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As of July 13, Singapore has tested over one million swabs from around 520,000 people for Covid-19.
Based on data on the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) website, about 143,000 swabs were tested between July 6 and 13.
Testing is one of Singapore’s key strategies to contain the spread of the coronavirus here, as it allows for the early detection and ring-fencing of cases before they infect others.
Last month, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said that the Republic was ramping up its testing capacity and aiming to be able to conduct 40,000 tests a day in the later part of the year.
In order to reach this target, four regional screening centres were opened at the Old Police Academy, The Float @ Marina Bay, Bukit Gombak Sports Hall and Bishan Sports Hall that month.
Plans were also announced for a fifth centre to be opened at 7 Bedok North Street 2, the former Sepak Takraw Sports Hall.
While the Republic is not adopting the strategy of mass-testing its entire population at one go, the authorities have repeatedly said that proactive screening of target groups, including the elderly and healthcare workers, will be carried out.
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