In the wake of Singapore’s rising number of community cases, Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli urged the public to stay at home whenever possible and to avoid going out unless necessary.
He shared a post on Facebook:
“MOH has just announced 24 new COVID-19 community cases. “
“This is the highest daily number of community cases since July 2020. 17 of these cases are linked to the Changi Airport cluster, bringing the total number of cases in the cluster to 42. “
“This is worrying, especially since it is happening during the festive period. Many would have taken leave for a long weekend to go house visiting or simply to engage in outdoor activities.“
“I urge everyone to reconsider your plans given the latest development. Do try to stay at home and go out only if really necessary. As much as possible, try to connect with one another through online platforms. If you do need to be outside, do observe seriously the safe management measures.“
“Earlier this week, Minister Lawrence Wong had shared in Parliament that Singapore is on knife-edge, where the community cases can go either way over the next few weeks. This is especially worrying since the number of unlinked cases is growing and the cases in the cluster are expanding.“
“The experts agree too. They opined that it is up to us – whether we cooperate so that we control the increasing cases or clusters or we will end up with another round of circuit breaker given the highly infectious nature of the virus.“
“Let us all play our part diligently and continue to keep our family, and Singapore safe.“
Images source: Masagos Zulkifli Facebook and @sgdirtyfella on IG