ICYMI: COVID-19: New record of 287 cases, mostly linked to foreign worker dormitories
SINGAPORE — Singapore on Thursday confirmed an additional 287 cases of the coronavirus – a new single-day high – and a new cluster at a foreign work dormitory, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 1,910.
Most of the 884 remaining hospitalised patients are stable or improving, while 29 remain in the intensive care unit. Six individuals have died from COVID-19 complications. S11 is one of four dorms gazetted as social isolation areas alongside Westlite Toh Guan Dormitory, Toh Guan Dormitory, and Sungei Tengah Lodge. Workers residing there must not leave their rooms for 14 days.
Prof Mak explained, “The transmissions most likely occurred on close contact, for example, at mealtimes during breaks, but also between co-workers at work due to physical proximity at the worksite, and subsequently to colleagues and friends within the dormitories as they engage in social activities.”
Five other dormitories, out of a total of 10, have been identified as active virus clusters, including Tampines Dormitory, Kranji Lodge, a dormitory at 55 Sungei Kadut Loop as well as Cochrane Lodge I and II. The ministry later said that the man’s death was due to ischaemic heart disease, not complications from COVID-19 infection.
Only essential services like food establishments, markets and supermarkets, transport, and key banking services will remain open during the month-long closure. Patients who flout their five-day medical leave can face steep penalties such as a fine of up to $10,000 or a maximum jail term of six months, or both, according to the MOH’s latest updates to the Infectious Diseases Act.
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