Coronavirus: Singapore to test thousands as unlinked infections rise; Malaysia reports record death toll
- Infections unlinked to current clusters have continued to rise in Singapore, including at the airport and a college
- Meanwhile, health experts are warning of imminent vaccine shortages in Bangladesh after virus variants were detected
Three Changi Airport employees and a junior college student were among those who registered positive for the virus in recent days, the health ministry said late on Saturday. The government will expand testing to all workers at two of the airport’s terminals and its Jewel shopping centre, and all students, staff and visitors at the junior college.
Singapore has seen 10 cases per week of unlinked cases in the community in the past two weeks, the government said on Saturday. On Sunday, it reported an additional 10 new infections, five of which were unlinked to previous cases.
The Ministry of Education said about 2,200 people associated with Victoria Junior College will undergo swab tests by Monday, while just over 100 people who are close contacts will be quarantined.
The health ministry did not provide the number of people who will be tested at Changi Airport Terminal 1 and Terminal 3, and Jewel. There was no immediate reply to emails to the ministry outside of business hours seeking those figures.