[Sent by Gov.sg]

COVID-19: 4 Apr Update

New imported cases: 6 [Travelled from Europe, North America, South America and ASEAN]

New local cases: 69 [40 linked to previous cases or clusters, 29 currently unlinked]

Total cases in Singapore: 1,189
Discharged today: 15
Total discharged: 297
Total remaining in Hospital: 500

Most in hospital stable or improving. 26 in ICU.

Go.gov.sg/moh4apr

[Sent by Gov.sg – 5 Apr]

COVID-19: Keeping our seniors safe

Our seniors are the most vulnerable group
👵 Many have weaker immunity
👴 More likely to have other health conditions
😷 Have higher risk of severe illness and death from the virus

💜 To our Seniors
- Stay at home as much as possible
- Don’t go to the market
- Ask someone for help with your marketing and essentials
- If you have to go out, wear a mask

💙 For those with seniors in the family
- Help the seniors with their marketing and essentials
- If you are unwell, do not visit or go near to seniors

❤️ The health of all depends on each one of us.

Singapore residents returning from ASEAN countries, France, India and Switzerland must self-isolate at dedicated facilities

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid19-shn-asean-france-india-switzerland-imported-community-12610172

Singapore sees record daily spike of 120 COVID-19 cases, 'significant number' linked to workers' dormitories

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid19-singapore-record-daily-spike-120-new-cases-workers-dorms-12611132

Here's how our seniors can stay safe, and how you can help protect them from COVID-19.

[Sent by Gov.sg - 5 Apr]

COVID-19: Protecting our Foreign Workers (FWs)

Rising cases in FW dorms
- Particularly in S11 Dormitory@Punggol, Westlite (Toh Guan) dormitory

Both dorms gazetted as isolation areas to avoid further spread to other dorms and community

Protecting FWs who are well
- FWs who are symptomatic have already been isolated
- All FWs in both dorms will not go to work
- Activities and interactions between FWs in both dorms minimised
- Efforts under way to reduce density of dorms

All affected FWs in both dorms will be taken care of
- Will continue to be paid salaries
- Daily meals provided; also essentials like masks, thermometers, hand sanitisers; digital connectivity
- Employers can claim $100 daily allowance
- Onsite medical support

Advisory to all Dorm Operators
- Maintain high hygiene standards
- Adhere to safe distancing measures
- Unwell FWs should not work, see a doctor immediately

Go.gov.sg/apr5moh

[Sent by Gov.sg]

COVID-19: 5 Apr Update

New imported cases: 4

New local cases: 116 [50 linked to existing clusters, contact tracing ongoing for remaining 66]

Total cases in Singapore: 1,309
Discharged today: 23
Total discharged: 320
Total remaining in Hospital: 569

Most in hospital stable or improving. 25 in ICU.

Go.gov.sg/moh5apr

Do your part for contact tracing
- Download TraceTogether App to help contact tracers determine if you have been exposed to virus
- Keep your taxi receipts for 1 month to help contact tracing team, if you or your driver is infected
Go.gov.sg/traceapp

The health of all depends on each one of us.

COVID-19: Essential healthcare and public services will continue from 7 Apr to 4 May

Healthcare services that will continue to be available:
✅ Hospitals, polyclinics, PHPCs and renal dialysis centres 🏥
✅ Non-PHPC clinics, specialist, dental, Traditional Chinese Medicine clinics
- open for essential services only
👉 to offer tele-consultations where possible

✅ Residential and home-based community care services 👩‍⚕
- Home personal care scaled down to serve only seniors with inadequate family support

✅ Blood donation services 🩸
- make an appointment, so donors can be spaced out for safe distancing

More:
Go.gov.sg/circuitbreaker-health

Hi 👋

At 2pm today (6 April), a third round of support measures will be announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Mr Heng Swee Keat in Parliament, to help tide businesses, workers and households through the COVID-19 outbreak.

The new ”Solidarity Budget” will be announced less than two weeks after DPM Heng unveiled an unparalleled S$48 billion package of measures in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

👉 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2915826915122481&id=195137123858154&_tn_=%2As%2As-R

Tune into DPM Heng Swee Keat’s Solidarity Budget announcement later at 2PM today, where he will announce additional support for workers, businesses and households, to help tide them through this period.

#SGUnited 🇸🇬

📺 Catch the ‘live’ broadcast on CNA, on CNA938, and on Mediacorp’s meWATCH interactive service (www.mewatch.sg).