Singapore reports 942 new COVID-19 cases in record daily jump
FILE PHOTO: People queue up to receive a free meal, during the coronavirus outbreak , in Singapore's Chinatown April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
- Singapore’s health ministry confirmed 942 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, a new daily record, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the city-state to 5,992. The vast majority of the new cases are of “work permit” holders living in foreign worker dormitories, the health ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
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