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This brings the total number of cases to 61,799.
There are 22 new cases of locally-transmitted Covid-19 infection, of whom 15 are linked to previous cases.
The remaining seven cases are unlinked.
Unlinked cases
Here are the details for the unlinked cases:
Case 63568 is a 47-year-old male Malaysia national who is currently unemployed. He was detected when he was tested on May 19 as part of our Rostered Routine Testing (RRT) of migrant workers.
On May 20, he developed a runny nose but did not seek medical attention. His RRT result came back positive for Covid-19 infection on May 21.
His earlier tests from RRT – the last being on May 5 – were all negative for Covid-19 infection. His serology test result is negative.
SINGAPORE - A second Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) (Junior) pupil was among the community cases announced on Friday (May 21), making him the first case of school-based Covid-19 transmission in Singapore.
Also among the community cases announced on Friday by the Ministry of Health (MOH) were a one-year-old toddler and an 11-year-old pupil.
In a statement early on Saturday, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said the cases at ACS (Junior) were a clear reminder to all of us and our stakeholders, especially our parents, that we need to work together to keep our schools safe .
MOE urged all parents to comply with its screening policy to keep children at home and inform their school immediately if any household members develop acute respiratory infections, or have reason to believe they might have been infected with Covid-19.
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