Yet Another New Dorm Cluster Reported & More Orchard Road Malls Visited By Covid-19 Patients

Singapore has been handling the Covid-19 pretty well. So well that PM Lee took to parliament to highlight how good they’ve done while naming areas they could’ve done better.

But not all is well, as you can tell from the recent Covid-19 news.

Yet Another New Dorm Cluster Reported

For one, dormitories, which we were very happy to hear that they were cleared, started reporting new clusters again.

Yesterday, there were 8 clusters in total:

• Sungei Tengah Lodge
• Homestay Lodge
• Tuas View Dormitory
• Changi Lodge II
• North Coast Lodge
• Toh Guan Dormitory
• Westlite Toh Guan
• Cochrane Lodge II

Today, the total number of clusters have been brought up to nine.

According to the Ministry of Health, 33 Covid-19 cases were found linked to a new cluster at Blue Stars Dormitory.

Previously, it was mentioned that Covid-19 cases (for migrant workers living in dormitories) were detected through the bi-weekly Rostered Routine Testing (RRT), were contacts of previously confirmed cases or were swabbed when they went to see the doctor for ARI.

Orchard Road Malls Identified As Places Visited By Infectious Covid-19 Cases

On 4 Sep 2020, MOH has also added several entries into their list of places visited by Covid-19.

They include several malls in the Orchard Road area as well as Jewel Changi Airport and neighbourhood malls, among many others.

Here’s the full list of new additions below:

The list identifies locations visited by Covid-19 patients during their infectious period. Visits are at least 30 minutes long and are restricted to public places; public transport, residence, the workplace and medical institutions are not added to the list.

If you realised you’ve been there during the same period, don’t panic and monitor your health for the next 14 days.

See a doctor immediately if you suspect you have any symptoms.

You also do not need to avoid the locations as the National Environment Agency (NEA) will work together with the management in the area to thoroughly clean the place.

Community Cases On The Rise

According to MOH, the average number of Covid-19 cases in the community has risen to 3 per day in the past week, compared to 2 a day the week before.

Unlinked cases, too, have increased from an average of 1 per day from the week before to 2 per day over the past week.

In other words, the new norm which we finally managed to crawl our way to is suddenly on shaky ground again.

So if you’ve not been doing so, it might be time to start following the rules closely instead of trying to test the system like these guys.

Other Updates

Remember the SLR camera shop at Excelsior Mall? Out of the 254 people who visited the shop between 15 Aug and 18 Aug 2020, 250 of them have been tested negative for Covid-19.

The remaining 4 people have yet to be tested but MOH is going to arrange for them to be tested soon.

Another 146 Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities.

This means that out of 56,948 cases, 56,174 have fully recovered from the infection.

There are 51 confirmed cases still in the hospital with no one in the intensive care unit.

There is another 696 cases being isolated and cared for at community facilities

Meanwhile

They say sunshine and open air is good for you, especially when it comes to fighting Covid-19, so why not take this chance to explore Singapore’s heritage trails and enjoy the ‘Sakura Bloom’ at the same time?