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SINGAPORE - From Tuesday (Jan 26), all households will be able to host a maximum of eight guests a day, as part of stepped-up measures to combat rising Covid-19 infections ahead of Chinese New Year. Singapore will also begin Covid-19 vaccinations for those aged 70 and above from next Wednesday, starting with pilot schemes in Ang Mo Kio and Tanjong Pagar. Here are Singapore's latest Covid-19 measures at a glance. Visitors per household capped at 8 per day from Jan 26; CNY visits limited to 2 other households From next Tuesday (Jan 26), each household will be allowed to receive up to only eight unique visitors a day, said Education Minister Lawrence Wong on Friday. Individuals should also limit themselves to visiting at most two other households a day, as far as possible. READ MORE HERE Senior citizens to be vaccinated from Jan 27, starting with pilots in Ang Mo Kio, Tanjong Pagar Singapore will start Covid-19 vaccination for seniors aged 70 and above from ... » Learn More about CNY visiting rules, seniors to get vaccine: S’pore’s new Covid-19 measures at a glance

SINGAPORE - Three of the four community cases reported on Thursday (Jan 21) have been linked to a cluster at BS Industrial & Construction Supply, said the Ministry of Health on Thursday night. The first case recorded in the cluster was a sales person who tested positive on Jan 18. There are now seven cases in the cluster. The total number of community cases continues to rise, with 21 cases in the past seven days, compared with three in the previous seven. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also increased to six cases in the past seven days from one in the previous seven. Two of the new cases in the cluster lived in the same households as infected employees from BS Industrial & Construction Supply. One, a 43-year-old Singaporean woman, is the spouse of the 39-year-old permanent resident who was the first case detected in the cluster. She works as an online trader and does not physically interact with her clients. She was placed on ... » Learn More about 3 new Covid-19 cases linked to cluster at Kallang firm, employee didn’t see doctor when sick

SINGAPORE: A new COVID-19 cluster involving three confirmed cases has been identified in Singapore, after the Indonesian maid of a Singapore Airlines (SIA) cabin crew member and her husband tested positive for the coronavirus. The 35-year-old domestic helper was among the seven new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore as of noon on Wednesday (Feb 24). She was Singapore's sole community case. The helper has also tested preliminarily positive for the B117 strain and is pending further confirmatory tests. The remaining six infections were imported cases and were placed on stay-home notice upon arrival, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update. No new infections were reported in foreign worker dormitories. In its update, MOH also said that it received the first shipment of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, although it has not yet been authorised by the Health Sciences Authority for use in the country. THE COMMUNITY CASE The Indonesian ... » Learn More about New COVID-19 cluster formed after Indonesian maid working for SIA cabin crew member tests positive

SINGAPORE: A dormitory resident was among the 11 new COVID-19 cases reported in Singapore as of noon on Sunday (Feb 28), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update. The remaining 10 infections were imported and had been placed on stay-home notice upon their arrival in Singapore. No new infections were reported in the community. NEW DORMITORY CASE LINKED TO PREVIOUS CASE The new dormitory case is a 31-year-old Bangladesh national who works as a delivery assistant at Chng Woodworking and lives in a dormitory at Kranji Way. "His job entails loading and unloading of goods, and he does not interact with clients," MOH said. The man was identified as a close contact of a previous case, a 35-year-old Bangladeshi who also works as a delivery assistant at the same company and lives in a dormitory at Kranji Way. The 31-year-old man was placed in quarantine at a dedicated facility on Feb 23. He was tested for COVID-19 on Feb 26 despite being asymptomatic as part of ... » Learn More about 1 dormitory resident among 11 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore

SINGAPORE - There were 19 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at noon on Thursday (March 4), with one in the community and 18 imported. The imported cases were placed on stay-home notice on arrival. The new Covid-19 infections brought the country's total to 59,998. A retired 82-year-old Singaporean man who initially tested negative was among the two unlinked community cases announced on Wednesday. The man showed symptoms on Feb 14 and visited a general practitioner clinic on Feb 22. His test came back negative. He had registered for a vaccination on Feb 22 but deferred this after his doctor suggested he postpone it if feeling unwell, the Health Ministry noted. The man sought medical treatment again on Monday as he was still feeling unwell. This time his test came back positive the next day and he was taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID). His serological test has come back negative, indicating that this is likely a current infection, added ... » Learn More about 19 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, with 1 in the community and 18 imported

