242 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including 1 in the community and six imported

SINGAPORE - There were 242 new coronavirus cases confirmed as of Friday noon , taking Singapore's total to 54,797.

The ministry provides the list of locations and times that infectious Covid-19 patients visited for at least 30 minutes to get those who were at these places at specific periods to monitor their health closely for two weeks from the date of their visit.The ministry has said that close contacts would already have been notified and that there is no need to avoid these places as they would have been cleaned, if needed.

They had been placed on stay-home notices upon arrival in Singapore from Kazakhstan and India on July 25, and were tested while serving their notices. The four imported patients, aged between 19 and 49, were confirmed to be positive on Wednesday and Thursday.MOH also said the inter-agency task force set up to support foreign workers and dormitory operators has been systematically and progressively clearing dormitories through aggressive testing of migrant workers residing in dorms.

MOH added that the average number of new daily cases in the community in a week has decreased from three cases two weeks ago to two in the past week.

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