SINGAPORE: Singapore reported three more confirmed cases of the COVID-19 on Wednesday (Feb 19), said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a daily update.
This brings the number of cases in Singapore to 84, with four in critical condition.
AdvertisementAdvertisementFive more patients were discharged from hospital on Wednesday, meaning 34 have now fully recovered from the virus.
Earlier on Wednesday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said it was "very impressed" with Singapore's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
"Singapore is leaving no stone unturned, testing every case of influenza-like illness and pneumonia ... So far they have not found evidence of community transmission," WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
"We are very impressed with the efforts they are making to find every case, follow up with contacts and stop transmission," he added.
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COVID-19 has killed more than 2,000 and infected more than 74,000, mostly in mainland China. It has spread to more than 25 countries, including Singapore, Japan and Thailand.
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