Singapore reports 334 new COVID-19 cases, 3 community infections

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 334 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Wednesday , with three infections in the community, the Ministry of Health said in its preliminary update.Among the community infections, there are two Singaporeans or permanent residents and one work pass holder.

There are also four imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice upon their arrival in Singapore. The remaining cases reported on Wednesday are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories.READ: COVID-19: Singapore jobless rate hits 2.9 per cent, highest in more than a decade; Retrenchment more than doubles

According to preliminary data from the Ministry of Manpower earlier on Wednesday, Singapore's overall unemployment rate rose in the second quarter to its highest level in more than a decade, as retrenchments more than doubled and total employment declined amid the COVID-19 pandemic., while total employment plunged more than four-fold.

On Monday, President Halimah Yacob said that while the COVID-19 situation in Singapore has stabilised, the crisis is far from over.

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