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1,000 new gardening plots to be available to public next year

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Gardening enthusiasts and more families can nurture their own small gardens as the National Parks Board (NParks) is doubling the number of available plots to 2,000 over the next year. The new plots, each slightly larger than a queen-size bed, will be spread across 18 parks, including Aljunied Park, Choa Chu Kang Park, Punggol Waterway Park and West Coast Park. Applications are open until Nov 8. Along with the extra allotments, NParks will also distribute about 60,000 seeds - such as for kangkong and Chinese spinach - to the public, and hold free online master classes on how to grow more difficult varieties like capsicums and tomatoes. These virtual classes, which were launched as part of NParks' fourth Community Garden Festival at HortPark yesterday, are running this weekend. Participants can redeem free seeds of edible plants and learn planting tips and techniques through live demonstrations. The classes will also be available for free on the NParks YouTube channel. NParks also announced two new attractions yesterday - My Backyard Kitchen and Valley of Edibles - at HortPark, showcasing edibles such as lady's fingers and brinjal. The Community Garden Festival is part of the edible ...

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Unlinked migrant worker is sole Covid-19 community case

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A 49-year-old Bangladeshi migrant worker was the sole community case reported by the Ministry of Health (MOH) last night. His case is currently unlinked. He was asymptomatic and was detected through routine testing. MOH said that his serological test result has come back positive, indicating a past infection. There were three new coronavirus cases confirmed yesterday, taking Singapore's total to 57,904. There was one imported case among the new cases, a 19-year-old Singaporean woman who came back from Indonesia. She was tested while serving her stay-home notice and was asymptomatic. The last new coronavirus case reported yesterday is a migrant worker residing in a dormitory. He was also asymptomatic and was detected through rostered routine testing. No new locations were added by MOH yesterday. The number of new daily cases in the community has remained stable at an average of fewer than one case per day in the past two weeks. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also remained stable at an average of fewer than one case per day over the same period. With 14 cases discharged yesterday, 57,783 patients have fully recovered from the disease. A total of 37 patients remain ...