Wednesday, 03 Feb 2021 08:51 AM MYT
A user displays the TraceTogether token, used for contact tracing to prevent the spread of Covid-19 coronavirus in Singapore. AFP pic
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SINGAPORE, Feb 3 A Bill was passed yesterday to spell out how the Government can use contact-tracing data, with some Members of Parliament (MPs) calling for the police to be granted more powers over the use of such data.
Others raised concerns that using such data for criminal investigations would affect the take-up rate of contact-tracing programmes.
A total of 18 MPs and two political office-holders rose to speak during the debate, which lasted nearly five hours.
January 18, 2021
The two new Covid-19 cases in the community announced on Jan 17, 2021, are linked to the para-veterinarian who had earlier tested positive.
The Straits Times/ Gin Tay
SINGAPORE - The two community cases announced on Sunday (Jan 17) are linked to a Singapore Police Force para-veterinarian who was earlier confirmed to have Covid-19, to form a new cluster with four cases.
The first case, a 44-year-old Singaporean man, works as an administrative officer with the police at 2 Mowbray Road, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). He had a dry throat on Jan 7 but did not see a doctor.
The man was tested on Friday as part of the special testing operations by MOH at his workplace following his colleague s positive test.