Most of Singapore's new cases are linked to infection clusters in dormitories that house foreign workers from other Asian countries.
Global cases: More than 2.39 millionMost cases reported: United States , Spain , Italy , France , and Germany .All times below are in Beijing time.Singapore reported 596 new cases of Covid-19 as of noon local time on April 19. Most of them are linked to infection clusters in dormitories that house foreign workers — typically men from other Asian countries who carry out labor-intensive construction jobs to support their families back home.
The total number of infections worldwide has risen to 2,394,291 and at least 164,938 people have died from the disease, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. India, which is in an extended period of lockdown until May 3, has reported more than 17,600 cases and 559 deaths, Hopkins data showed. —6:31 pm: US tops more than 750,000 cases as Trump says he will use DPA to increase medical swabs
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