788 COVID-19 Cases Today (6 May); Total Cases Now More Than 20K

In an alternate universe whereby PM Lee did not put on his blue shirt to announce the extension of the Circuit Breaker on 21 April 2020, you could be reading this in a public toilet after having a meal at a hawker centre.

But unfortunately, we’re all still stuck at home, wearing the same underwear we’ve worn for four weeks.

Nevertheless, it’s understandable if you look at today’s number.

Today, there are 788 cases.

This brings the total number of case in Singapore to 20,198.

Out of today’s cases, 11 are Singaporeans or Singapore PRs. Yesterday, 8 were Singaporeans or Singapore PRs (different from the 9 reported in the afternoon after MOH did their contact tracing).

Most of today’s cases are work permit holders living in dormitories.

On average, based on yesterday’s number, the number of new cases in the community has decreased, from an average of 17 cases per day in the week before, to an average of 10 per day in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also decreased, from an average of 10 cases per day in the week before, to an average of 5 per day in the past week.

And since this month, there have been some cases reported in Singapore Expo, with the latest one being reported yesterday.

Three Healthcare Personnel At Singapore Expo Have Tested Positive For Covid-19

According to the Ministry of Health (MOH) daily report yesterday night (5 May 2020), case 19360 is a 20-year-old male nurse deployed to Singapore Expo.

He was tested positive for Covid-19 infection and is currently warded at the National Centre For Infectious Diseases (NCID).

He has no travel history to affected regions or countries.

Before he was warded at the hospital, he had gone back to work at the Singapore Expo.

He is the third healthcare worker at Expo to be infected.

On 2 May, a 34-year-old nurse was tested positive for the coronavirus.

And on 4 May, a 52-year-old Singaporean healthcare volunteer at the community isolation facility was confirmed to be infected.

According to Health Minister Gan Kim Yong, 66 healthcare workers and support staff were infected as of 26 Apr 2020, and 46 of them had direct contact with Covid-19 patients.

He went on to say that after investigations, it was deemed that these healthcare staffs were not infected “in the line of duty”, except for one case “in a private institute” where they cannot “rule out” the possibility of a doctor being infected by a Covid-19 patient.

Healthcare workers and staff, he added, are taking the extra careful precautions to protect themselves when going about their duties.

And in case you didn’t know, SAF NSFs and NSmen are also deployed to the frontline at Singapore Expo to fight the virus.

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