Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore (2022)

The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore in 2022.

January DayNew casesNew recoveriesNew deathsActive casesIn ICUTotal deathsTotal recoveredTotal casesRef.Dorm ResidentsCommunityFrom 10 January, dormitory cases will be re-classified together with community cases under "local cases" on the MOH website.ImportedTotal19187 260456 324 12,999 14 829 276,033 279,86124 128 297429 246 -3,182 14 829 276,279 280,29032 177 285464 364 -3,282 13 829 276,643 280,75446 335 501842 271 33,850 13 832 276,914 281,596513 353 439805 453 24,200 14 834 277,367 282,401619 405 389813 392 14,620 13 835 277,759 283,214715 366 396777 338 25,057 12 837 278,097 283,991814 253 544811 336 -5,532 11 837 278,433 284,802916 242 587845 431 15,945 11 838 278,864 285,6471013 250 487750 530 -6,165 11 838 279,394 286,3971135 411 400846 529 -6,482 11 838 279,923 287,2431245 441 396882 636 16,727 11 839 280,559 288,1251331 450 479960 850 -6,837 9 839 281,409 289,0851455 527 363945 938 16,843 11 840 282,347 290,0301574 478 404956 710 37,086 12 843 283,057 290,9861651 448 364863 823 -7,125 13 843 283,880 291,8491766 565 5341,165 699 -7,592 13 843 284,579 293,0141873 917 4581,448 772 -8,268 13 843 285,351 294,46219101 1,104 4101,615 686 19,196 13 844 286,037 296,07720121 1,012 3391,472 966 19,701 14 845 287,003 297,549From 21 January, MOH will include Protocol 2 cases in their daily case count, with cases backdated to 6 January on the website.21136 2,658 3613,155 4,453 111,962 13 846 295,005 307,8132271 2,147 2452,463 2,120 112,304 11 847 297,125 310,27623150 2,907 4393,496 2,323 113,476 9 848 299,448 313,7722459 2,565 3783,002 3,017 -13,461 11 848 302,465 316,77425134 5,444 4185,996 3,067 216,388 10 850 305,532 322,77026159 4,401 2724,832 2,948 -18,272 11 850 308,480 327,60227127 4,963 3795,469 3,109 -20,632 12 850 311,589 333,07128126 5,146 2825,554 5,454 320,729 10 853 317,043 338,62529103 4,856 2485,207 4,798 121,137 13 854 321,841 343,8323053 4,173 2724,498 5,155 -20,480 12 854 326,996 348,3303144 4,197 2404,481 5,529 119,431 10 855 332,525 352,811Notes:

1 January: It was announced that work-related events of up to 1,000 participants (vaccinated, recovered or medically ineligible for vaccines) without food and drinks would be allowed from 3 January onwards; participants would be required to be placed in zones of 100 participants each, with 2-metre distancing between them. 3 January: Siblings will be allowed to walk in to any paediatric vaccination centre every Monday to Thursday, subject to conditions, from 10 January onwards. 13 January: Taxi drivers who have yet to be fully vaccinated before 1 February will be allowed to suspend their contracts until they have completed their regimen.

February DayNew casesNew recoveriesNew deathsActive casesIn ICUTotal deathsTotal recoveredTotal casesRef.Dorm ResidentsCommunityImportedTotal141 6,079 1446,264 5,218 320,474 12 858 337,743 359,075219 2,900 1823,101 4,874 118,700 12 859 342,617 362,176325 4,061 2104,297 4,614 118,382 16 860 347,231 366,473475 12,971 16213,208 5,936 625,648 15 866 353,167 379,681571 10,137 18210,390 2,444 233,592 23 868 355,611 390,071649 7,590 1137,752 4,732 336,609 21 871 360,343 397,823752 7,577 1777,806 12,041 332,371 26 874 372,384 405,629870 12,721 22013,011 8,892 336,487 23 877 381,276 418,640976 10,098 14010,314 8,052 438,745 30 881 389,328 428,9541063 10,480 14310,686 8,371 141,059 29 882 397,699 439,6401184 9,687 1599,930 12,732 338,254 21 885 410,431 449,570126110,265 17910,505 9,521 839,230 22 893 419,952 460,07513379,157 2269,420 10,133 438,513 24 897 430,085 469,49514308,897 1559,082 10,298 937,288 23 906 440,383 478,577157419,105 24119,420 10,432 746,269 23 913 450,815 497,997167616,615 19216,883 9,453 1353,686 35 926 460,268 514,880176218,218 26518,545 9,425 462,802 32 930 469,693 533,425187317,813 20818,094 19,606 761,283 39 937 489,299 551,519195015,649 13715,836 15,217 461,898 43 941 504,516 567,355204415,026 21315,283 17,073 460,104 39 945 521,589 582,638212913,447 14713,623 18,698 755,022 44 952 540,287 596,261225525,676 30126,032 17,163 463,887 46 956 557,450 622,293234120,111 16020,312 15,298 768,894 46 963 572,748 642,605242818,406 15918,593 13,935 1273,540 44 975 586,683 661,198254818,335 21418,597 25,327 1166,799 46 986 612,010 679,795262916,685 14316,857 19,308 1364,335 50 999 631,318 696,652272414,040 16414,228 19,041 859,514 46 1,007 650,359 710,880281813,432 9413,544 18,884 1254,162 49 1,019 669,243 724,424

