SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health announced 12 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday (Mar 14), bringing the country's total to 212.
A total of eight people have recovered and been discharged from hospital. In all, 105 have fully recovered from the infection, MOH said.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe new cases in Singapore include one case linked to the SAFRA Jurong cluster, nine imported cases, one linked to a previous case and one patient with no links.
NEW CASES
CASE 201
Case 201 is a 52 year-old female Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to affected countries and region. She is currently warded in an isolation room at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH). She is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
AdvertisementAdvertisementCASE 202
Case 202 is an imported case involving a 44 year-old male Singapore Citizen who had been in Malaysia from Feb 28 to Mar 3. He is currently warded in an isolation room at Sengkang General Hospital (SKH).
He had attended a mass religious gathering at a mosque in Malaysia, and the Malaysian authorities had subsequently reported several confirmed COVID-19 cases linked to the event.
CASE 203
Case 203 is likely to be an imported case involving a 36 year-old female Singapore Citizen who had been in Indonesia from Mar 6 to 8 Mar 8. She is currently warded in an isolation room at Changi General Hospital (CGH).
CASE 204
Case 204 is an imported case involving a 32 year-old male American national who is a Singapore Work Pass holder, and had been in Japan from Feb 29 to Mar 8. He is currently warded in an isolation room at Singapore General Hospital (SGH).
CASE 205
Case 205 is an imported case involving a 30 year-old female Filipino national who is a Singapore Long Term Visit Pass holder, and had been in the Philippines from Feb 27 to Mar 6.
She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 14 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID).
CASE 206
Case 206 is an imported case involving a 33 year-old female New Zealand national who is a Singapore Long Term Visit Pass holder, and had been to the United States from Feb 28 to Mar 13.
CASE 207
Case 207 is an imported case involving a 40 year-old female Singapore Citizen who had been in the United Kingdom from Mar 6 to Mar 11. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on Mar 14 morning and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.
CASE 208
Case 208 is a 26 year-old female Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on Mar 14 morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.
CASE 209
Case 209 is an imported case involving a 32 year-old female Singapore Citizen who had been in the United States from Mar 2 to Mar 7 She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 14 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at SGH.
CASE 210
Case 210 is an imported case involving a 56 year-old male German national who is a Singapore Long Term Visit Pass holder, and had been in Germany from Feb 27 to 3 Mar 3, and again from Mar 11 to Mar 12, and Switzerland from Mar 3 to Mar 10.
He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 14 March morning and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.
CASE 211
Case 211 is a 35 year-old female Filipino national who is a Singapore Long Term Visit Pass holder. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on Mar 14 morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.
CASE 212
Case 212 is an imported case involving a 64 year-old male Indonesian national. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on Mar 14 morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.
MORE MEASURES IN SINGAPORE, SHARES TAKE HIT
As the the coronavirus situation develops in Singapore and abroad, authorities here have adopted more precautionary measures and wider travel restrictions.
On Friday, MOH announced Singapore will block entry or transit for visitors with travel history to Italy, France, Spain and Germany within the last 14 days, amid a surge of COVID-19 cases in Europe.
[h=3]READ: COVID-19: Singapore widens travel restrictions to Italy, France, Spain, Germany[/h][h=3]READ: Ticketed events with 250 participants or more to be deferred or cancelled under COVID-19 social-distancing measures: MOH[/h]The new border restrictions, which take effect on Sunday at 11.59pm, come after an increase in imported cases in Singapore, particularly of those with travel history to European countries.
[h=3]READ: Singapore shares hit 10-year low over COVID-19 fears[/h]The authorities also called for all ticketed cultural, sports and entertainment events with 250 participants or more to be deferred or cancelled.
Singapore shares took a hit, dropping to a new 10-year low on Friday as fears over the pandemic deepened.
The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) fell as much as 6.3 per cent to 2,510.88 during intra-day trading, Bloomberg data showed.
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A total of eight people have recovered and been discharged from hospital. In all, 105 have fully recovered from the infection, MOH said.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe new cases in Singapore include one case linked to the SAFRA Jurong cluster, nine imported cases, one linked to a previous case and one patient with no links.
