Singapore facing increasing likelihood of 'exponential rise' in COVID-19 cases, quick action needed: MOH
People wearing protective face masks in a public place on Jul 7, 2021, amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore. (File photo: Marcus Mark Ramos)
  • Health Risk Warnings will be sent out to people linked to COVID-19 clusters requiring them to be tested and to self-isolate
  • Frequency of rostered routine testing for people working in higher-risk industries to be increased from once a fortnight to once a week
  • Companies not subject to mandatory rostered routine testing will get eight antigen rapid test kits per employee for routine testing
Ang Hwee
Singapore facing increasing likelihood of 'exponential rise' in COVID-19 cases, quick action needed: MOH
People wearing protective face masks in a public place on Jul 7, 2021, amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore. (File photo: Marcus Mark Ramos)
  • Health Risk Warnings will be sent out to people linked to COVID-19 clusters requiring them to be tested and to self-isolate
  • Frequency of rostered routine testing for people working in higher-risk industries to be increased from once a fortnight to once a week
  • Companies not subject to mandatory rostered routine testing will get eight antigen rapid test kits per employee for routine testing

SINGAPORE: Singapore needs to “take quick action” to dampen the increasing likelihood of an “exponential rise” in COVID-19 cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday (Sep 6).

Speaking to reporters, Mr Lawrence Wong, co-chair of the COVID-19 multi-ministry task force, said the transmission rate of COVID-19 has to be slowed down.

06 Sep 2021 06:04PM (Updated: 07 Sep 2021 01:28AM)

SINGAPORE: Singapore needs to “take quick action” to dampen the increasing likelihood of an “exponential rise” in COVID-19 cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday (Sep 6).

Speaking to reporters, Mr Lawrence Wong, co-chair of the COVID-19 multi-ministry task force, said the transmission rate of COVID-19 has to be slowed down.