Current Affairs
30 out of 40 imported COVID-19 cases announced on 25 Apr, linked to India

Yesterday (25 Apr), the Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed and verified that there were 40 imported cases of COVID-19. There were no new cases of locally transmitted infection.
The imported cases had already been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) upon arrival in Singapore, MOH said.
Amongst the 40 cases, 37 were asymptomatic.
According to MOH’s data, out of the 40, 21 were Indian nationals tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival. They are holders of the various passes and permits:
- Work Permit
- Work Pass
- Dependant’s Pass
- Student’s Pass
- Short Term Visit Pass
Of the 21, 14 had travelled directly from India, 5 through Nepal and 2 through Maldives.
In addition, 9 of the 10 PRs who were also found to have been infected had travelled directly from India.
MOH’s data shows that the the cases were confirmed on 24 and 25 Apr.
Last week, Singapore announced that it would ban all non-Singaporean and non-PR travellers who have been to India in the preceding two weeks.
They would be barred from entering Singapore from Friday (23 April) night starting at 11.59pm.
It said that the ban would be enforced until further notice.

- Labour2 days ago
Government forms work group to tackle illegal delivery work by foreigners, protect local platform workers
- Singapore7 days ago
SAF imposes safety pause after 30-year-old serviceman dies post-training at Maju Camp
- Community6 days ago
Man confronts wife and her lover at Sengkang car park, suffers injuries after trying to stop escape
- Politics6 days ago
PAP attacks Pritam Singh for Malaysian podcast interview, says ‘politics should stop at water’s edge’
- Singapore6 days ago
Halimah Yacob calls Israel’s actions ‘inhumane’ after over 400 Palestinians killed at Gaza aid sites
- Business3 days ago
MAS fines 9 financial institutions S$27.45 million over S$3 billion money‑laundering case
- Comments4 days ago
Workforce consultant challenges ‘upskill’ narrative, urges real answers on Singapore job market gaps
- Singapore3 days ago
69-year-old woman found dead in Changi flat following days of pungent smell