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0:00 - THE BIG STORY

0:43 - COVID-19 SINGAPORE UPDATE
There were five new Covid-19 community cases reported on Monday noon (June 7), said the Ministry of Health (MOH). This is the lowest number of community infections since May 10, when there were three community cases. https://str.sg/3ZYr

1:08 - MOE VACCINATION CENTRE OPENS
Almost nine in 10 students from graduating cohorts have signed up to be vaccinated against Covid-19, and half of them have received their first doses, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said on Monday (June 7). https://str.sg/3Zg4

1:54 - S'PORE 'HEADING IN RIGHT DIRECTION
In a Facebook post on Sunday, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said that Singapore is "heading in the right direction" with overall infection numbers over the last 7 days dropping further from the past week. He added what is more encouraging is that the "unlinked cases have fallen from 18% to 15%". Professor Dale Fisher, an infectious disease expert from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at NUS, weighs in on Singapore's progress in the lead up to June 13, when the Heightened Alert period is slated to end.

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