of Health (MOH) as at Monday noon (May 3), taking Singapore's total to 61,235.
Of these, 10 are from the community and none from foreign workers' dormitories.
Eight of the patients from the community have been linked to the nurse at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and were detected from the testing of patients and staff at the hospital.
In total, there are 35 cases linked to the TTSH cluster so far. It is the largest of nine active clusters in Singapore.
The remaining two community cases are close contacts of previous cases who had already been placed under quarantine, MOH said.
There were also seven imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notices on arrival in Singapore.
More details will be announced on Monday night.
On Sunday (May 2), additions to the TTSH cluster included five patients who had already been discharged and sent home, but were later found to have the virus.
They had been placed under quarantine and tested as part of aggressive efforts to ringfence the hospital outbreak.
To this end, TTSH has completed the swabbing of all inpatients in its main wards last Friday (April 30) and the results are all negative, the Health Ministry said on Sunday night.
The hospital will also be testing all 12,000 staff on campus. To date, it has already swabbed 7,000 staff and priority will be to swab staff working in clinical areas over the next few days.
All patients will continue to be monitored closely for their health and well being.
Of the 14 community cases reported on Sunday, 11 of the patients have been linked to TTSH.
One is linked to the cluster at a community care facility in Tuas, and another to the cluster that started with an Immigrations and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer who was deployed at Changi Airport Terminal 1. The last case - a 37-year-old maid from India - is unlinked.
Of the 11 cases added to the TTSH cluster on Sunday, seven are patients aged between 60 and 98. One is a physiotherapist and three are people who visited Ward 9D, where many of the infections happened.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 151 million people. More than 3.1 million people have died.
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25 Apr (Sun) - 40 cases. All imported.
26 Apr (Mon) - 45 cases. 1 community case, 1 dormitory case. 43 imported. The 45 cases are the highest number since Jan 30, when there were 58 reported cases.
27 Apr (Tue) - 12 cases. 1 community case. 11 imported.
28 Apr (Wed) - 23 cases. 3 community cases. 20 imported.
29 Apr (Thu) - 35 cases. 16 community cases. 19 imported.
30 Apr (Fri) - 24 cases. 9 community cases. 15 imported.
1 May (Sat) - 34 cases. 7 community cases, 2 dormitory cases, 25 imported.
2 May (Sun) - 39 cases. 14 community cases, 25 imported.
3 May (Mon) - 17 cases. 10 community cases, 7 imported.
4 May (Tue) - 17 cases. 5 community cases, 10 imported.
17 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore, 5 are linked to TTSH cluster
Singapore reported 17 new Covid-19 cases, with five of them linked to the cluster at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, on May 4, 2021.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Ang Qing
May 4, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 17 new coronavirus cases confirmed by the Ministry of Health (MOH) as at Tuesday noon (May 4), taking Singapore's total to 61,252.
Of these, five are from the community while none are from migrant workers' dormitories.
All of them are detected from MOH's proactive testing of patients, visitors and staff at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) or their close contacts, and had already been placed on quarantine.
In total, 40 cases are now linked to the TTSH cluster. It is the largest of nine active clusters in Singapore.
There were also 12 imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notices on arrival in Singapore.
More details will be announced on Tuesday night.
On Monday, eight more Covid-19 cases were linked to the TTSH cluster, including five patients from Ward 9D, where the first case in the cluster was picked up.
All eight had initially tested negative for the virus, and were picked up in subsequent rounds of testing, the Health Ministry said.
The remaining two cases in the community announced on Monday are linked to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer cluster, taking the total case tally for the cluster to 11.
There has been spike in community cases, with MOH reporting on Monday that the number of new cases increased to 60 cases in the past week from 10 in the week before.
The number of unlinked cases in the community also rose to 10 cases in the past week from four cases in the week before.
Of the eight cases added to the TTSH cluster on Monday, five are patients, aged between 53 and 94, who were transferred to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases for isolation on April 28.
Two are nurses and one is a porter employed by UEMS who was deployed to TTSH.
The remaining two community cases are close contacts of the 38-year-old ICA officer who had been placed on quarantine on Aug 27.
