SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 59 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections as of noon on Thursday (Aug 12), and three new clusters including one at SAFRA Tampines and another at My First Skool at 54 Chin Swee Road.
Of the new local infections, 19 have no links to previous cases.
Twenty-six infections were linked to previous cases and had been placed on quarantine. Another 14 linked infections were detected through surveillance testing, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Among the new cases, five are people above the age of 70 who were unvaccinated or partially vaccinated. They are at risk of serious illness, said MOH.
There were no new imported cases for
THREE NEW CLUSTERS
Three new COVID-19 clusters were identified, including a cluster at SAFRA Tampines and another at My First Skool at 54 Chin Swee Road.
A total of nine cases were linked to the SAFRA Tampines cluster. Six cases were linked to the cluster at My First Skool, the second pre-school to be identified as a cluster in the last two days. MOH did not provide details on the remaining new cluster.
Six more infections were linked to the cluster at Superland Pre-School at Kreta Ayer Community Centre, bringing the size of the cluster to 10 cases. The cluster there was first reported on Wednesday.
No cases were added to the Jurong Fishery Port/Hong Lim Market and Food Centre cluster. It remains the largest active cluster in Singapore, with 1,151 infections.
There were 119 active clusters in Singapore as of Thursday.
Dining-in at restaurants resumed this week for people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with businesses putting in place measures to verify customers' vaccination status.
Those who pass off another person's vaccination certificate as their own will face "severe penalty", warned Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Wednesday night.
"We are aware such illegal practices are going on," he said in a Facebook post. "The authorities will enforce against this, and offenders will face severe penalty. It is not worth it."
Mr Ong reminded people who are not fully vaccinated to take a pre-event swab test at an approved test provider if they wish to dine-in at F&B outlets or attend an event.
As of Thursday, Singapore has reported a total of 66,012 COVID-19 cases.
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Of the new local infections, 19 have no links to previous cases.
Twenty-six infections were linked to previous cases and had been placed on quarantine. Another 14 linked infections were detected through surveillance testing, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Among the new cases, five are people above the age of 70 who were unvaccinated or partially vaccinated. They are at risk of serious illness, said MOH.
There were no new imported cases for
THREE NEW CLUSTERS
Three new COVID-19 clusters were identified, including a cluster at SAFRA Tampines and another at My First Skool at 54 Chin Swee Road.
A total of nine cases were linked to the SAFRA Tampines cluster. Six cases were linked to the cluster at My First Skool, the second pre-school to be identified as a cluster in the last two days. MOH did not provide details on the remaining new cluster.
Six more infections were linked to the cluster at Superland Pre-School at Kreta Ayer Community Centre, bringing the size of the cluster to 10 cases. The cluster there was first reported on Wednesday.
No cases were added to the Jurong Fishery Port/Hong Lim Market and Food Centre cluster. It remains the largest active cluster in Singapore, with 1,151 infections.
There were 119 active clusters in Singapore as of Thursday.
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Dining-in at restaurants resumed this week for people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with businesses putting in place measures to verify customers' vaccination status.
Those who pass off another person's vaccination certificate as their own will face "severe penalty", warned Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Wednesday night.
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"We are aware such illegal practices are going on," he said in a Facebook post. "The authorities will enforce against this, and offenders will face severe penalty. It is not worth it."
Mr Ong reminded people who are not fully vaccinated to take a pre-event swab test at an approved test provider if they wish to dine-in at F&B outlets or attend an event.
As of Thursday, Singapore has reported a total of 66,012 COVID-19 cases.
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