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Singapore reports 481 new cases; all foreigners

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Singapore: Singapore reported 481 new COVID-19 cases, all foreigners, on Sunday as the nationwide tally of the infections touched 50,369, the health ministry said.
Of the new cases, 476 are migrant workers living in dormitories, while five community cases reported are also foreigners holding work passes, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
There are also four imported cases, who had been placed on stay-home notice upon their arrival in Singapore.
On Thursday, the MOH said the average number of new daily cases in the community in a week has decreased from nine cases two weeks ago to seven in the past week.
Meanwhile, two of the six imported cases reported on Saturday were permanent residents here who had returned from India on July 12 and from the UK on July 10.
The remaining four imported patients are dependant’s pass holders who arrived from India between July 11 and July 13, including a three-year-old boy, an Indian national who had no symptoms.
Human trials for a COVID-19 vaccine could begin in Singapore as early as this week, involving 108 healthy volunteers of various ages, reported The Sunday Times. (PTI)

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