SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has reported six more cases of a newly identified coronavirus, including four domestic transmissions, taking its tally of infections to 24, the health ministry of the southeast Asian city-state said on Tuesday. "Though four of these cases constitute a local transmission cluster, there is as yet no evidence of widespread sustained community transmission in Singapore," the health ministry said in a statement. All four cases were linked to a health products shop that primarily serves Chinese tourists, the ministry added. "What we hope we will be able to do is contain the situation in Singapore," said Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, the ministry’s chief health scientist. Earlier, Singapore had reported 18 cases of the virus, all with a history of recent travel to Wuhan.

Source: The Star February 04, 2020 10:21 UTC