On 4 Aug 2020, as of 12pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) preliminarily reports 295 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore.
This brings the total number of cases in Singapore to 53,346.
The figure includes two cases in the community (1 Singaporean and 1 work pass holder) and 7 imported cases.
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The imported cases were all on Stay-Home-Notice (SHN) when they tested positive.
3 Aug Cases
On 3 Aug, only 1 case was reported in the community.
He is a 26-year-old Sri Lanka man who tested positive during the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) proactive screening of newly admitted inmates.
It was also revealed that the man had served earlier prisons at Changi Prison. Then, when he was swabbed on 2 Jul and 22 Jul, he tested negative for the coronavirus.
As per SPS protocol, any newly-admitted inmate has to be segregated away from the wider prison populace for 14 days.
During that period, the inmate will be tested for Covid-19 twice.
That’s the reason why back then, even though Changi Prison had 4 Covid-19 cases, it wasn’t declared a cluster.
The 9 imported cases reported yesterday were all on SHN when they tested positive for coronavirus.
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One is a 1-year-old boy who arrived in Singapore last month. He holds a dependant pass and, in case you’re wondering why a one-year-old boy had to undergo the swab test, it’s because he’s a contact of a previous case.
Normally, children below the age of 12 do not have to undergo the swab test unless they are a contact of a previously-confirmed case.
Another imported case is a Singapore PR who returned to the country from India on 22 Jul 2020.
For the first time since 13 Jul 2020, a Covid-19 patient is now in the Intensive Care Unit in critical condition.
The average number of community cases per day has dropped from 5 (the week before) to 2 (over the past week).
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Similarly, the average number of unlinked cases per day has dropped from 3 (the week before) to 1 (over the past week).
A Trial Run
The Covid-19 pandemic has made us give up a lot of things.
Having class gatherings, going out to parties and religious congregations.
As the situation improves, however, we might start getting some of these things back.
On 3 Aug, the Ministry of Community, Culture and Youth (MCCY) said it’ll “pilot” an increase in the limit for congregational and other worship services from 50 to 100 people in some places.
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The pilot will extend to twelve religions in Singapore in the following locations:
Other worship locations that are not included in the list will keep to the current limit of 50 people with safe management measures in place.
For churches, mosques and gurdwaras, there must be two zones, each accommodating up to 50 people.
The zones must be separated by a physical barrier and different exits (or staggered exits) must be arranged for each zone.
For Buddhist, Taoist and Hindu temples, there must be no crowding or bunching of worshippers at the common areas and in the prayer halls.
Groups cannot mingle among each other and safe distancing must still be kept.
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You can find out more here.
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