One is a 37-year-old homemaker married to a family member of the ICA officer. The other is her three-year-old son.
They initially tested negative for Covid-19 on Aug 28.
On May 1, they were tested again even though they were asymptomatic and their test results came back positive for the infection the next day.
There were also seven imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival here.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 153 million people. More than 3.21 million people have died.
25 Apr (Sun) - 40 cases. All imported.
26 Apr (Mon) - 45 cases. 1 community case, 1 dormitory case. 43 imported. The 45 cases are the highest number since Jan 30, when there were 58 reported cases.
27 Apr (Tue) - 12 cases. 1 community case. 11 imported.
28 Apr (Wed) - 23 cases. 3 community cases. 20 imported.
29 Apr (Thu) - 35 cases. 16 community cases. 19 imported.
30 Apr (Fri) - 24 cases. 9 community cases. 15 imported.
1 May (Sat) - 34 cases. 7 community cases, 2 dormitory cases, 25 imported.
2 May (Sun) - 39 cases. 14 community cases, 25 imported.
3 May (Mon) - 17 cases. 10 community cases, 7 imported.
4 May (Tue) - 17 cases. 5 community cases, 10 imported.
17 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore, 5 are linked to TTSH cluster
Singapore reported 17 new Covid-19 cases, with five of them linked to the cluster at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, on May 4, 2021.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Ang Qing
May 4, 2021
SINGAPORE - There were 17 new coronavirus cases confirmed by the Ministry of Health (MOH) as at Tuesday noon (May 4), taking Singapore's total to 61,252.
Of these, five are from the community while none are from migrant workers' dormitories.
All of them are detected from MOH's proactive testing of patients, visitors and staff at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) or their close contacts, and had already been placed on quarantine.
In total, 40 cases are now linked to the TTSH cluster. It is the largest of nine active clusters in Singapore.
There were also 12 imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notices on arrival in Singapore.
More details will be announced on Tuesday night.
On Monday, eight more Covid-19 cases were linked to the TTSH cluster, including five patients from Ward 9D, where the first case in the cluster was picked up.
All eight had initially tested negative for the virus, and were picked up in subsequent rounds of testing, the Health Ministry said.
The remaining two cases in the community announced on Monday are linked to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer cluster, taking the total case tally for the cluster to 11.
There has been spike in community cases, with MOH reporting on Monday that the number of new cases increased to 60 cases in the past week from 10 in the week before.
The number of unlinked cases in the community also rose to 10 cases in the past week from four cases in the week before.
Of the eight cases added to the TTSH cluster on Monday, five are patients, aged between 53 and 94, who were transferred to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases for isolation on April 28.
Two are nurses and one is a porter employed by UEMS who was deployed to TTSH.
The remaining two community cases are close contacts of the 38-year-old ICA officer who had been placed on quarantine on Aug 27.
One is a 37-year-old homemaker married to a family member of the ICA officer. The other is her three-year-old son.
They initially tested negative for Covid-19 on Aug 28.
On May 1, they were tested again even though they were asymptomatic and their test results came back positive for the infection the next day.
There were also seven imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival here.
Globally, the virus outbreak, which began in December 2019, has infected more than 153 million people. More than 3.21 million people have died.
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26 Apr (Mon) - 45 cases. 1 community case, 1 dormitory case. 43 imported. The 45 cases are the highest number since Jan 30, when there were 58 reported cases.
27 Apr (Tue) - 12 cases. 1 community case. 11 imported.
28 Apr (Wed) - 23 cases. 3 community cases. 20 imported.
29 Apr (Thu) - 35 cases. 16 community cases. 19 imported.
30 Apr (Fri) - 24 cases. 9 community cases. 15 imported.
1 May (Sat) - 34 cases. 7 community cases, 2 dormitory cases, 25 imported.
2 May (Sun) - 39 cases. 14 community cases, 25 imported.
3 May (Mon) - 17 cases. 10 community cases, 7 imported.
4 May (Tue) - 17 cases. 5 community cases, 10 imported.
5 May (Wed) - 16 cases. 1 community case, 15 imported.
1 community infection among 16 new Covid-19 cases in S’pore, not linked to TTSH cluster
In all, there were 16 coronavirus cases reported on May 5, 2021.ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
Ng Wei Kai
MAY 5, 2021
SINGAPORE - One new Covid-19 case in the community was reported at noon on Wednesday (May 5).
