Risk Assessment Report – 30 november 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 30 november 2020
Rapid Risk Assessment
November 30, 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 30 november 2020
Time Period Covered November 30, 2020 - November 30, 2020
- Worldwide, there have been over 62.9 million cases and more than 1.46 million deaths attributed to COVID-19.
- All new cases in Singapore were imported. Since early October, case activity has largely been limited to single digits, with the vast majority of incidence attributed to foreign travel. The country had experienced almost 14 consecutive days without registering local transmission of the SARS-CoV-2, until one case was reported on November 26. The incident involved a 32- year-old service engineer, previously unlinked to any cases. Prior to testing positive, the individual had dinner with 12 family members at a restaurant in Tampines Mall, which has since prompted the entire centre to close temporarily, pending investigation. All close contacts of the case have been isolated and placed under quarantine. Earlier this week, the Ministry of Health formally announced the closure of a COVID-19 cluster in a foreign worker dormitory, following two incubation periods with no evidence of disease activity. With this announcement, no active clusters exist in Singapore for the first time since February 3, 2020. Following a recent surge of cases in Hong Kong -- including 13 of untraceable origin -- the planned bubble between Singapore and Hong Kong (which entailed quarantine-free travel slated to begin on November 22) has been postponed for at least two weeks. As part of the program, both countries had agreed to temporarily suspend the program if the number of local, unknown cases exceeded five on a seven-day rolling average (Hong Kong is currently recording ~4). An uptick of recently imported cases in Singapore has also prompted the government to tighten travel restrictions on select countries. As of November 28, individuals with a travel history to Malaysia, Japan, Finland, or Turkey over the past two weeks will be required to serve a 14-day quarantine at designated facilities; this was shifted from 7 to 14-day quarantine at a home residence. To boost domestic tourism in the country, the government will be granting each citizen aged 18 and over with S$100 worth of SingapoRediscovers vouchers that can be redeemed for staycations, attraction tickets, and tours as of December 1.
- According to Bogor Deputy Regent, COVID-19 hospitals in Bogor Regency, West Java, have shown a rapid increase in patient intake. According to the government official, several hospitals have reached full capacity and some are 75% occupied, exceeding the World Health Organization’s (WHO) suggestion of 60% capacity. The occupancy rate increased in the wake of a series of mass gatherings centered around the return of Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab from self-exile in Saudi Arabia, as well as a long weekend in late October. These factors have also contributed to the rising number of daily COVID-19 cases since the sixth phase of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB). He expressed his concerns that the regency was unable to control the spread of the virus. Bogor regency extended PSBB measures for another 28 days. Indonesia Health Ministry reported 6,267 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday (November 29), bringing the total number of cases nationwide to 534,266. • Myanmar government has further extended the country’s COVID-19 preventive measures until December 15 as the number of cases continues to increase in the country.
Risk Assessment Report – 30 november 2020