Singapore reports increase in coronavirus cases

The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus has reached 81 in Singapore.

"A 38-year-old resident working at the Central hospital of the National University is among those infected," the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.

Moreover, the Ministry of Health noted that 29 people have fully recovered. The state of most infected is satisfactory, but four are in critical condition.

"Over 2, 400 are in quarantine due to coronavirus outbreaks. The isolation period of nearly 1,100 people has already ended," the ministry said.