SINGAPORE, Dec 27 (Xinhua): Singapore reported 280 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday day, bringing the total tally in the country to 278,044.
There were also three fatalities, taking the country's death toll from coronavirus complications to 825, according to the latest infection statistics on the Ministry of Health's (MOH) website.
Monday's case count was up from the 209 infections reported on Sunday.
Among the new cases reported on Monday, 146 were locally transmitted, comprising 141 in the community and five in migrant workers' dormitories.
Separately, MOH's website also showed that 101 new Omicron variant infections were confirmed on Monday, comprising 79 imported cases and 22 local cases.
The weekly infection growth rate on Monday was 0.62, up from Sunday's 0.58. This refers to the ratio of community cases for the past week over the week before.
The growth rate has also remained below 1 since Nov 13.
As of Sunday, 96 per cent of Singapore's eligible population have completed their full vaccination regimen under the national vaccination programme.
About 37 per cent of the total population have received their vaccine booster shots.
From Feb. 1, 2022, Singapore will make vaccination a condition for the approval of new applications for and renewal of existing long-term passes, work passes, as well as permanent residences.
In addition, with the increasing global spread of Omicron, travel restrictions that had been instituted earlier will be updated.
Singapore will end travel restrictions against Botswana, Eswatini, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe beginning at midnight Sunday (Dec 26).
All passengers with 14-day travel history to the countries listed above will be allowed to enter and transit through Singapore, and will be subjected to border measures for Category IV countries/regions, said the ministry. - Xinhua
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