SINGAPORE: The health ministry has made a police report after news on the number of COVID-19 cases were leaked before the release of the daily ...
SINGAPORE: The health ministry has made a police report after news on the number of COVID-19 cases were leaked before the release of the daily updates.was circulated on social media and WhatsApp in the early afternoon, hours before the Ministry of Health officially released the number in its daily update.MOH's official announcement was released to the media just after 11pm on Thursday.
The 728 figure represented Singapore's highest single-day increase, with the majority being work permit holders residing in dormitories. The new cases also included an 89-year-old nursing home resident, a seven-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl.On Friday, messages also circulated on social media and chat messaging platforms that Singapore had 1,146 new cases. MOH released a preliminary update at about 6pm that reported 623 cases instead.
"The Ministry of Health is aware of the incident. We have made a police report and police investigations are ongoing," an MOH spokesperson said on Saturday in response to queries from CNA.
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