China News Service, May 2nd, according to Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao" reported that on the 2nd local time, Singapore added 447 new crown cases, the lowest single-day increase in 17 days. At present, Singapore has accumulatively confirmed 17,548 cases.
According to preliminary statistics from the Ministry of Health in Singapore, as of noon on the 2nd, most of the new cases were holders of work permits living in guest dormitory. The four new cases were Singapore citizens or permanent residents.
According to previous reports, the Singapore Inter-departmental Inter-departmental Working Group announced at the press conference on the 2nd that four weeks after the implementation of the blocking measures, the number of new coronary pneumonia cases in foreign workers ’dorms remained high. However, considering that the dormitory area is under closed management and the number of cases in the community has dropped significantly, Singapore has decided to gradually relax some of its strict control measures on a weekly basis starting May 5. Some business activities can be resumed while maintaining a safe social distance, and graduate students and colleges and universities can resume classes on a small scale.