SINGAPORE, 28 April 2020:
Singapore today confirmed another 528 new cases of Covid-19 infections, of which only eight cases involved Singaporeans or Permanent Residents.
In a statement here, the republic’s Ministry of Health (MoH) said the ‘vast majority of the cases were attributed to foreign workers residing in dormitories.
The latest figures bring the tally for the republic to 14,951 cases.
In a detailed statement issued late last night, MoH said the number of new cases in the community has decreased, from an average of 29 cases per day in the week before, to an average of 20 per day in the past week.
The ministry said the number of unlinked cases in the community has also decreased, from an average of 19 cases per day in the week before, to an average of 13 per day in the past week.
Singapore’s stricter circuit breaker measures which kicked in on April 7 has been extended to June 1 from the initial end date of May 4.
A total of 415 new cases of Covid-19 and eight more fatalities have been reported in Indonesia, bringing the tally to 9,511 positive cases and 773 deaths, the government said today.
The Indonesian government spokesman on Covid-19, Achmad Yurianto, said there were still 20,428 patients under surveillance for Covid-19.
“In the 24-hour period between noon yesterday and noon today, eight fatalities were reported, raising the death toll to 773.”
Jakarta province has reported the most number of deaths at 370, followed by Jawa Timur at 90, Jawa Barat at 79 and other provinces.
– Bernama