AT A GLANCE: - 120 new COVID19 cases in Singapore on Sunday, the biggest daily increase yet - More than half the new cases have no known links - 3 new clusters - 2 at worker dormitories, 1 at a construction site Details:
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 120 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday , the biggest daily increase since the outbreak began here in January, bringing the national total to 1,309.
In addition, 414 cases who are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19 are being isolated at Concord International Hospital Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Gleneagles Hospital and the Community Isolation Facility at D’Resort NTUC.The Ministry of Health has gazetted two dormitories with the largest number of cases as isolation areas.A total of 19,800 workers across the two dormitories have been placed under quarantine and will have to stay in their rooms for the next 14 days.
National Development Minister Lawrence Wong, who co-chairs the task force with Health Minister Gan Kim Yong, said that it should be made clear that foreign workers do not have an inherently high risk of contracting COVID-19."The issue we have here is foreign worker dorms have now emerged as a cluster of infection, a new vector for transmission, despite the precautions we have taken."
For example, workers involved in essential services will be moved out of their dormitories and housed separately, with more spaces being converted for them, said Mrs Teo. "The key objective of all these measures is really to ensure the health and well-being of everyone - not just Singapore citizens but also foreign workers who are here, helping our economy, and their employers.
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