Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore (2023)
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The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore in 2023.
January
Day | New cases | New recoveries | New deaths | Active cases | In ICU | Total deaths | Total recovered | Total cases | Ref. | ||
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Local | Imported | Total | |||||||||
1 | 414 | 128 | 542 | 1,083 | - | 3,020 | 2 | 1,711 | 2,198,025 | 2,202,756 | [1] |
2 | 305 | 85 | 390 | 968 | 1 | 2,441 | 2 | 1,712 | 2,198,993 | 2,203,146 | |
3 | 438 | 118 | 556 | 820 | - | 2,177 | 3 | 1,712 | 2,199,813 | 2,203,702 | |
4 | 1,166 | 369 | 1,535 | 597 | - | 3,115 | 3 | 1,712 | 2,200,410 | 2,205,237 | |
5 | 710 | 206 | 916 | 429 | - | 3,602 | 3 | 1,712 | 2,200,839 | 2,206,153 | [2] |
6 | 657 | 176 | 833 | 621 | - | 3,814 | 2 | 1,712 | 2,201,460 | 2,206,986 | |
7 | 564 | 120 | 684 | 1,493 | - | 3,005 | 2 | 1,712 | 2,202,953 | 2,207,670 | |
8 | 481 | 65 | 546 | 852 | 1 | 2,698 | 3 | 1,713 | 2,203,805 | 2,208,216 | |
9 | 323 | 62 | 385 | 801 | 1 | 2,281 | 2 | 1,714 | 2,204,606 | 2,208,601 | |
10 | 819 | 91 | 910 | 642 | - | 2,549 | 2 | 1,714 | 2,205,248 | 2,209,511 | |
11 | 523 | 75 | 598 | 525 | 3 | 2,619 | 3 | 1,717 | 2,205,773 | 2,210,109 | |
12 | 465 | 59 | 524 | 424 | - | 2,719 | 3 | 1,717 | 2,206,197 | 2,210,633 | |
13 | 446 | 52 | 498 | 923 | - | 2,294 | 3 | 1,717 | 2,207,120 | 2,211,131 | |
14 | 378 | 37 | 415 | 617 | - | 2,092 | 3 | 1,717 | 2,207,737 | 2,211,546 | |
15 | 287 | 22 | 309 | 505 | - | 1,896 | 3 | 1,717 | 2,208,242 | 2,211,855 | |
16 | 255 | 21 | 276 | 497 | - | 1,675 | 2 | 1,717 | 2,208,739 | 2,212,131 | |
17 | 504 | 49 | 553 | 449 | - | 1,779 | 2 | 1,717 | 2,209,188 | 2,212,684 | |
18 | 384 | 23 | 407 | 368 | 1 | 1,817 | 1 | 1,718 | 2,209,556 | 2,213,091 | |
19 | 311 | 33 | 344 | 295 | 1 | 1,865 | 1 | 1,719 | 2,209,851 | 2,213,435 | [3] |
20 | 328 | 32 | 360 | 617 | 1 | 1,607 | 1 | 1,720 | 2,210,468 | 2,213,795 | |
21 | 249 | 20 | 269 | 449 | - | 1,427 | 1 | 1,720 | 2,210,917 | 2,214,064 | |
22 | 154 | 16 | 170 | 359 | - | 1,238 | 2 | 1,720 | 2,211,276 | 2,214,234 | |
23 | 72 | 6 | 78 | 344 | - | 972 | 1 | 1,720 | 2,211,620 | 2,214,312 | |
24 | 113 | 12 | 125 | 292 | - | 805 | 1 | 1,720 | 2,211,912 | 2,214,437 | |
25 | 157 | 7 | 164 | 196 | - | 773 | 1 | 1,720 | 2,212,108 | 2,214,601 | |
26 | 437 | 71 | 508 | 121 | - | 1,160 | 1 | 1,720 | 2,212,229 | 2,215,109 | |
27 | 336 | 82 | 418 | 177 | - | 1,401 | 2 | 1,720 | 2,212,406 | 2,215,527 | |
28 | 302 | 60 | 362 | 200 | - | 1,563 | 2 | 1,720 | 2,212,606 | 2,215,889 | |
29 | 242 | 54 | 296 | 471 | 1 | 1,387 | 1 | 1,721 | 2,213,077 | 2,216,185 | |
30 | 199 | 74 | 273 | 394 | 1 | 1,265 | - | 1,722 | 2,213,471 | 2,216,458 | |
31 | 510 | 142 | 652 | 318 | - | 1,599 | - | 1,722 | 2,213,789 | 2,217,110 |
- 4 January: Eligible individuals of all age groups can walk into any vaccination centre without booking an appointment.[4]
- 9 January: In the wake of China's reopening, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung announced that travelers from China to Singapore would not be required to undergo pre-departure COVID-19 testing.[5]
- 16 January: The Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty vaccine will be available to children aged six months to four years.[4]
February
