SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 15 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on Wednesday (10 February), taking the country’s total case count to 59,747.
There is one new case of locally-transmitted infection.
“Based on our investigations so far, the case resides in a dormitory and there are no new cases in the community,” said the ministry.
“In addition, there are 14 imported cases, who had already been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.”
With 22 more patients discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities on Tuesday, 59,506 cases – or 99.6 per cent of the total – have fully recovered from the infection.
Most of the 40 hospitalised cases are stable or improving, and one in the intensive care unit.
A total of 157 patients – with mild symptoms or are clinically well but still test positive – are isolated and cared for at community facilities.
Apart from 29 patients who have died from COVID-19 complications , 15 others who tested positive for the virus were determined to have died from unrelated causes, including three whose deaths were attributed to a heart attack and another four, whose deaths were attributed to coronary heart disease.
Amongst the 148 confirmed cases reported from 3 February to 9 February, 86 cases have tested positive for their serology tests, 28 have tested negative, and 34 serology test results are pending.
Stay in the know on-the-go: Join Yahoo Singapore’s Telegram channel at http://t.me/YahooSingapore
The Monetary Authority Of Singapore recently rolled out revised plans for countering cybersecurity threats in light of the recently discovered SolarWinds hack in the U.S. The new measures will allow financial institutions in the city state to shield themselves more effectively against hacking. The MAS guidelines require financial institutions in the country to take a more proactive approach to evaluating their third party providers and vendors….
Mdm Ho Ching said that she feels “relaxed” as she is set to retire as the chief executive officer of Temasek Holdings on Oct 1, making way for Mr Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara. According to a statement by Temasek Holdings on Tuesday (Feb 9), Mr Pillay will succeed her as CEO and executive director on the […]
Dozens of South Jakarta residents have been evacuated after their homes were flooded amid heavy rainfall on Sunday afternoon that carried on into Monday morning. This article, Dozens evacuated as Jakarta neighborhoods flooded amid heavy rainfall, originally appeared on Coconuts, Asia’s leading alternative media company.
The province reportedly hemorrhages about IDR10 trillion (US$711 million) in losses monthly amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This article, At least 60 hotels in Bali up for sale due to COVID-19 struggles: hotel association, originally appeared on Coconuts, Asia’s leading alternative media company.
From ScamShield to myENV, here are five government apps that we think you should install in your phones to enhance convenience in your lives. The post From ScamShield To LifeSG: A List Of Useful S’pore Gov’t Apps That You May Not Have Heard Of appeared first on Vulcan Post.