Singapore Daily Covid Update

[Joe Mahmood]

Omicron could lead Israel to herd immunity, health official says

JERUSALEM: Israel could reach herd immunity amid surging Omicron infections, its top health official said on Sunday (Jan 2), as the country approved the use of Merck & Co's molnupiravir anti-viral pill for COVID-19 patients. The highly transmissible Omicron variant has caused a wave of coronaviru

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429 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 155 Omicron infections confirmed

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 429 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Sunday (Jan 2), including 297 imported infections. There were no fatalities, and the death toll from coronavirus complications remains at 829, according to the latest infection statistics on the Ministry of Health's (MOH)

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MOH | News Highlights

Find speeches, press releases, forum replies and parliamentary Q&A.

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464 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 187 Omicron infections confirmed

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 464 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Monday (Jan 3), including 285 imported infections. There were no fatalities, with the country’s death toll remaining at 829, according to the latest infection statistics on the Minist

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842 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 438 Omicron infections confirmed

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 842 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Tuesday (Jan 4), including 502 imported infections. There were three fatalities, and the death toll from coronavirus complications taking the country's death toll from coronavirus complications to 832, according to the latest infe

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805 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 440 Omicron infections confirmed

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 805 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Wednesday (Jan 5), including 439 imported infections. There were two fatalities, and the death toll from coronavirus complications rose by two, taking the country's death toll from coronavirus complications t

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Singapore may have no choice but to tighten measures if COVID-19 spread amplified by 'unnecessary' risks: Lawrence Wong

SINGAPORE: Singapore may have no choice but to tighten measures if COVID-19 transmission is amplified by "unnecessary" risks and the healthcare system is overwhelmed, said multi-min

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813 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 365 Omicron infections confirmed

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 813 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Thursday (Jan 6), including 390 imported infections. There was one fatality, taking the country's death toll from coronavirus complications to 835, according to the latest infection statistics on the Ministry of Health's (MOH)

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777 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 535 Omicron infections confirmed

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 777 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (Jan 7), including 396 imported infections. There were two fatalities, taking the country's death toll from coronavirus complications to 837, according to the latest infection statistics on the Ministry of Health's (MOH)&nb

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IN FOCUS: Singapore-Malaysia VTLs a comfort for families seeking reunion but Omicron has other plans in store

It has been more than a month since air and land VTLs were launched between Singapore and Malaysia. CNA speaks to people across both sides of the border on the impact and how Omicron has disrupted the reopening.

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811 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 404 Omicron infections confirmed

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 811 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Saturday (Jan 8), including 544 imported infections. There were no fatalities, with the death toll from coronavirus complications remaining at 837, according to the latest infection statistics on the Ministry of Health's (MOH)

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845 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 327 Omicron infections confirmed

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 845 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Sunday (Jan 9), including 587 imported infections. There was one fatality, taking the country's death toll from coronavirus complications to 838, according to the latest infection statistics on the Ministry of Health's (MOH)

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Covid-19 infection growth rate edges up; 389 new Omicron cases

There were 750 new cases recorded, said MOH, down from 845 on Sunday. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

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846 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 438 Omicron infections confirmed

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 846 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Tuesday (Jan 11), including 400 imported infections. There were no fatalities, keeping the death toll from coronavirus complications at 838, according to the latest infection statistics on the Ministry of Health's (MOH)&

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About 2,600 Omicron infections imported into Singapore so far: S Iswaran

SINGAPORE: About 2,600 Omicron infections have been imported into Singapore so far, Transport Minister S Iswaran told Parliament on Monday (Jan 10). They account for 60 per cent of the

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882 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 797 Omicron infections confirmed

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 882 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Wednesday (Jan 12), including 396 imported infections. There was one fatality, taking the country's death toll from coronavirus complications to 839, according to the latest infection statistics on the Ministry of Healt

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960 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 549 Omicron infections confirmed

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 960 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Thursday (Jan 13), including 479 imported infections. There were no fatalities. The country's death toll from coronavirus complications remains at 839, according to the latest infection statistics on the Ministry of Health's...

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945 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 832 Omicron infections confirmed

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 945 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (Jan 14), including 363 imported infections. There was one fatality, taking the country's death toll from coronavirus complications to 840, according to the latest infection statisti

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956 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 692 Omicron infections confirmed

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 956 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Saturday (Jan 15), comprising 552 local infections and 404 imported ones. There were three fatalities, according to the latest infection statistics on the Ministry

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