SINGAPORE
4 new COVID-19 cases linked to Science Park cluster, including Filipino national
29 Feb 2020 08:10PM
(Updated: 29 Feb 2020 08:14PM)
SINGAPORE: Four new COVID-19 cases linked to the cluster at Wizlearn Technologies in Science Park have emerged, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Saturday (Feb 29).
The new cases, which include a domestic worker from the Philippines, brings the total number of infections in Singapore to 102.
Another three patients have been discharged (Cases 20, 68 and 75), bringing the number of recovered cases to 72.
Of the 30 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving, said the ministry. Seven are in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid19-singapore-update-feb-29-coronavirus-12485012
IRAN
Iran prepares to test ‘tens of thousands’ for COVID-19 as cases spike
By Jon Gambrell The Associated Press
Posted February 29, 2020 7:54 am
Iran is preparing for the possibility of “tens of thousands” of people getting tested for the new coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases spiked again Saturday, an official said, underscoring the fear both at home and abroad over the outbreak in the Islamic Republic.
The virus and the COVID-19 illness it causes have killed 43 people out of 593 confirmed cases in Iran, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said. He disputed a report by the BBC’s Persian service citing anonymous medical officials in Iran putting the death toll at over four times as much.
But the number of known cases versus deaths would put the virus’ death rate in Iran at over 7 per cent, much higher than other countries. That’s worried experts at the World Health Organization and elsewhere that Iran may be underreporting the number of cases now affecting it.
https://globalnews.ca/news/6612991/iran-coronavirus-testing/