Of them, 15 are local cases in the community. Eleven are linked to previous cases, among whom eight have already been placed on quarantine. Fifteen remaining cases are imported.
The ministry noted that the number of new cases in the community has decreased from 196 in the week before to 137 in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also decreased from 46 in the week before to 23 in the past week.Of the 36 active clusters, the largest is Changi Airport's 108-case cluster, followed byChevy’s Bar and Bistro cluster, 4 in total:58-year-old Singaporean woman who works at the bar and was confirmed have COVID-19 on 25 May.
The first case linked to the cluster, one of two first identified on Wednesday, is a 31-year-old Singaporean man who is employed by the company as a cleaner at Changi Business Park. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 on 19 May. All imported cases were already placed on the stay-home notice upon their arrival here and were tested while serving the notice.
From 11.59pm on 29 May, the pre-departure testing requirement will also be extended to all Singapore residents. This means Singaporeans and PRs entering or transiting through Singapore, except for those who have stayed in lower-risk countries or regions throughout the last 21 days before departure for Singapore, will need to present a valid negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours before departure for Singapore.
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