Singapore
20 Jun 2021 03:37PM (Updated: 20 Jun 2021 11:16PM )
SINGAPORE: Three new COVID-19 community cases reported in Singapore on Sunday (Jun 20) have been linked to the Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre cluster, bringing the size of the cluster to 73 infections.
All three cases had already been placed on quarantine, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.
They are a 63-year-old woman who works at SMC Manufacturing Singapore, an 86-year-old man who is a retiree and a 35-year-old man who works at Tiong Bahru Yong Tao Hu, a coffee shop at Eng Hoon Street.
OTHER COMMUNITY CASES
One other linked case was reported on Sunday, an 81-year-old female retiree who is a family member and household contact of Case 64342, an 83-year-old retired woman who was one of the five new unlinked COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday.
A 22-year-old woman who works at Q&M Dental Surgery at Redhill MRT station, a 24-year-old man who works at Prudential and a 52-year-old man who works at the Housing and Development Board are also among the new unlinked COVID-19 cases.
A total of 9 new community cases were reported on Sunday.
IMPORTED CASES
There were also two imported cases, both of whom had been placed on stay-home notice upon their arrival in Singapore. One is a Singaporean who returned from Saudi Arabia, while the other is a foreign domestic worker who arrived from Indonesia.
No new infections were reported in foreign workers' dormitories.
In all, 11 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Singapore on Sunday.
MORE CASES DISCHARGED
Nineteen more COVID-19 cases had been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities, taking the number of those who have fully recovered to 62,042.
A total of 142 were still in hospital, with one in critical condition in the intensive care unit. Another 196 were isolated and were being cared for at community facilities.
DINING-IN RESUMES MONDAY, IN GROUPS OF TWO
Dining-in at F&B outlets will resume on Monday in groups of up to two people instead of five as previously planned.
Indoor mask-off sports and exercise can also resume on Monday in groups of up to two people, and classes of up to 30 people at gyms and fitness studios. Both limits include the instructor.
The adjusted measures under Phase 3 (Heightened Alert) were announced on Friday, amid the emergence of “a small and persistent number of unlinked cases”.
As of Sunday, Singapore has reported a total of 62,414 COVID-19 cases and 34 fatalities from the disease.
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Source: CNA/cy/kg
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3 new COVID-19 cases linked to Bukit Merah View cluster, tally now at 73 infections
COVID-19 testing zone at Block 125A Bukit Merah View on Jun 18, 2021. (Photo: Jeremy Long)20 Jun 2021 03:37PM (Updated: 20 Jun 2021 11:16PM )
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SINGAPORE: Three new COVID-19 community cases reported in Singapore on Sunday (Jun 20) have been linked to the Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre cluster, bringing the size of the cluster to 73 infections.
All three cases had already been placed on quarantine, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.
They are a 63-year-old woman who works at SMC Manufacturing Singapore, an 86-year-old man who is a retiree and a 35-year-old man who works at Tiong Bahru Yong Tao Hu, a coffee shop at Eng Hoon Street.
OTHER COMMUNITY CASES
One other linked case was reported on Sunday, an 81-year-old female retiree who is a family member and household contact of Case 64342, an 83-year-old retired woman who was one of the five new unlinked COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday.
A 22-year-old woman who works at Q&M Dental Surgery at Redhill MRT station, a 24-year-old man who works at Prudential and a 52-year-old man who works at the Housing and Development Board are also among the new unlinked COVID-19 cases.
A total of 9 new community cases were reported on Sunday.
IMPORTED CASES
There were also two imported cases, both of whom had been placed on stay-home notice upon their arrival in Singapore. One is a Singaporean who returned from Saudi Arabia, while the other is a foreign domestic worker who arrived from Indonesia.
No new infections were reported in foreign workers' dormitories.
In all, 11 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Singapore on Sunday.
MORE CASES DISCHARGED
Nineteen more COVID-19 cases had been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities, taking the number of those who have fully recovered to 62,042.
A total of 142 were still in hospital, with one in critical condition in the intensive care unit. Another 196 were isolated and were being cared for at community facilities.
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DINING-IN RESUMES MONDAY, IN GROUPS OF TWO
Dining-in at F&B outlets will resume on Monday in groups of up to two people instead of five as previously planned.
Indoor mask-off sports and exercise can also resume on Monday in groups of up to two people, and classes of up to 30 people at gyms and fitness studios. Both limits include the instructor.
The adjusted measures under Phase 3 (Heightened Alert) were announced on Friday, amid the emergence of “a small and persistent number of unlinked cases”.
As of Sunday, Singapore has reported a total of 62,414 COVID-19 cases and 34 fatalities from the disease.
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Source: CNA/cy/kg
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