The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 8 new cases of the coronavirus Covid-19 in Singapore today (13 Feb).
All patients have links to previous cases, according to the press release by MOH.
Among them, 5 have links to Grace Assembly of God Church, which reported 2 cases on Wednesday (12 Feb).
All 5 with links to the church cluster are Singaporeans. 1 of them is an employee at the National University of Singapore (NUS), but did not interact with fellow workers or students after noticing symptoms.
Another is apparently a pastor at the church, who had gone to work at both the Tanglin and Bukit Batok branches. He released an official disclaimer on the church’s website, which you can read here.
Since MOH identified the possible cluster following the 12 Feb cases, the church has suspended services to prevent further infection.
Another 2 patients have links with the Seletar Aerospace Heights construction site, which MOH had also identified as a possible cluster.
This was following reports of 2 previous cases. The site now has 4 confirmed cases to date.
All 4 are foreign workers.
An evacuation at Marina Bay Financial Centre on Wednesday (12 Feb), which led to news of a confirmed Covid-19 case there probably induced some anxiety.
True enough, MOH revealed that 1 of the 8 new cases is a family member of the Singaporean DBS employee.
Contact tracing for the new cases is underway, after which MOH will monitor their conditions closely.
As of today (13 Feb), 711 suspect cases have tested negative for Covid-19 while test results for 82 others are still pending.
15 patients have been discharged so far, while the number in ICU remains at 7.
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Passengers were seen screaming and flying off their seats as the plane dropped 8,300 feet.
Both parties, aged 70 and 60, are assisting with police investigations for intentional harassment.
The fire involved the engine compartment, SCDF said.
Localised flash floods typically subside within an hour, PUB said.
The police do not currently suspect foul play.
The victim is in critical condition.