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3 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, all imported
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One of them is a 57-year-old Singaporean man who returned from India. He was the only symptomatic case reported on Friday and was tested while serving his stay-home notice, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
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The other two cases also travelled from India, including a nine-year-old boy who came to Singapore on a short-term visit pass to seek medical treatment for an existing condition not related to COVID-19.
MOH said he was taken to hospital in an ambulance upon arrival and isolated.
The remaining case is a 58-year-old Singapore permanent resident. He was placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore.
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No new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection were reported.
MOH said the overall number of new infections in the community has remained low, with a total of four cases in the past week who are currently unlinked to previous cases. More details can be found in the health ministry's daily situation report.
Seven more cases have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities, bringing Singapore's total recoveries to 58,152.
There are 28 cases still in hospital. Most of them are stable or improving, and no one is in the intensive care unit. Another 33 are being isolated and cared for at community facilities.
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As of Friday, Singapore has reported a total of 58,242 COVID-19 cases.
SINGAPORE TO CONTRIBUTE US$5 MILLION TO COVAX INITIATIVE
Singapore will contribute US$5 million to the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) initiative, said MOH and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) earlier on Friday.
This will help support 92 less wealthy countries get access to COVID-19 vaccines. Countries that will benefit from this initiative include Nepal, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
READ: Singapore to contribute US$5 million to COVAX initiative, which will help less wealthy countries get access to COVID-19 vaccines
The contribution is "part of our consistent support for vaccine multilateralism, and the fair and equitable access and allocation of vaccines", said the ministries in the joint press statement.
"The successful development of safe and efficacious vaccines is a critical step towards overcoming the pandemic," it added.
COVAX, a programme led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the GAVI vaccine group to pool funds from wealthier countries and non-profits to buy and distribute vaccines to dozens of poorer countries, has raised US$2 billion.
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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported three new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (Dec 4), all imported infections. One of them is a 57-year-old Singaporean man who returned from India. He was the only symptomatic case reported on Friday and was tested while serving his stay-home notice, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
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The other two cases also travelled from India, including a nine-year-old boy who came to Singapore on a short-term visit pass to seek medical treatment for an existing condition not related to COVID-19.
MOH said he was taken to hospital in an ambulance upon arrival and isolated.
The remaining case is a 58-year-old Singapore permanent resident. He was placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore.
READ: COVID-19: Gemma Steakhouse ordered to suspend operations over Halloween dinner involving 75 people
AdvertisementAdvertisement
No new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection were reported.
MOH said the overall number of new infections in the community has remained low, with a total of four cases in the past week who are currently unlinked to previous cases. More details can be found in the health ministry's daily situation report.
Seven more cases have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities, bringing Singapore's total recoveries to 58,152.
There are 28 cases still in hospital. Most of them are stable or improving, and no one is in the intensive care unit. Another 33 are being isolated and cared for at community facilities.
Advertisement
As of Friday, Singapore has reported a total of 58,242 COVID-19 cases.
SINGAPORE TO CONTRIBUTE US$5 MILLION TO COVAX INITIATIVE
Singapore will contribute US$5 million to the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) initiative, said MOH and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) earlier on Friday.
This will help support 92 less wealthy countries get access to COVID-19 vaccines. Countries that will benefit from this initiative include Nepal, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
READ: Singapore to contribute US$5 million to COVAX initiative, which will help less wealthy countries get access to COVID-19 vaccines
The contribution is "part of our consistent support for vaccine multilateralism, and the fair and equitable access and allocation of vaccines", said the ministries in the joint press statement.
"The successful development of safe and efficacious vaccines is a critical step towards overcoming the pandemic," it added.
COVAX, a programme led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the GAVI vaccine group to pool funds from wealthier countries and non-profits to buy and distribute vaccines to dozens of poorer countries, has raised US$2 billion.
BOOKMARK THIS: Our comprehensive coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and its developments
Download our app or subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak: https://cna.asia/telegram
