Singapore reports 1,111 new coronavirus cases

WHO says Singapore is facing very difficult challenges but has the healthcare system to handle it

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Singapore said on Tuesday it had preliminarily confirmed 1,111 new coronavirus cases, taking the city-state’s total infections to 9,125.

The health ministry said most of the cases were migrant workers living in dormitories, a group that accounts for more than three quarters of the city-state’s total infections.













The World Health Organisation’s regional chief said on Tuesday that Singapore - which has the highest number of reported cases in Southeast Asia - is facing “very difficult challenges” from a recent surge in infections but has the healthcare system and risk management capacity to handle it.

The city-state recorded its biggest-ever daily jump in cases on Monday with 1,426 new infections.






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