SINGAPORE: A total of 75 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Singapore on Saturday (Apr 4), the highest daily increase to date, bringing the national total to 1,189 infections.
Of the new cases, 69 are local while six are imported with a travel history to Europe, North and South America and ASEAN.
AdvertisementAdvertisementForty of the new infections linked to previous cases or clusters, while 29 are currently unlinked, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.
Four new clusters have also been identified - Sungei Tengah Lodge (500 Old Choa Chu Kang Road), Toh Guan Dormitory (19A Toh Guan Road East), Cochrane Lodge II (49 Admiralty Road West) and The Orange Ballroom in Tanjong Katong (845 Geylang Road).
Four additional cases have also been linked to the Mustafa Centre cluster, bringing the total to 19 cases.
To date, a total of 297 cases have fully recovered from the infection and been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.
AdvertisementAdvertisementOf the 500 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving, while 26 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
A total of 386 cases who are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19 have been isolated and are cared for at Concord International Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Gleneagles Hospital and the Community Isolation Facility at D’Resort NTUC.
[h=3]READ: Mustafa Centre to close for at least two weeks; will undergo disinfection[/h][h=3]READ: COVID-19: Safety measures in place for reusable mask distribution from Apr 5[/h]Singapore on Saturday reported its sixth death from COVID-19, an 88-year-old permanent resident with no recent travel history to affected places. The man had a history of heart and kidney disease, cancer and diabetes.
MOH has announced the emergence of several new clusters in the past week, including a cluster at the Ce La Vi rooftop bar at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Cricket Club and Mustafa Centre.
"DECISIVE MOVE" TO CLOSE MOST WORKPLACES
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday said the time has come for Singapore to make a "decisive move" to close most workplaces and impose full home-based learning for schools.
Most workplaces, with the exception of essential services and key economic sectors, will be closed.
[h=3]READ: COVID-19: Essential healthcare services to continue operating, other services to be scaled down[/h][h=3]READ: Parents will have to continue paying pre-school fees through month-long closure: MSF[/h]“Food establishments, markets and supermarkets, clinics, hospitals, utilities, transport and key banking services will remain open. They are essential services,” Mr Lee added.
The move will ensure that most of Singapore’s workforce stays at home and limits their physical interaction to as few people as possible, said Mr Lee.
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