Singapore reports 422 new Covid−19 cases, including 55 in the community

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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 422 new cases of COVID-19 as of noon on Thursday (Jun 11), including fifty−five cases in the community.

This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore to 39,387.

The majority of the cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in their daily preliminary release.

The sudden surge in cases in the community come from Woodgrove Primary School with the lower primary level. All students in the school are now being tested for coronavirus. As of this afternoon, MOE has reported 49 cases from the school and 6 others from the community. MOE is going to close the school for cleaning and students until Tuesday to ensure that the school is safe. If the virus spreads too much and the number goes higher than 100, MOE says they will resume the Circuit Breaker

CLINICAL SAFETY TRIALS, EBOLA DRUG APPROVED
Singapore-based company Tychan on Wednesday announced that it will start human clinical trials next week for a treatment that could slow down the progression of COVID-19 in patients.

The treatment would also help patients recover faster, and provide temporary protection against the coronavirus.

READ: Singapore company to start clinical safety trials in humans for potential COVID-19 treatment
READ: Ebola drug remdesivir conditionally approved for COVID-19 treatment in Singapore
Separately, antiviral drug remdesivir was also granted conditional approval by the Health Sciences Authority to be administered to COVID-19 patients in Singapore who are severely ill.

The drug, which was first created to treat Ebola, has been used as part of clinical trials in Singapore for COVID-19 patients.

Doctors can now use remdesivir to treat adult COVID-19 patients who require supplemental oxygen or require more intensive breathing support, such as the use of ventilators or life support machines.

Patients who have oxygen saturation levels of 94 per cent or less can also be given the antiviral drug.

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