China News Service, April 18, according to Reuters, on the 18th local time, the Singapore Ministry of Health said that the country has added 942 new cases of coronary artery pneumonia, a new high for a single day, with a total of 5,992 diagnoses and 11 deaths. people.
According to reports, the vast majority of the new cases are foreign workers, with only 14 local residents in Singapore. Crowded dormitory for foreign workers is facing a surge in spread.
On the same day, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said, "The next few days will be the key to anti-epidemic." He said that the number of confirmed cases in the labor dormitory is still increasing day by day. Fortunately, the vast majority of patients are younger, mostly mild, and the medical team will continue to pay attention to their health status.