SINGAPORE - Singapore has confirmed 17 new Covid-19 cases, including 11 that are imported, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Monday (March 16). It is the highest number of new cases Singapore has reported in a single day. Among them is an 86-year-old Singaporean man, the oldest to be infected so far. Four of the 17 confirmed patients are linked to previous ones while two are unlinked. This brings the total number of infected patients here to 243. An earlier case, announced on Sunday (March 15), is a 30-year-old Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officer working at Sengkang Fire Station, MOH said at a press briefing. Further investigations have also showed that one of the new cases - case 235, a 31-year-old Singaporean woman who works as a medical social worker at the Singapore General Hospital - is linked to three earlier cases. The three cases - 144, 208 and 214 - are all contacts from the Church of Singapore (Bukit Timah branch). * Case 144 is a ... » Learn More about 17 new Covid-19 cases in S’pore in biggest single-day spike, including 11 imported; 86-year-old S’porean man is oldest patient

SINGAPORE - Singaporeans should defer all non-essential travel, and border restrictions have been tightened to include all Asean states, as the Republic moves to reduce the growing risk of Covid-19 importation. With immediate effect, Singaporeans are advised to defer all non-essential travel abroad to reduce their risks of contracting the virus during this pandemic, the Ministry of Health  (MOH) said on Sunday (March 15). This advisory will apply for 30 days and is subject to further review. From 11.59pm on Monday, all travellers - including Singapore citizens, permanent residents, long-term pass holders and short-term visitors - entering Singapore with recent travel history to Asean countries, Japan, Switzerland or the United Kingdom within the last 14 days will be issued a 14-day stay-home notice (SHN). But this will exclude Singaporeans and Malaysians using sea and land crossings with Malaysia, given the large numbers who cross the borders daily, said National ... » Learn More about Singaporeans advised to defer all non-essential travel for next 30 days, as part of new Covid-19 measures

Hong Kong was hit with a fresh wave of 32 locally transmitted coronavirus infections on Friday, including a cluster in a public housing block, as authorities ordered schools to close and warned of an escalating crisis that would pile pressure on hospital resources. The city also confirmed another six imported cases, including maritime workers and returnees from India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia and the Philippines, pushing Hong Kong's tally to 1,403, with seven related deaths. At least 10 additional people tested preliminary positive, according to a medical source. [[nid:495088]] The resurgence in infections prompted the government to announce kindergartens, as well as primary and secondary schools, would start their summer holidays early from Monday. The Post also learned that air travellers from high-risk countries will be required to produce test results showing they are free of Covid-19 before boarding a flight to Hong Kong. On a worrying note, the source of infection for nine ... » Learn More about Officials warn of hospital care crunch as Hong Kong hit with 38 new Covid-19 cases

FILE PHOTO: This undated transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S. NIAID-RML/Handout via REUTERS. MANILA, Philippines — The country on Friday reported 2,651 additional infections of the coronavirus disease — the highest number of new Covid-19 cases so far this 2021 — propelling the nation’s total number of cases to 571,327. In its case bulletin at 4 p.m., the Department of Health (DOH) also reported that the total active cases reached 34,498, which is six percent of the total Covid-19 caseload in the country. Meanwhile, DOH reported 561 recoveries and 46 more fatalities of the disease, bringing the total count of recoveries and deaths to 524,582 and 12,247, respectively. Four duplicated cases, including a recovered case, were deleted from the total case count, DOH said. The department added that 20 cases previously classified as recoveries were updated to ... » Learn More about PH posts record-high 2,651 new COVID-19 infections; active cases now at 34K

SINGAPORE - A 31-year-old dormitory resident was reported as the sole locally transmitted case on Sunday (Feb 28). The male Bangladeshi national who works as a delivery assistant at Chng Woodworking resides in a dormitory located at Kranji Way. His job entails loading and unloading of goods, and he does not interact with clients, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). He was identified as a close contact of a previous case - a colleague at the same workplace - and placed on quarantine at a dedicated facility on Feb 23. His swab taken on Feb 26 came back positive for Covid-19 and he was conveyed in an ambulance to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases. His earlier tests from rostered routine testing - the last being on Feb 14 - were negative for Covid-19 infection, MOH said. The ministry added that his serological test result has come back negative, indicating a likely current infection. The remaining 10 cases were all imported and had been placed on stay-home ... » Learn More about 31-year-old dormitory resident is sole locally transmitted case among 11 new Covid-19 cases