Singapore
17 Apr 2021 03:58PM (Updated: 17 Apr 2021 04:14PM )
SINGAPORE: Four community cases were among 39 new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore as of noon on Saturday (Apr 17).
This is the highest number of community cases since Jan 21.
The remaining 35 cases were imported infections and were placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
No new infections were reported in foreign workers' dormitories.
Details of the new cases will be released on Saturday night, said MOH.
As of Saturday, Singapore has reported 60,808 COVID-19 cases and 30 fatalities.
"The recent locally transmitted cases are a stark reminder that the virus has not been eradicated and new cases and clusters can easily emerge in our community, if we let our guard down," said MOH on Saturday.
It urged members of the public to continue to exercise social responsibility and be disciplined in keeping to safe management measures, even for those who have been vaccinated.
"This is even more critical as we resume and scale up more activities in Phase 3 of reopening, and interactions in the community increase," the ministry added.
"Together we must work to avoid an uncontrolled resurgence of cases that may necessitate a tightening of measures."
SIA, SCOOT TO STOP CARRYING TRANSIT PASSENGERS FROM SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG
Hong Kong said on Thursday that Scoot passenger flights departing from Singapore will not be allowed to land in the city for two weeks after two passengers tested positive for COVID-19.
This comes after Singapore Airlines (SIA) flights departing from Singapore were also barred from landing in Hong Kong for two weeks after one passenger tested positive for COVID-19 and others were found to have breached Hong Kong's virus regulations.
On Thursday, SIA and Scoot said they will stop carrying transit passengers on their services from Singapore to Hong Kong due to new regulatory requirements in Hong Kong.
The airlines said their services from Hong Kong to Singapore are unaffected, and that passengers originating from Hong Kong will be allowed to transfer through Changi Airport en-route to their final destinations.
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4 community cases among 39 new COVID-19 infections in Singapore
File photo of people wearing face mask in Singapore. (Photo: Reuters/Edgar Su)17 Apr 2021 03:58PM (Updated: 17 Apr 2021 04:14PM )
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SINGAPORE: Four community cases were among 39 new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore as of noon on Saturday (Apr 17).
This is the highest number of community cases since Jan 21.
The remaining 35 cases were imported infections and were placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
No new infections were reported in foreign workers' dormitories.
Details of the new cases will be released on Saturday night, said MOH.
As of Saturday, Singapore has reported 60,808 COVID-19 cases and 30 fatalities.
"The recent locally transmitted cases are a stark reminder that the virus has not been eradicated and new cases and clusters can easily emerge in our community, if we let our guard down," said MOH on Saturday.
It urged members of the public to continue to exercise social responsibility and be disciplined in keeping to safe management measures, even for those who have been vaccinated.
"This is even more critical as we resume and scale up more activities in Phase 3 of reopening, and interactions in the community increase," the ministry added.
"Together we must work to avoid an uncontrolled resurgence of cases that may necessitate a tightening of measures."
SIA, SCOOT TO STOP CARRYING TRANSIT PASSENGERS FROM SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG
Hong Kong said on Thursday that Scoot passenger flights departing from Singapore will not be allowed to land in the city for two weeks after two passengers tested positive for COVID-19.
This comes after Singapore Airlines (SIA) flights departing from Singapore were also barred from landing in Hong Kong for two weeks after one passenger tested positive for COVID-19 and others were found to have breached Hong Kong's virus regulations.
On Thursday, SIA and Scoot said they will stop carrying transit passengers on their services from Singapore to Hong Kong due to new regulatory requirements in Hong Kong.
READ: SIA and Scoot to stop carrying transit passengers from Singapore to Hong Kong when flight suspensions lift
The airlines said their services from Hong Kong to Singapore are unaffected, and that passengers originating from Hong Kong will be allowed to transfer through Changi Airport en-route to their final destinations.
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