Singapore
By Lakeisha Leo 16 Jun 2021 10:36PM (Updated: 16 Jun 2021 10:55PM )
SINGAPORE: Five more visitors to 115 and 116 Bukit Merah View have tested positive for COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday (Jun 16).
MOH said it completed mandatory PCR testing at the tented pavilion located at 125A Bukit Merah View on Tuesday and that as of Wednesday at noon, a total of 144 owners, tenants and staff of shops and commercial units at 116 Bukit Merah View had been tested. All the results were negative.
A total of 3,387 visitors to 115 and 116 Bukit Merah View had also volunteered for testing and of these, five tested positive, 2,365 tested negative and 1,017 were still awaiting results.
MOH announced on Jun 13 that it would extend free COVID-19 testing to members of the public who had visited the shops at 115 and 116 Bukit Merah View between May 25 and Jun 12.
Staff who had been working at 115 Bukit Merah View from May 25 would also be tested.
A total of 239 staff and tenants who had been working at 115 Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre from May 25 had been on quarantine since Jun 12. So far, 14 have tested positive for COVID-19 infection.
Mandatory PCR testing at ION Orchard was also completed on Tuesday.
As of noon on Wednesday, 3,464 staff and visitors of ION Orchard had been tested and all were found to be negative for COVID-19 infection, said MOH.
MOH also said that a total of 11,395 visitors to ION Orchard had voluntarily stepped forward for testing. One person tested positive and 10,248 tested negative. Another 1,146 test results were pending, said MOH.
ION Orchard reopened on Wednesday after a period of closure due to the COVID-19 cases linked to it.
Singapore reported 19 new community COVID-19 infections on Wednesday. Thirteen of the community cases were linked to the 115 Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre cluster.
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Source: CNA/lk(hs)
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5 more people who visited 115 and 116 Bukit Merah View test positive for COVID-19
Block 116 Bukit Merah View. (Photo: Try Sutrisno Foo)By Lakeisha Leo 16 Jun 2021 10:36PM (Updated: 16 Jun 2021 10:55PM )
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SINGAPORE: Five more visitors to 115 and 116 Bukit Merah View have tested positive for COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday (Jun 16).
MOH said it completed mandatory PCR testing at the tented pavilion located at 125A Bukit Merah View on Tuesday and that as of Wednesday at noon, a total of 144 owners, tenants and staff of shops and commercial units at 116 Bukit Merah View had been tested. All the results were negative.
A total of 3,387 visitors to 115 and 116 Bukit Merah View had also volunteered for testing and of these, five tested positive, 2,365 tested negative and 1,017 were still awaiting results.
MOH announced on Jun 13 that it would extend free COVID-19 testing to members of the public who had visited the shops at 115 and 116 Bukit Merah View between May 25 and Jun 12.
READ: Bukit Merah market stallholders worry about lost income as COVID-19 testing starts for cluster
Staff who had been working at 115 Bukit Merah View from May 25 would also be tested.
A total of 239 staff and tenants who had been working at 115 Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre from May 25 had been on quarantine since Jun 12. So far, 14 have tested positive for COVID-19 infection.
Mandatory PCR testing at ION Orchard was also completed on Tuesday.
As of noon on Wednesday, 3,464 staff and visitors of ION Orchard had been tested and all were found to be negative for COVID-19 infection, said MOH.
MOH also said that a total of 11,395 visitors to ION Orchard had voluntarily stepped forward for testing. One person tested positive and 10,248 tested negative. Another 1,146 test results were pending, said MOH.
ION Orchard reopened on Wednesday after a period of closure due to the COVID-19 cases linked to it.
Singapore reported 19 new community COVID-19 infections on Wednesday. Thirteen of the community cases were linked to the 115 Bukit Merah View Market & Food Centre cluster.
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Source: CNA/lk(hs)
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