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SINGAPORE: Twenty-one COVID-19 community cases were reported in Singapore as of noon on Monday (May 17), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.
Ten cases were linked to previous infections, while 11 had no links to other cases. Six of the 21 cases had been placed on quarantine earlier, said the ministry.
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There were also seven imported cases, who had already been placed on stay-home notice upon their arrival in Singapore.
Over the last two days, several tuition centres in Singapore have had students and staff testing positive for Covid-19. Some of them will be moving their classes online.
Private tuition and enrichment centres are allowed to continue operations under Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) from May 16, but are strongly encouraged to move lessons online during this period of heightened risk , said the Ministry of Education (MOE) in a May 15 press release.
Tuition centres moving classes online
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Case 63131, a 50-year-old private tutor at Learning Point tuition centre, was confirmed to have Covid-19 on May 12, and reported as an unlinked case on May 13.
SINGAPORE - There were 49 new Covid-19 cases, including 38 in the community, as at Sunday noon (May 16), said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Of the community cases, 18 are currently unlinked. Thirteen of the community cases had already been placed under quarantine earlier.
There are no new cases in the workers dormitories.
There were also 11 imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, said the ministry.
Of these, five are returning Singaporeans or permanent residents.
The new cases take Singapore s total to 61,585. More details will be announced on Sunday night.
In a Facebook post, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, who is co-chair of the Covid-19 multi-ministry task force, said that the situation remains fluid and that measures will be reviewed and updated based on the latest public health situation.
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