7 new Covid-19 community cases in Singapore, lowest since May 10

Singapore

SINGAPORE on Friday reported seven community cases, two of which are currently unlinked, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).

It is the lowest number of community infections since May 10 when three cases were reported. The remaining five linked cases on Friday had already been placed under quarantine, said MOH.

There were also six imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore.

All of them are Singaporeans or permanent residents. No new cases from within workers' dormitories were reported.

The 13 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at noon on Friday take Singapore's total to 62,158. Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said officials will look again at the vaccination registration process to see how to minimise any errors after a 16-year-old boy was wrongly given a Moderna Covid-19 vaccine dose.

There will be also be extra layers of checks at all centres that offer the Moderna vaccine to ensure it is given to only those who are eligible, he added.

MOH staff have also been briefed thoroughly, Mr Chan said. The debrief covered both the online vaccination registration process as well as verification on site, he said.

"We have issued instructions, particularly to all the centres offering Moderna. It is less of an issue for the centres offering Pfizer ...

"We want to make sure that all the Moderna centres put in an extra layer of checks to make sure that whoever goes to the Moderna centres is eligible for the Moderna vaccine.

"But having said that, the final layer of checks must be on the ground, whereby prior to the vaccination, the staff will check and verify the IC number, the allergies, the age profile of the person coming in for the vaccination."

Mr Chan did not share any further details about the case, only saying that the teenager and his family are coping well. THE STRAITS TIMES