Singapore reports huge jump in infections, COVID-19 cases top 8,000

Singapore saw a huge jump in the new coronavirus infections on Monday, with a record 1,426 cases, making it the Southeast Asian country with the highest number of infections.The Health Ministry, in a statement, said it "has preliminarily confirmed an additional 1,426 cases of COVID-19 infection," raising the total tally to 8,014 from 6,588 on Sunday.Most of the new cases involve foreign workers who reside in overcrowded dormitories. That reflects a recent trend of infections among the wealthy city-state's estimated 200,000 low-skilled and low-paid foreign workers.However, the situation in t…READ FULL ARTICLE