4 new Covid-19 cases detected among travellers who entered Singapore
SINGAPORE — Singapore on Friday (Nov 27) reported four new cases of Covid-19, all of them imported. There are no cases in the wider community.
Of the fresh cases, one was symptomatic and the rest showed no symptoms, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its update on the Covid-19 situation on Friday evening.
The infected persons were detected through proactive screening and surveillance.
The four imported cases comprise one Singaporean, two permanent residents, and one work permit holder.
The Singaporean is a 53-year-old woman who returned from India, while the two permanent residents are one 44-year-old woman and one 42-year-old man who arrived from India and Indonesia respectively.
The work pass holder is a 41-year-old woman from India. She is the sole symptomatic case and started experiencing symptoms on Monday of last week.
MOH said that all four of the new cases were placed on stay-home notices upon their arrival in Singapore where they were tested for the coronavirus.
Overall, the number of new cases in the community has remained low, with only one new case in the past week.
“We will continue to closely monitor these numbers, as well as the cases detected through our surveillance programme,” MOH said.
UPDATES ON REMAINING CASES
The total number of infections in Singapore now stands at 58,199.
Of these, 58,111 have fully recovered from the infection and have been discharged from hospitals or community care facilities, including seven on Friday.
There are still 31 patients in hospitals and most are in stable condition or improving. One patient remains in critical condition under intensive care.
Another 29 patients are isolated and being cared for at community facilities. They have mild symptoms or are clinically well but still tested positive for Covid-19.
Twenty-eight people have died from complications due to the disease.
