40 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, all imported

SINGAPORE: Forty new COVID-19 circumstances had been reported in Singapore as of midday on Sunday (Apr 25), all imported infections.

All of the circumstances had been positioned on stay-home discover upon arrival in Singapore, mentioned the Ministry of Well being (MOH).

No new circumstances had been reported locally and in migrant employee dormitories.

Among the many imported circumstances, two are Singaporeans and 10 are everlasting residents who returned from India, Indonesia, the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates.

4 circumstances are dependant's move holders who arrived from India and Nepal.

5 circumstances are work move holders who arrived from India, the Maldives and Nepal.

One other 12 circumstances are work allow holders who arrived from India, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. Six of them are overseas home employees.

4 circumstances are scholar's move holders who arrived from Bangladesh and India.

The remaining three circumstances are short-term go to move holders.

They embrace two circumstances who arrived from Indonesia and India to go to members of the family who're Singaporeans or everlasting residents.

One case, recognized as Case 62417, arrived from Indonesia for a piece venture right here.

33 MORE CASES DISCHARGED

One other 33 circumstances have been discharged, bringing the full quantity who've absolutely recovered from the an infection to 60,662.

There are 94 circumstances who stay in hospital, with one in essential situation within the intensive care unit.

A complete of 220 are remoted and cared for at group amenities.

Total, the variety of new circumstances locally has elevated from eight circumstances within the week earlier than to 10 circumstances up to now week.

The variety of unlinked circumstances locally has decreased from 4 circumstances within the week earlier than to a few circumstances up to now week.

Amongst the 175 confirmed circumstances reported from Apr 19 to Apr 25, 64 circumstances have examined constructive for his or her serology exams, 68 have examined adverse, and 43 serology check outcomes are pending.

As of Sunday, Singapore has reported 61,006 COVID-19 circumstances, with 30 fatalities.

NEW COVID-19 CLUSTER LINKED TO INDONESIAN SEA CREW

A brand new COVID-19 cluster in Singapore was linked to an Indonesian sea crew who examined constructive final week. The cluster was reported on Saturday after 4 group circumstances had been linked to the person.

The 4 - all Indonesians - had been working onboard the identical bunker tanker as the sooner case. They had been positioned on quarantine on Apr 16 after being recognized as shut contacts of Case 62113.

They'd not disembarked from the vessel, MT ALLI, besides to go for COVID-19 testing or vaccination, mentioned MOH.

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Two of the boys - Instances 62348 and 62350 - obtained their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Apr 15 and Apr 7 respectively.

The crew member whose an infection was confirmed final week was preliminarily constructive for the B117 pressure. The person had not disembarked from the vessel besides to go for COVID-19 testing and vaccination.