Day | New cases | New recoveries | New deaths | Active cases | In ICU | Total deaths | Total recovered | Total cases |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
From 1 February, the weekly situation report will be discontinued. | ||||||||
1 | 465 | 305 | - | 1,759 | - | 1,722 | 2,214,094 | 2,217,575 |
2 | 475 | 283 | - | 1,951 | - | 1,722 | 2,214,377 | 2,218,050 |
3 | 458 | 637 | - | 1,772 | - | 1,722 | 2,215,014 | 2,218,508 |
4 | 373 | 446 | - | 1,699 | - | 1,722 | 2,215,460 | 2,218,881 |
5 | 299 | 453 | - | 1,545 | - | 1,722 | 2,215,913 | 2,219,180 |
6 | 251 | 446 | - | 1,350 | 1 | 1,722 | 2,216,359 | 2,219,431 |
7 | 631 | 363 | - | 1,618 | - | 1,722 | 2,216,722 | 2,220,062 |
8 | 472 | 270 | - | 1,820 | - | 1,722 | 2,216,992 | 2,220,534 |
9 | 465 | 303 | - | 1,982 | - | 1,722 | 2,217,295 | 2,220,999 |
10 | 439 | 607 | - | 1,814 | - | 1,722 | 2,217,902 | 2,221,438 |
11 | 324 | 512 | - | 1,626 | - | 1,722 | 2,218,414 | 2,221,762 |
12 | 244 | 468 | - | 1,402 | 1 | 1,722 | 2,218,882 | 2,222,006 |
From 13 February, daily reports on COVID-19 infection statistics will be discontinued.[6] |
- 9 February:
- MOH announced that from 13 February, the DORSCON level would be lowered to Green; mask-wearing would no longer be mandatory on public transport and some healthcare and residential care settings (but would still be required for hospital wards, clinics and nursing homes). The Multi-ministry Task Force (MTF) would also be stood down.[7]
- MOH announced that all COVID-19 border restrictions would be lifted from 13 February onwards.[8]
- It was announced that from 1 March, COVID-19 guidelines for worker dormitories would be recalibrated to align with those for the community.[9]
- Users of TraceTogether may uninstall the app and return any physical tokens from 13 February onwards, with community centers ceasing issuing of tokens. The use of SafeEntry by businesses will also cease.[10]
References
- ^ "4 January 2023 Daily Report on COVID-19" (PDF). moh.gov.sg. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "18 January 2023 Daily Report on COVID-19" (PDF). moh.gov.sg. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "1 February 2023 Daily Report on COVID-19" (PDF). moh.gov.sg. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ a b "All can walk in for Covid-19 jabs at vaccination centres from Jan 4 | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Lim, Vanessa (9 January 2023). "No pre-departure COVID-19 tests for travellers from China as severe cases can originate from anywhere: Ong Ye Kung". Channel Newsasia. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "COVID-19 Statistics". MOH. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Lim, Vanessa; Mohan, Matthew (9 February 2023). "Mask-wearing no longer mandatory on public transport from Feb 13, as Singapore steps down COVID-19 restrictions". Channel Newsasia. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ Lim, Vanessa (9 February 2023). "Singapore to scrap all COVID-19 border measures from Feb 13". Channel Newsasia. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ Chew, Hui Min (9 February 2023). "COVID-19 measures for foreign workers in dormitories to align with that of the community from Mar 1". Channel Newsasia. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Users can uninstall TraceTogether app, return tokens from Feb 13 to Mar 12". Channel Newsasia. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.