Ministry of Health

Singapore reports 41 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours: report

Singapore reports 136 new COVID-19 cases

4:14 pm July 5, 2020

Singapore: Singapore has recorded 136 new COVID-19 cases, mostly foreign workers living in dormitories, taking the total number of coronavirus infections in the country to 44,800, according to the health ministry. Among the new COVID-19 infections, 18 are from the community. Twelve of the 18 cases from community are foreigners on work passes but living […]

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Three India returnees test positive for COVID-19 in Singapore

4:08 pm July 4, 2020

Singapore: Two Singaporeans and a permanent resident, who returned from India, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Singapore, the Ministry of Health has said, as the country’s total infections rose to 44,664. The three were placed on stay-home notices upon their arrival in Singapore on Jun 21. The two Singaporeans are a 60-year old man and a 56-year old woman while the permanent […]

Singapore reports 673 foreign workers infected by coronavirus

3:14 pm May 13, 2020

Singapore: Singapore has reported 675 new COVID-19 cases, mostly foreign workers living in dormitories, taking the number of infections in the country to 25,346, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Out of the new infections, only two coronavirus cases are Singapore citizens or permanent resident (foreigner), the ministry said. The latest count takes the national […]

Coronavirus cases cross 3000-mark in Singapore, foreign workers worst-affected

4:50 pm April 26, 2020

Singapore: Coronavirus cases in Singapore crossed the 13,000-mark on Sunday after 931 positive cases were confirmed with majority of them continued to be foreign workers, including Indian nationals, living in dormitories. The vast majority of the news cases are work permit holders residing in dormitories for foreign workers, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in […]

Over 1,000 foreign workers, including Indians, test positive for coronavirus in Singapore

4:15 pm April 22, 2020

Singapore: Over 1,000 foreign workers, including Indian nationals, tested positive for coronavirus in Singapore on Wednesday, taking the total number of infections to 10,141, as the city-state battles a second wave of contagion. The “vast majority” of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said […]