4 new COVID-19 infections in Singapore, all imported

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported four new COVID-19 infections as of noon on Friday (Nov 27), all imported cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).

All of them were placed on stay-home notice upon arrival and were tested while serving their notice, the ministry said. Three cases were asymptomatic.

Among the four imported cases, one is a Singaporean who returned from India, while two are Singapore permanent residents who arrived from India and Indonesia. 

The remaining case is a work permit holder who also arrived from India.  

SEVEN MORE DISCHARGED

Seven more COVID-19 cases have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 58,111 have fully recovered from the infection.

There are currently 31 cases who are still in hospital. Of these, most are stable or improving, and one is in a critical condition in the intensive care unit. 

Another 29 people are isolated and cared for at community facilities. These are cases who have mild symptoms, or are clinically well but still test positive for COVID-19. 

Singapore's tally of COVID-19 cases stands at 58,199 as of Friday, with the death toll at 28.

SEOUL GARDEN AT TAMPINES MALL CLOSED

After more than two weeks without any local infections, Singapore reported a community case on Thursday. The 32-year-old Singaporean man had dinner at Seoul Garden at Tampines Mall a few days before he tested positive.

The man dined in with 12 family members who occupied three tables, prompting the restaurant to close on Friday for cleaning and disinfecting.

"Every effort has been made to assure our customers that the restaurant is safe for dining and to offer them peace of mind when we reopen the outlet tomorrow," said general manager of Seoul Garden Group Garry Lam in a statement on Friday. 

Among those at the dinner was his two-year-old niece who was issued a medical certificate from Nov 20 to Nov 24 for runny nose. She has since tested negative for COVID-19.

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MOH said on Thursday that investigations are ongoing to assess if safe management measures were breached at the restaurant.

All the identified close contacts of the case have been isolated and placed on quarantine. They will be tested at the start and end of their quarantine period.

"We will also conduct serological tests on his household and family contacts to determine if he could have been infected by them," said the ministry.

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