Singapore
12 Jun 2021 03:50PM (Updated: 12 Jun 2021 04:00PM )
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 12 new COVID-19 infections in the community as of noon on Saturday (Jun 12), including five with no links to previous cases.
Seven were linked to previous cases, with two already in quarantine and five detected through surveillance, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily preliminary update.
There were also nine imported cases - all returning Singaporeans or permanent residents. They have been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore.
This takes the daily count to 21 cases on Saturday.
No new infections were reported in migrant workers' dormitories.
Details of the new cases will be released on Saturday night, said MOH.
ION ORCHARD TO SHUT TEMPORARILY AFTER 3 WORKER TEST POSITIVE
ION Orchard will close for four days starting on Saturday as a precautionary measure after several COVID-19 cases were linked to the mall, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Friday.
The closure will begin at 7am on Saturday and end at 7am on Wednesday, the mall's operator said.
In a notice to tenants, the operator said that all staff and tenants - including contractors and vendors who worked at the mall from May 28 to Jun 11 - will be required to undergo a swab test during the period of closure.
Special testing operations will also be conducted for staff members who had been working at the mall from May 28.
Members of the public who had visited the shops or used the services at ION Orchard from Jun 3 to Jun 11 will also be offered free COVID-19 testing.
As of Saturday, Singapore has reported 62,266 COVID-19 cases and 34 fatalities.
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Source: CNA/rw
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12 new COVID-19 community infections in Singapore, including 5 unlinked cases
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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 12 new COVID-19 infections in the community as of noon on Saturday (Jun 12), including five with no links to previous cases.
Seven were linked to previous cases, with two already in quarantine and five detected through surveillance, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily preliminary update.
There were also nine imported cases - all returning Singaporeans or permanent residents. They have been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore.
This takes the daily count to 21 cases on Saturday.
No new infections were reported in migrant workers' dormitories.
Details of the new cases will be released on Saturday night, said MOH.
ION ORCHARD TO SHUT TEMPORARILY AFTER 3 WORKER TEST POSITIVE
ION Orchard will close for four days starting on Saturday as a precautionary measure after several COVID-19 cases were linked to the mall, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Friday.
The closure will begin at 7am on Saturday and end at 7am on Wednesday, the mall's operator said.
In a notice to tenants, the operator said that all staff and tenants - including contractors and vendors who worked at the mall from May 28 to Jun 11 - will be required to undergo a swab test during the period of closure.
Special testing operations will also be conducted for staff members who had been working at the mall from May 28.
Members of the public who had visited the shops or used the services at ION Orchard from Jun 3 to Jun 11 will also be offered free COVID-19 testing.
As of Saturday, Singapore has reported 62,266 COVID-19 cases and 34 fatalities.
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Download our app or subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak: https://cna.asia/telegram
Source: CNA/rw
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