There were also 15 imported cases who were placed on stay-home notice (SHN) on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
The sole community case is not linked to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital cluster, MOH added. The cluster currently has 40 linked cases as of Tuesday night.
In all, 16 coronavirus cases were reported on Wednesday, taking Singapore's total to 61,268.
There were no new cases from the workers' dorms.
More details will be announced on Wednesday night.
On Tuesday, three visitors to Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) Ward 9D, a pharmacist and one patient made up the five new Covid-19 cases linked to Singapore's largest active cluster.
All of them were detected from proactive testing of patients, visitors and staff at TTSH or their close contacts, and had already been placed under quarantine, said MOH.
Of these, five have tested positive for the virus variant from India. This includes the earliest member of the cluster to have Covid-19 symptoms, a 57-year-old TTSH patient who developed a fever on April 16.
The nurse who was the first detected case of the TTSH cluster also tested positive for the variant.
Covid-19 in the community continues to rise, with the number of new cases increasing to 64 cases in the past week from 11 in the week before.
There were also 12 imported cases who had been placed on SHN on arrival in Singapore.
With 17 cases discharged on Tuesday, 60,808 patients have fully recovered from the disease.
A total of 131 patients remain in hospital, including two in critical condition in the intensive care. They are not linked to the TTSH cluster.
Another 267 patients are recuperating in community facilities.
Singapore has had 31 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
25 Apr (Sun) - 40 cases. All imported.
26 Apr (Mon) - 45 cases. 1 community case, 1 dormitory case. 43 imported. The 45 cases are the highest number since Jan 30, when there were 58 reported cases.
27 Apr (Tue) - 12 cases. 1 community case. 11 imported.
28 Apr (Wed) - 23 cases. 3 community cases. 20 imported.
29 Apr (Thu) - 35 cases. 16 community cases. 19 imported.
30 Apr (Fri) - 24 cases. 9 community cases. 15 imported.
1 May (Sat) - 34 cases. 7 community cases, 2 dormitory cases, 25 imported.
2 May (Sun) - 39 cases. 14 community cases, 25 imported.
3 May (Mon) - 17 cases. 10 community cases, 7 imported.
4 May (Tue) - 17 cases. 5 community cases, 10 imported.
5 May (Wed) - 16 cases. 1 community case, 15 imported.
1 community infection among 16 new Covid-19 cases in S’pore, not linked to TTSH cluster
Ng Wei Kai
MAY 5, 2021
SINGAPORE - One new Covid-19 case in the community was reported at noon on Wednesday (May 5).
There were also 15 imported cases who were placed on stay-home notice (SHN) on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
The sole community case is not linked to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital cluster, MOH added. The cluster currently has 40 linked cases as of Tuesday night.
In all, 16 coronavirus cases were reported on Wednesday, taking Singapore's total to 61,268.
There were no new cases from the workers' dorms.
More details will be announced on Wednesday night.
On Tuesday, three visitors to Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) Ward 9D, a pharmacist and one patient made up the five new Covid-19 cases linked to Singapore's largest active cluster.
All of them were detected from proactive testing of patients, visitors and staff at TTSH or their close contacts, and had already been placed under quarantine, said MOH.
Of these, five have tested positive for the virus variant from India. This includes the earliest member of the cluster to have Covid-19 symptoms, a 57-year-old TTSH patient who developed a fever on April 16.
The nurse who was the first detected case of the TTSH cluster also tested positive for the variant.
Covid-19 in the community continues to rise, with the number of new cases increasing to 64 cases in the past week from 11 in the week before.
There were also 12 imported cases who had been placed on SHN on arrival in Singapore.
With 17 cases discharged on Tuesday, 60,808 patients have fully recovered from the disease.
A total of 131 patients remain in hospital, including two in critical condition in the intensive care. They are not linked to the TTSH cluster.
Another 267 patients are recuperating in community facilities.
Singapore has had 31 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
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