SINGAPORE: Singapore has reported one imported COVID-19 case from Nepal.

According to The Straits Times, there were eight new coronavirus cases on Saturday (Dec 12), taking Singapore’s total to 58,313.

All were imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice (SHN) or isolated on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).

They include five Singaporeans and one Singapore permanent resident who had returned from Nepal, Britain and India.

MOH said the number of new cases in the community has remained low, with no new cases in the past week, the report added.

There are currently 28 cases still in hospital, and none in the intensive care unit.