Health Ministry monitoring situation in Singapore, Omicron detected in the island republic, says DG


PETALING JAYA: Following news that Singapore has detected two cases of the new Covid-19 variant Omicron, the Health Ministry is monitoring the situation closely.

Its director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said additional testing to detect the presence of the new variant would also be increased, on top of arrival and pre-departure testing.

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