The last six days have been a rollercoaster ride.
After a relaxation of measures, the KTV cluster happened, a cruise ship turned back to Singapore due to a COVID-19 case, a driving centre was closed for two weeks and a fishing port is now designated as a COVID-19 cluster.
Whether any of these clusters are linked to satay is unknown, but it appears that the satay assistant is no longer the hero in this latest outbreak.
All Fishmongers in All Markets Will be Tested for COVID-19; MOH Urges People Not to Crowd in Wet Markets
According to The Straits Times, long queues have emerged in wet markets after news of Jurong Fishery Port’s closure broke.
That’s understandable, considering that there are only two fishing ports in Singapore.
MOH has mentioned that there are 7 positive cases in Jurong Fishery Port, which led to its closure until 31 July.
All people who worked at the Jurong Fishery Port between 3 July to 16 July have already been placed on quarantine. Special Testing Ops are ongoing for all visitors to the Port during that period.
In a new update, MOH said that there has been spread from the Jurong Fishery Port to Hong Lim Market, and there is a risk of transmission of the virus to other markets.
As a precautionary measure, MOH has arranged with the National Environment Agency to test fishmongers from all markets at the test centres and distribute Antigen Rapid Test kits to them, so that they can continue to monitor themselves. Details on this will be released shortly.
In addition, MOH also advises all visitors to the wet markets to avoid crowds and to do your marketing during off-peak hours, or at supermarkets.
As of 12pm today (17 Jul), the MOH has preliminarily confirmed 68 new cases of COVID-19 infection.
60 of them are community cases, and 5 are currently unlinked. 29 cases belong to the KTV cluster.
This brings the total number of cases in Singapore to 62,981.
As of yesterday, 184 cases are currently warded in hospital. Most are well and under observation. There are currently 7 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen supplementation, and 1 in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU).
As of 15 July 2021, we have administered a total of 6,570,666 doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the national vaccination programme. The total number of doses administered was 6,570,666, covering 4,096,705 individuals. 2,545,838 individuals have completed the full vaccination regimen, consisting of 71,877 recovered persons who received at least one dose and 2,473,961 who received their second dose.
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