SINGAPORE: Three new cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Singapore, all with no recent travel history to China, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on Sunday (Feb 9).
These include a 71-year-old Singaporean man, a 39-year-old man from Bangladesh and a 54-year-old Singaporean man.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThis takes the total number of cases in Singapore to 43.
Of these, six are in critical condition in intensive care, said the ministry.
Four more cases have also been discharged, the ministry added.
Authorities on Friday raised the Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) level to Orange, following four confirmed cases without any links to previous cases or travel history to China.
AdvertisementAdvertisementTwo patients with previously unknown transmissions were later linked to a possible cluster associated with The Life Church and Missions Singapore, which includes two imported cases of Chinese nationals who are a married couple.
The connection was made by MOH in an update on Saturday as it announced seven new cases, including a taxi driver and a private-hire driver whose transmissions were unknown.
An infographic on possible and confirmed coronavirus clusters in Singapore as of Feb 8, 2020. (Graphic: Kenneth Choy, Source: MOH)
[h=3]READ: What we know about the 3 local transmission clusters of coronavirus[/h]Two other clusters have also been identified: One related to health products shop Yong Thai Hang in Cavan Road and another linked to a business conference held at Grand Hyatt Singapore.
Reports of people stocking up on groceries and personal hygiene items have surfaced since Friday's DORSCON Orange announcement.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, along with the authorities and several supermarkets, came out to assure the public that Singapore has ample stockpile of essentials.
On Sunday, some shopkeepers and residents told ministers on a walkabout in Jurong West that a "sense of normalcy" had returned.
NTUC FairPrice on the same day announced that every customer will only be allowed to buy four packs of paper products, two bags of rice and four bundle packs of instant noodles. A S$50 limit for vegetables also remained in place.
The number of confirmed infections in China has reached more than 37,000 nationwide with more than 800 deaths reported as of Sunday.
The World Health Organization believes the number of new cases in China is "stabilising". But while it is a "good news", the UN health agency cautioned that it was too early to make any predictions about whether the virus might have peaked.
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These include a 71-year-old Singaporean man, a 39-year-old man from Bangladesh and a 54-year-old Singaporean man.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThis takes the total number of cases in Singapore to 43.
Of these, six are in critical condition in intensive care, said the ministry.
Four more cases have also been discharged, the ministry added.
Authorities on Friday raised the Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) level to Orange, following four confirmed cases without any links to previous cases or travel history to China.
AdvertisementAdvertisementTwo patients with previously unknown transmissions were later linked to a possible cluster associated with The Life Church and Missions Singapore, which includes two imported cases of Chinese nationals who are a married couple.
The connection was made by MOH in an update on Saturday as it announced seven new cases, including a taxi driver and a private-hire driver whose transmissions were unknown.
[h=3]READ: What we know about the 3 local transmission clusters of coronavirus[/h]Two other clusters have also been identified: One related to health products shop Yong Thai Hang in Cavan Road and another linked to a business conference held at Grand Hyatt Singapore.
Reports of people stocking up on groceries and personal hygiene items have surfaced since Friday's DORSCON Orange announcement.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, along with the authorities and several supermarkets, came out to assure the public that Singapore has ample stockpile of essentials.
On Sunday, some shopkeepers and residents told ministers on a walkabout in Jurong West that a "sense of normalcy" had returned.
NTUC FairPrice on the same day announced that every customer will only be allowed to buy four packs of paper products, two bags of rice and four bundle packs of instant noodles. A S$50 limit for vegetables also remained in place.
The number of confirmed infections in China has reached more than 37,000 nationwide with more than 800 deaths reported as of Sunday.
The World Health Organization believes the number of new cases in China is "stabilising". But while it is a "good news", the UN health agency cautioned that it was too early to make any predictions about whether the virus might have peaked.
[h=3]BOOKMARK THIS: Our comprehensive coverage on the Wuhan Coronavirus and its developments[/h]Download our app or subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on the Wuhan virus outbreak: https://cna.asia/telegram
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