Both Kong Hwa School (left) and Singapore Polytechnic each have four students who tested positive for Covid-19. - ST
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A total of 37 students from 25 schools have been infected with Covid-19 this month, including six new cases reported on Thursday (May 20).
This includes 15 cases linked to a cluster at the Learning Point tuition centre and another 11 to one at Changi Airport Terminal 3.
The affected schools range from pre-schools to primary and secondary schools, a madrasah, junior college and several institutes of higher learning.
The Learning Point cluster emerged after a 50-year-old Singaporean woman who teaches at its Parkway Centre branch tested positive for the virus on May 12. The cluster now has 28 cases.
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.
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.
3. St Andrew s Junior School
4. St Margaret s Primary School
5. St Stephen s School
6. Yio Chu Kang Primary School
7. Yu Neng Primary School
In the case of Yio Chu Kang Primary, pupils there are already on HBL, and this will be extended till May 28.
The MOE said that it is in contact with the schools to provide the necessary support, and is closely monitoring the well-being of pupils and staff identified as close contacts of confirmed cases.
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In a Facebook post, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said he shared the same concerns as parents over the recent cases related to schoolchildren. “Our immediate priority is to ring-fence the schools with confirmed cases to safeguard the well-being of our students and staff.”