SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 215 new COVID-19 infections as of noon on Wednesday (Jul 1), including four imported cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
This takes the total number of cases in the country to 44,122.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe imported cases had all been placed on stay-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, said MOH.
The new cases include 10 community cases, of whom six are Singaporeans or permanent residents and four are work pass holders.
The vast majority are work permit holders living in dormitories, MOH said in its daily preliminary update.
Further details will be announced on Wednesday night, said the health ministry.
AdvertisementAdvertisementOn Tuesday, Singapore reported one imported case - a permanent resident who had returned from India on Jun 24.
She was placed on a stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore and had been taken to a facility for her 14-day isolation, said MOH.
She then developed symptoms during the stay-home notice period.
Tourism-linked businesses will be allowed to resume operations during Phase 2 of Singapore's reopening after the COVID-19 "circuit breaker", beginning with 13 attractions from Wednesday.
The attractions are: Singapore Zoo, Universal Studios Singapore, ArtScience Museum, Sands SkyPark and Observation Deck, Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay, S.E.A. Aquarium, Madame Tussauds, Jurong Bird Park, River Safari, Bounce and Zero Latency.
[h=3]MAP: COVID-19 cases visited these places while they were infectious[/h][h=3]READ: Staff, classmates of East Spring Secondary student infected with COVID-19 test negative[/h]Public libraries also opened to the public on Wednesday with shorter opening hours and limits on the number of visitors and the duration of visits.
After three months of closure, the casinos at Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa will also be allowed to resume operations after their safe reopening proposals were approved, said the Singapore Tourism Board.
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