NUS don and two Bangladeshi workers among 8 new cases
Singapore
EIGHT more cases of the novel coronavirus - all with links to previous ones - were announced on Thursday, bringing the total number of infected people in Singapore to 58.
Five of the new cases are linked to the Grace Assembly of God church, including a 54-year-old National University of Singapore (NUS) professor, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Thursday.
The professor did not interact with colleagues and students after he fell ill.
The cluster is now linked to seven c…
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