SINGAPORE: No new COVID-19 cases were reported in Singapore as of noon on Sunday (Feb 23), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a daily update, leaving the total number of cases in the country at 89.
MOH also said that two more COVID-19 patients were discharged, including a taxi driver.
AdvertisementAdvertisementIn all, 51 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospital.
Of the 38 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving. Five are in critical condition.
[h=3]Explore our interactive: All the COVID-19 cases in Singapore and the clusters and links between them[/h]MOH also provided more information about a previously confirmed coronavirus cases.
AdvertisementAdvertisementCase 89 is a 41 year-old male Singapore Permanent Resident who has no recent travel history to China. He is currently warded in an isolation room at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID).
He reported onset of symptoms on Feb 3 and had sought treatment at two general practitioner (GP) clinics on Feb 3, Feb 7, Feb 10, Feb 17 and Feb 21.
He was referred to NCID on Feb 21 and subsequent test results confirmed COVID-19 infection on Feb 22 morning.
Prior to hospital admission, he had gone to work at Affinity Equity Partners (8 Temasek Boulevard) and visited Bishan Community Club (51 Bishan Street. He stays at Serangoon Avenue 3.
Contact tracing for the confirmed cases is ongoing. Once identified, MOH will closely monitor all close contacts. As a precautionary measure, they will be quarantined for 14 days from their last exposure to the patient.
In addition, all other identified contacts who have a low risk of being infected will be under active surveillance, and will be contacted daily to monitor their health status.
As Feb 23, MOH has identified 2,812 close contacts who have been quarantined. Of these, 908 are currently quarantined, and 1,904 have completed their quarantine.
China on Sunday reported another fall in new coronavirus infections outside of its epicenter. The 648 new infections were higher than a day earlier but only 18 were outside of Hubei province, the lowest number outside of the epicentre since authorities started publishing data a month ago.
In total, China has reported 76,936 cases and 2,442 deaths as of Sunday.
Originating in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, COVID-19 has spread to more than 30 countries out, including Singapore, Japan, South Korea and Thailand.
[h=3]READ: COVID-19 to have 'significant' impact on economy: PM Lee Hsien Loong[/h]South Korea reported its second death on Saturday from the virus. The country's national infection toll now stands at 556.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday said the country would raise its alert level to the “highest” in the face of the spike in infections. The national toll is now the second-highest outside of China, apart from the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.
On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said it was "very impressed" with Singapore's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
[h=3]READ: One month of COVID-19: Concern, containment and collective effort[/h]Singapore on Feb 7 raised the Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) to Orange, prompting additional precautionary measures.
The country has also set aside S$800 million in Budget 2020 to support frontline agencies in their efforts to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, with the bulk allocated to the Ministry of Health.
[h=3]BOOKMARK THIS: Our comprehensive coverage of the novel coronavirus and its developments[/h]Download our app or subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on the novel coronavirus outbreak: https://cna.asia/telegram
Let's block ads! (Why?)
More...