• There were 31 Covid-19 cases reported on June 2
• Of these, 24 were in the community, five of which had no links to past cases
• There were seven imported cases and none in migrant workers’ dormitories
• A new cluster has emerged at the Mindsville@Napiri housing facility for people with intellectual disability
• The number of cases with no known links in the community has also gone down from 30 in the week before to 27 in the past week

SINGAPORE — A healthcare assistant at Grace Lodge nursing home, a worker at a Singapore Pools outlet at NTUC FairPrice supermarket in Clementi, as well as a homemaker were three of five cases with no known sources of infection reported on Wednesday (June 2).

The other two were detected through special testing operations at three separate public housing blocks in Hougang and Yishun.  

The five were part of 24 cases in the community, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.

Another seven were imported, making up a total of 31 cases confirmed on Wednesday.

NTUC FairPrice said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that it closed the Clementi Avenue 3 branch on Tuesday after the employee tested positive. All staff members at the branch have been put on leave of absence and will undergo swab tests.

A new cluster has emerged at the Mindsville@Napiri housing facility for people with intellectual disability. It now has five confirmed cases though another 22 cases have tested preliminarily positive for the coronavirus.   

The cluster from cleaning solutions provider Hong Ye Group now has 25 cases after three more people were linked to it.

One more case was linked to the Changi Prison Complex cluster, which now has 15 cases.

Another infection was linked to the Chevy’s Bar and Bistro cluster, which now has seven cases.

Overall, the number of new cases in the community has gone down from 165 in the week before to 126 in the past week.

The number of cases with no known links in the community has also gone down from 30 in the week before to 27 in the past week.

MOH added that it has been monitoring existing clusters for any further transmission.

“As there have been no more cases linked to the Tuas South Community Care Facility cluster for the past two incubation periods, the cluster has now been closed,” it said.

NEW UNLINKED CASES IN THE COMMUNITY

• A 43-year-old Singaporean woman who works in an administrative role at Changi Prison Complex and had last gone to work on March 2. She was detected as part of MOH’s mandatory testing of residents of Blocks 501 and 507 on Hougang Avenue 8

• An 80-year-old Singaporean woman who is a retiree. The woman’s infection was detected through testing operations at Block 745, Yishun Street 72, for residents

• A 22-year-old Myanmar national who works as a healthcare assistant at Grace Lodge nursing home

• A 36-year-old Vietnamese woman who is a homemaker

• A 61-year-old Singaporean woman who works at a Singapore Pools lottery outlet in NTUC FairPrice on Clementi Avenue 3 and had last gone to work on May 26

CASES AT MINDSVILLE@NAPIRI CLUSTER

• A 30-year-old female Filipino nursing aide 

• A 55-year-old Singaporean woman 

• A 64-year-old Singaporean woman 

• A 47-year-old Singaporean woman

The three Singaporean women are residents at the home, MOH said.

NEW CASES LINKED TO HONG YE GROUP CLUSTER

• A 52-year-old Singaporean woman who is a homemaker

• A four-year-old Singaporean boy who goes to The Spark Playhouse at Block 406, Hougang Avenue 10

• A nine-year-old Singaporean boy who is a student at Fu Hua Primary School and had last gone to school on May 18

CHANGI PRISON COMPLEX CLUSTER

Another inmate — a 46-year-old Singaporean man — has been linked to this cluster.

NEW CASE LINKED TO CHEVY’S BAR AND BISTRO CLUSTER

A 30-year-old Malaysian woman who is a massage therapist at Zenith Healing@La Maison De Ja, located at the People’s Park Centre, is traced to infected persons from this cluster.

NEW CASE LINKED TO NTUC FOODFARE CLUSTER

A 20-year-old Vietnamese woman who works as a kitchen assistant at NTUC Foodfare coffee shop at 308 Anchorvale Road. The cluster now has 10 cases.

CASES NOW LINKED TO PAST INFECTIONS

• A 61-year-old Singaporean man who works as a technician at Gleneagles Hospital

• A 36-year-old permanent resident who works as a senior executive at business management consultant firm ICFC and who has been working from home

• A 61-year-old Singaporean woman who is a canteen vendor at Greenwood Primary School and had last gone to work on May 18

• A 39-year-old Singaporean man who works at interior design firm Versaform

• A 93-year-old Singaporean woman who is a retiree

• A 28-year-old Singaporean man who works at Typo stationery and novelty shop at Westgate mall

• A three-year-old Singaporean boy who goes to PCF Sparkletots Preschool (Kreta Ayer – Kim Seng) and was last in the centre on May 14

• A 71-year-old Singaporean woman who works as a stall assistant at 328 Katong Laksa Tiong Bahru Plaza and was last at work on May 27

• A 24-year-old Malaysian man who works as a barber at Atatcutz Singapore at 348 Bedok Road

IMPORTED CASES

The seven new cases were all placed on stay-home notice upon their arrival here, MOH said.

They were:

• Two Singaporeans and four permanent residents who returned from India and the United Arab Emirates

• One long-term visit pass holder who came from India

UPDATE ON REMAINING CASES

The total number of infections in Singapore is now 62,100.

Of these, 61,523 people have fully recovered and been discharged, including 42 on Wednesday.

There are still 216 patients in hospitals. Of these, most are stable or improving, and two are in critical condition.

Another 328 patients are isolated at community facilities. They have mild symptoms or are clinically well but still tested positive for Covid-19.

Thirty-three people have died from complications due to the disease.