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Singapore reports 1 new COVID-19 community case, first in more than 2 weeks
Office workers wearing face masks are seen near the financial business district in Singapore on Nov 23, 2020. (Photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman)
21 Dec 2020 05:13PM (Updated:
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SINGAPORE: A community case was discovered among the new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore on Monday (Dec 21), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.
This is the first community case reported in Singapore since Dec 5.
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The case, a 39-year-old Singaporean woman, was asymptomatic.
She was detected when she was tested for COVID-19 before a scheduled cruise trip. The next day, she was taken to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases, where her test returned positive for COVID-19 infection, said MOH.
Don t focus on herd immunity, vaccination should be comprehensive: COVID-19 panel expert Toggle share menu
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Don t focus on herd immunity, vaccination should be comprehensive: COVID-19 panel expert
Associate Professor Lim Poh Lian, an infectious diseases outbreak expert, dressed in personal protective equipment. (Photo courtesy of A/Prof Lim)
28 Dec 2020 10:25AM) Share this content
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SINGAPORE: Rather than aim for a certain percentage of the population to be inoculated to achieve COVID-19 herd immunity, Singapore should vaccinate as many people as possible.
In an interview with CNA, Associate Professor Lim Poh Lian, who is on the Expert Committee for COVID-19 Vaccination, said that it s a mistake to focus on percentages when it comes to COVID-19 vaccination.