SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 1,004 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and another death as of noon on Saturday (Sep 18).
The fatality is a 90-year-old Singaporean man who was unvaccinated, said the Ministry of Health (MOH), adding that he had a history of cancer, heart disease and pneumonia.
The man was taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases on Sep 17 with symptoms. He tested positive for COVID-19 on the same day.
The new local COVID-19 infections comprise 926 community cases and 78 dormitory residents.
A total of 863 cases are currently warded in hospital. There are 105 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation, and 18 in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Of those who have fallen very ill, 100 are seniors above 60 years old.
There were also five imported cases, taking Singapore's daily count to 1,009.
As of Saturday, Singapore has reported a total of 76,792 COVID-19 cases.
Home-based learning will be implemented for Primary 1 to 5 students from Sep 27 until the end of the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE), amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, said the Ministry of Education (MOE) on Saturday.
Primary 6 students will go on a "study break" from Sep 25 to 29 before taking their PSLE, similar to the arrangements for the 2020 year-end national examinations, the ministry added in a press release.
"This is to minimise the risk of school-based transmissions and reduce the number of students placed on Quarantine Order (QO) or Leave of Absence (LOA) prior to the examination," said MOE.
The written papers for the PSLE will commence on Sep 30 and end on Oct 6.
Home-based learning for the Primary 1 to 5 students will last until the end of PSLE on Oct 6.
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The fatality is a 90-year-old Singaporean man who was unvaccinated, said the Ministry of Health (MOH), adding that he had a history of cancer, heart disease and pneumonia.
The man was taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases on Sep 17 with symptoms. He tested positive for COVID-19 on the same day.
The new local COVID-19 infections comprise 926 community cases and 78 dormitory residents.
A total of 863 cases are currently warded in hospital. There are 105 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation, and 18 in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Of those who have fallen very ill, 100 are seniors above 60 years old.
There were also five imported cases, taking Singapore's daily count to 1,009.
As of Saturday, Singapore has reported a total of 76,792 COVID-19 cases.
HOME-BASED LEARNING
Home-based learning will be implemented for Primary 1 to 5 students from Sep 27 until the end of the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE), amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, said the Ministry of Education (MOE) on Saturday.
Primary 6 students will go on a "study break" from Sep 25 to 29 before taking their PSLE, similar to the arrangements for the 2020 year-end national examinations, the ministry added in a press release.
"This is to minimise the risk of school-based transmissions and reduce the number of students placed on Quarantine Order (QO) or Leave of Absence (LOA) prior to the examination," said MOE.
The written papers for the PSLE will commence on Sep 30 and end on Oct 6.
Home-based learning for the Primary 1 to 5 students will last until the end of PSLE on Oct 6.
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