SINGAPORE: Two community cases were among the 18 new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore as of noon on Thursday (May 6). Both cases are not linked to the cluster at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its preliminary daily update. The remaining 16 cases were imported and were placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, the ministry said. No new infections were reported in migrant workers’ dormitories. Details of the new cases will be released on Thursday night, said MOH. NEW COVID-19 CLUSTER REPORTED AT PASIR PANJANG TERMINAL PSA Singapore Port workers will be tested for COVID-19 infection after a new cluster was reported at Pasir Panjang Terminal on Wednesday. MOH said it will conduct “special testing operations” as a precautionary measure, after a trailer truck driver at Brani Terminal and Pasir Panjang Terminal tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. The 59-year-old Singaporean man is employed by GKE Express Logistics and was last at work on May 1. The man, identified as Case 62824, is linked to three previous dormitory cases, all of whom had been at Pasir Panjang Terminal for work. The three dormitory cases tested positive last month. PRE-EVENT TESTING FOR WORSHIP SERVICES People fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and those who… Read full this story
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