12 imported Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including 3 foreign domestic workers

SINGAPORE — Singapore on Monday (March 1) reported 12 new imported cases of Covid-19, three of whom are foreign domestic workers. There are no cases in the wider community.

In its update on the coronavirus situation here, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that all of the cases had been placed on stay-home notices or isolated upon their arrival here and were tested while serving quarantine.

They are:

• One permanent resident who arrived from India

• Two work pass holders who came from Myanmar and the Philippines

• Nine work permit holders, who arrived from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar — three of whom are foreign domestic workers

Overall, the number of new cases in the community has gone up slightly from two in the week before to three in the past week, said MOH.

The number of cases with no known links in the community has also gone up from one in the week before to two in the past week.

UPDATE ON REMAINING CASES

The total number of infections in Singapore is now 59,948.

Of these, 59,830 people have fully recovered and been discharged, including seven on Monday.

There are still 20 patients in hospitals.

“Of these, most are stable or improving, and one is in critical condition in the intensive care unit,” said MOH.

Another 69 patients are isolated at community facilities. They have mild symptoms or are clinically well but still tested positive for Covid-19.

Twenty-nine people have died from complications due to the disease.