SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 1,239 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths linked to the coronavirus as of noon on Tuesday (Nov 30).
The fatalities were aged between 47 and 87. All of them had various underlying medical conditions. The Ministry of Health (MOH) did not specify what these conditions were.
This brings Singapore's death toll from the coronavirus to 718.
The overall intensive care unit (ICU) utilisation rate on Tuesday is 58.5 per cent, up from 51.2 per cent on Monday.
The weekly infection growth rate dropped to 0.66 from Monday's 0.69. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.
The growth rate has remained below 1 for 18 consecutive days. A figure below 1 means that the number of new weekly COVID-19 cases is falling.
The daily case count on Tuesday was up from the 1,103 infections reported on Monday.
Among the new cases, 1,217 were locally transmitted, comprising 1,193 infections in the community and 24 cases in migrant workers' dormitories.
The remaining 22 were imported cases, MOH said in its daily update released to the media at about 11.30pm.
As of Tuesday, Singapore has reported 264,725 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
Singapore has not detected any cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant locally so far, but with more countries reporting infections, it is a "matter of time" before cases emerge here, authorities said earlier on Tuesday.
Therefore, the country is making several "pre-emptive moves" to buy time while it finds out more about the variant, said co-chair of the COVID-19 multi-ministry task force Gan Kim Yong.
Anyone suspected or confirmed of being infected with the Omicron variant will not be allowed to undergo home recovery. They will be taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases for isolation and management of the disease.
Identified close contacts will also not be allowed to self-isolate at home, and will be placed on a 10-day quarantine at designated facilities.
COVID-19 testing protocols for all arrivals will also be enhanced as part of tighter measures to deal with the Omicron variant, announced MOH.
From Dec 2, airport and border frontline workers who may come into contact with travellers from regions affected by the Omicron COVID-19 variant will have to return to a weekly polymerase chain reaction rostered routine testing regime.
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The fatalities were aged between 47 and 87. All of them had various underlying medical conditions. The Ministry of Health (MOH) did not specify what these conditions were.
This brings Singapore's death toll from the coronavirus to 718.
The overall intensive care unit (ICU) utilisation rate on Tuesday is 58.5 per cent, up from 51.2 per cent on Monday.
WEEKLY INFECTION GROWTH RATE
The weekly infection growth rate dropped to 0.66 from Monday's 0.69. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.
The growth rate has remained below 1 for 18 consecutive days. A figure below 1 means that the number of new weekly COVID-19 cases is falling.
The daily case count on Tuesday was up from the 1,103 infections reported on Monday.
Among the new cases, 1,217 were locally transmitted, comprising 1,193 infections in the community and 24 cases in migrant workers' dormitories.
The remaining 22 were imported cases, MOH said in its daily update released to the media at about 11.30pm.
As of Tuesday, Singapore has reported 264,725 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
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NO OMICRON CASES IN SINGAPORE SO FAR
Singapore has not detected any cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant locally so far, but with more countries reporting infections, it is a "matter of time" before cases emerge here, authorities said earlier on Tuesday.
Therefore, the country is making several "pre-emptive moves" to buy time while it finds out more about the variant, said co-chair of the COVID-19 multi-ministry task force Gan Kim Yong.
Anyone suspected or confirmed of being infected with the Omicron variant will not be allowed to undergo home recovery. They will be taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases for isolation and management of the disease.
Identified close contacts will also not be allowed to self-isolate at home, and will be placed on a 10-day quarantine at designated facilities.
COVID-19 testing protocols for all arrivals will also be enhanced as part of tighter measures to deal with the Omicron variant, announced MOH.
From Dec 2, airport and border frontline workers who may come into contact with travellers from regions affected by the Omicron COVID-19 variant will have to return to a weekly polymerase chain reaction rostered routine testing regime.
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