3 February: HSA announced that it had approved Pfizer's Paxlovid COVID-19 treatment tablet for use in Singapore. Two politicians, Minister of State for Communications and Information and National Development Tan Kiat How and Parliamentary Secretary for Culture, Community and Youth and Social and Family Development Eric Chua, have revealed that they tested positive for COVID-19. 12 February: The first shipment of Pfizer's Paxlovid COVID-19 treatment tablet has arrived in Singapore. 16 February: It was announced that current COVID-19 safety measures would be streamlined from 25 February onwards: the limit of unique visitors per household would be altered from 5 per day to 5 at any one time. Safe distancing between people in mask-on settings would no longer be mandatory, and border measures for travellers would also be relaxed from 22 February. 24 February: MOH announced that the planned streamlining of COVID-19 safety measures on 25 February would be postponed, due to the recent surge in cases.

March DayNew casesNew recoveriesNew deathsActive casesIn ICUTotal deathsTotal recoveredTotal casesRef.Dorm ResidentsCommunityImportedTotal14323,848 18924,080 17,205 1161,026 53 1,030 686,448 748,50424018,958 16119,159 14,722 1065,453 51 1,040 701,170 767,66333017,961 17118,162 14,249 969,357 53 1,049 715,419 785,82542217,383 15917,564 23,545 1863,358 45 1,067 738,964 803,38953216,087 15516,274 18,777 660,849 48 1,073 757,741 819,66362812,990 14013,158 18,172 555,830 47 1,078 775,913 832,82171613,355 14913,520 18,174 651,170 54 1,084 794,087 846,34183321,950 21822,201 16,667 1556,689 49 1,099 810,754 868,54293616,822 19317,051 13,707 1160,022 50 1,110 824,461 885,593102515,965 17516,165 13,375 662,806 36 1,116 837,836 901,758112515,105 21515,345 21,481 1356,657 39 1,129 859,317 917,103122112,499 11212,632 16,614 1052,665 37 1,139 875,931 929,73513129,585 1049,701 16,291 646,069 32 1,145 892,222 939,4361498,932 1019,042 16,069 839,034 37 1,153 908,291 948,478152915,657 16515,851 12,945 641,934 40 1,159 921,236 964,329161311,128 13711,278 10,871 1142,330 36 1,170 932,107 975,607171010,575 12810,713 9,994 1243,037 29 1,182 942,101 986,320181110,424 15910,594 15,684 937,938 30 1,191 957,785 996,914192010,081 14310,244 11,536 336,643 27 1,194 969,321 1,007,15820107,723 1267,859 11,284 433,214 23 1,198 980,605 1,015,01721147,380 1447,538 10,706 1030,036 25 1,208 991,311 1,022,555222212,903 24113,166 9,716 633,480 24 1,214 1,001,027 1,035,72123208,729 1918,940 8,381 634,033 26 1,220 1,009,408 1,044,66124238,281 1748,478 8,258 634,247 24 1,226 1,017,666 1,053,13925117,365 2087,584 12,655 1329,163 28 1,239 1,030,321 1,060,72326136,299 1226,434 8,606 726,984 24 1,246 1,038,927 1,067,15727154,731 1024,848 7,391 424,437 22 1,250 1,046,318 1,072,0052834,810 1124,925 8,779 420,579 25 1,254 1,055,097 1,076,93029177,993 1548,164 6,876 421,863 25 1,258 1,061,973 1,085,09430145,576 1395,729 5,496 522,091 26 1,263 1,067,469 1,090,82331195,440 1465,605 5,152 523,807 27 1,268 1,072,621 1,096,428

