With India set to kick off Lockdown 4.0 from tomorrow, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases globally has topped 25 million.
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WHO re-emphasises importance of COVID-19 testing
The global health body on Thursday recommended active testing of people who have been exposed to the virus even if they don’t show symptoms.
94 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on August 28, including four in the community
There are also 10 imported cases, who had all been placed on Stay-Home Notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.
77 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on August 27, including two in the community
Additionally, there are 5 imported cases, who had all been placed on Stay-Home Notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.
60 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on August 26, including 3 in the community
Additionally, there are 10 imported cases, who had all been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.
31 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on August 25 – lowest daily case count since March
Among the new cases, there are no cases in the community and only one imported case, who had been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.
NTU disburses SDGD1.5 million worth of financial aid to students impacted by COVID-19
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has disbursed SGD1.5 million in financial support to assist students facing hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New COVID-19 cluster at Sungei Tengah Lodge dormitory, 4800 workers issued Stay-Home Notice: MOM
As of August 23, a total of 58 cases have been linked to a cluster at Sungei Tengah Lodge. All 58 cases were asymptomatic.
51 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on August 24, including one case in the community
Additionally, there are 7 imported cases, who had all been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.
COVID-19 and the migrant worker issues in India: In conversation with Mukta Naik
Naik focuses her work on understanding the links between Internal Migration and Urbanization in the Indian context and is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Erasmus University, Rotterdam.