NEW CASES
CASE 201
Case 201 is a 52 year-old female Singapore Citizen with no recent travel history to affected countries and region. She is currently warded in an isolation room at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH). She is linked to the cluster involving the private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong.
AdvertisementAdvertisementCASE 202
Case 202 is an imported case involving a 44 year-old male Singapore Citizen who had been in Malaysia from Feb 28 to Mar 3. He is currently warded in an isolation room at Sengkang General Hospital (SKH).
He had attended a mass religious gathering at a mosque in Malaysia, and the Malaysian authorities had subsequently reported several confirmed COVID-19 cases linked to the event.
CASE 203
Case 203 is likely to be an imported case involving a 36 year-old female Singapore Citizen who had been in Indonesia from Mar 6 to 8 Mar 8. She is currently warded in an isolation room at Changi General Hospital (CGH).
CASE 204
Case 204 is an imported case involving a 32 year-old male American national who is a Singapore Work Pass holder, and had been in Japan from Feb 29 to Mar 8. He is currently warded in an isolation room at Singapore General Hospital (SGH).
CASE 205
Case 205 is an imported case involving a 30 year-old female Filipino national who is a Singapore Long Term Visit Pass holder, and had been in the Philippines from Feb 27 to Mar 6.
She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 14 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID).
CASE 206
Case 206 is an imported case involving a 33 year-old female New Zealand national who is a Singapore Long Term Visit Pass holder, and had been to the United States from Feb 28 to Mar 13.
CASE 207
Case 207 is an imported case involving a 40 year-old female Singapore Citizen who had been in the United Kingdom from Mar 6 to Mar 11. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on Mar 14 morning and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.
CASE 208
Case 208 is a 26 year-old female Singapore Citizen who has no recent travel history to affected countries and regions. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on Mar 14 morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.
CASE 209
Case 209 is an imported case involving a 32 year-old female Singapore Citizen who had been in the United States from Mar 2 to Mar 7 She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 14 March morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at SGH.
CASE 210
Case 210 is an imported case involving a 56 year-old male German national who is a Singapore Long Term Visit Pass holder, and had been in Germany from Feb 27 to 3 Mar 3, and again from Mar 11 to Mar 12, and Switzerland from Mar 3 to Mar 10.
He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 14 March morning and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.
CASE 211
Case 211 is a 35 year-old female Filipino national who is a Singapore Long Term Visit Pass holder. She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on Mar 14 morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.
CASE 212
Case 212 is an imported case involving a 64 year-old male Indonesian national. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on Mar 14 morning, and is currently warded in an isolation room at NCID.
MORE MEASURES IN SINGAPORE, SHARES TAKE HIT
As the the coronavirus situation develops in Singapore and abroad, authorities here have adopted more precautionary measures and wider travel restrictions.
On Friday, MOH announced Singapore will block entry or transit for visitors with travel history to Italy, France, Spain and Germany within the last 14 days, amid a surge of COVID-19 cases in Europe.
[h=3]READ: COVID-19: Singapore widens travel restrictions to Italy, France, Spain, Germany[/h][h=3]READ: Ticketed events with 250 participants or more to be deferred or cancelled under COVID-19 social-distancing measures: MOH[/h]The new border restrictions, which take effect on Sunday at 11.59pm, come after an increase in imported cases in Singapore, particularly of those with travel history to European countries.
[h=3]READ: Singapore shares hit 10-year low over COVID-19 fears[/h]The authorities also called for all ticketed cultural, sports and entertainment events with 250 participants or more to be deferred or cancelled.
Singapore shares took a hit, dropping to a new 10-year low on Friday as fears over the pandemic deepened.
The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) fell as much as 6.3 per cent to 2,510.88 during intra-day trading, Bloomberg data showed.
[h=3]BOOKMARK THIS: Our comprehensive coverage of the novel coronavirus and its developments[/h]Download our app or subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak: https://cna.asia/telegram
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