9 March: MOM announced that employers who deliberately refuse to comply with established guidelines on leave arrangements for employees infected with COVID-19 would have their work pass privileges suspended. 11 March: MOH announced that the planned streamlined COVID-19 safety measures would take effect on 15 March. 21 March: MOH announced that it would be suspending its vaccination channels for overseas Singaporeans, in the wake of increased ease of access to the vaccines and the relaxation of border measures. 24 March: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that from 29 March, the limit on group gatherings would be increased from 5 to 10, with 75 percent of employees working from home allowed to return to the workplace. Mask-wearing would also be made optional outdoors, though it would still be mandatory indoors. MOH announced that from 29 March, dining-in would be allowed for groups of up to 10 vaccinated persons, with restrictions on live performances and the sale and consumption of alcohol after 10:30 P.M. to be lifted. Routine testing for workers in all sectors would also no longer be required. 31 March: MOH announced that in-person visits for fully-vaccinated persons to all hospital wards and care homes would resume from 4 April, though those who are medically ineligible for the vaccine would be exempted.

April DayNew casesNew recoveriesNew deathsActive casesIn ICUTotal deathsTotal recoveredTotal casesRef.Dorm ResidentsCommunityImportedTotal1164,877 1175,010 8,201 219,346 23 1,270 1,080,822 1,101,438244,468 914,563 5,742 218,165 22 1,272 1,086,564 1,106,001383,666 693,743 5,612 416,292 21 1,276 1,092,176 1,109,744463,274 543,334 5,155 714,464 20 1,283 1,097,331 1,113,078566,215 1206,341 4,644 116,160 16 1,284 1,101,975 1,119,4196104,360 974,467 3,918 316,706 15 1,287 1,105,893 1,123,886784,137 1244,269 3,595 317,377 15 1,290 1,109,488 1,128,1558143,866 1344,014 6,261 715,123 18 1,297 1,115,749 1,132,169983,127 1243,259 4,439 213,941 18 1,299 1,120,188 1,135,4281032,508 622,573 4,341 212,171 17 1,301 1,124,529 1,138,0011122,490 762,568 4,188 210,549 18 1,303 1,128,717 1,140,56912114,409 1324,552 3,329 411,768 19 1,307 1,132,046 1,145,1211353,405 1253,535 2,885 212,416 13 1,309 1,134,931 1,148,6561433,404 1143,521 2,725 -13,212 9 1,309 1,137,656 1,152,1771543,287 1133,404 4,488 112,127 10 1,310 1,142,144 1,155,5811611,619 501,670 3,458 310,336 8 1,313 1,145,602 1,157,2511712,954 943,049 3,546 39,836 4 1,316 1,149,148 1,160,3001822,400 782,480 3,396 -8,920 9 1,316 1,152,544 1,162,7801984,536 1744,718 1,842 111,795 9 1,317 1,154,386 1,167,49820 -3,324 1483,472 3,127 212,138 8 1,319 1,157,513 1,170,9702173,238 1753,420 2,572 312,983 6 1,322 1,160,085 1,174,3902242,905 1163,025 4,546 211,460 10 1,324 1,164,631 1,177,4152332,627 792,709 3,375 110,793 9 1,325 1,168,006 1,180,1242461,984 542,044 3,521 -9,316 8 1,325 1,171,527 1,182,1682522,008 482,058 3,067 68,301 7 1,331 1,174,594 1,184,2262663,627 553,688 2,778 29,209 7 1,333 1,177,372 1,187,9142742,598 442,646 2,115 19,739 8 1,334 1,179,487 1,190,5602842,648 382,690 2,205 -10,224 6 1,334 1,181,692 1,193,2502982,455 542,517 3,564 -9,177 6 1,334 1,185,256 1,195,7673042,079 582,141 2,562 18,755 6 1,335 1,187,818 1,197,908

4 April: It was announced that all nightlife businesses would be allowed to fully reopen from 19 April, with a negative ART required for establishments that feature dancing among patrons. 19 April: HSA announced that it had approved the traditional Chinese medicine Lianhua Qingwen for clinical trials and the antiviral drug Lagevrio for use in COVID-19 treatment in Singapore. 22 April: MOH announced that from 26 April, Singapore's DORSCON level would be lowered from Orange to Yellow; limits on groups and safe distancing would no longer be required, with all employees allowed to return to the workplace. Employees would also be allowed to remove their masks at the workplace when not interacting with others. Health risk notices (HRCs) would no longer be issued, with TraceTogether and SafeEntry would be removed from all settings save for F&B outlets, nightlife establishments, and events with more than 500 people. Fully-vaccinated and well travellers to Singapore would also no longer be required to take a pre-departure test. 24 April: The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) announced that it would gradually reduce the number of safe-distancing ambassadors, in the wake of the easing of COVID-19 safety measures.

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